I recently had the privilege of meeting Afghanistan’s Ryan Seacrest, Daoud Seddiqi, and watching the documentary, Afghan Star. Daoud is the host of the show on Tolo TV, an independent television station in Afghanistan. From 1996 to 2001 music was illegal in Afghanistan. Watching TV and dancing were illegal. You can imagine the death threats …
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We are back from Chicago! Whitney’s memorial service was a fitting tribute, especially in that we got to hang with her Mom, Vicki and stepdad, Mort. Their generous spirits are a testament to why Whitney was/is the beautiful soul she was/is. I guess I’m a grown up because I’ve now given my first eulogy. Whitney’s …
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I’ve felt way too much pressure in starting this blog. What’s important enough for the first topic? Leon Wieseltier recently said something funny about blogging and the ridiculousness of journalists, or anyone else for that matter, thinking that our initial thoughts and unedited musings are suddenly brilliant because its now called something (“blogging”) rather than …