A New Year's salute to amazing people not on any lists
Today, we bid goodbye to 2012 and usher in a new year. It's a time of cheer and remembrance. We like lists. So we have the top 10s of everything…
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December 31, 2012
A brutal rape, then outrage. What next for women?
When I was home in Kolkata several years ago, I climbed aboard a crowded public bus to go across town. The experience was far from pleasant. It was hot and…
December 24, 2012
A violent world
I visited my friend Archna yesterday. She, like so many others I know, was distraught over the Newtown shootings. What was happening to the world? We embarked on a conversation…
December 18, 2012
Sacred sounds
One of the greatest musical talents of our time was silenced Tuesday. Ravi Shankar died at 92. His was a name I grew up with, a name that made me…
December 12, 2012
Dob Utca
We arrived at our abode in Budapest on a shuttle that took us from the southeastern end of the city into its heart, the seventh district of Erzsebetvaros. It wasn't…
December 5, 2012
Istanbul
My journey began with work -- a seminar for journalists who cover international security and terrorism issues. I was one of the lucky ones chosen to attend the event in…
November 26, 2012
The BIG 50
I am turning 50 this week. Whoa. Seriously? The big 50? Seems like yesterday that I was bragging about not being 40 yet. Not that I am freaking out. My…
October 12, 2012
Obama's big night
I was thinking about the words of Joe Senato, who eight years ago at this time was an undecided voter from Berkley, Massachusetts. After hearing the keynote speech delivered by…
September 6, 2012
Firenze
The Duomo -- the main cathedral in Florence -- seemed to glow at night. Florence was warm in July. Very warm. But it didn't matter. It was a relief to…
August 26, 2012