About Michael

I just read a great quote from a writer named L.P. Hartley:  "The past is a foreign country;  They do things differently there."
Introducing Wavemaker

How to make a wave - in our sea of information.
My Conversation with Elie Wiesel
How does humor survive in a Survivor? I have wanted to ask this question of Elie Wiesel from the first time he made me laugh.
  
Seduced by Mary
For CNN
  
Once a success, always a success. You know who said that? Nobody.
Bergdorf Goodman's Fashion Gatekeeper
For CNN
  
I have just spoken to one of the most influential women in the fashion world.
The Tao of Jen Lancaster
For CNN
  
Dear Fellow Parents who are worried about what college their children will get into and what will become of them.
The Woman Who Changed Her Brain
For CNN
  
Barbara Arrowsmith spent the first 26 years of her life unable to read a clock. So she fixed herself.
More Stories
After Boston, You Will Dance Again
For CNN
  
Dr. Sanjay Gupta was talking about the signature injury of the Boston Massacre last night: the limb wounds that have led to amputations.
Look for the Helpers
For CNN
  
There’s an old quote from Mister Rogers that has been circulating on Facebook since the Boston Marathon bombings.
What Moves Clive Davis
For CNN
  
Which of the following musicians does not belong with the others? Janis Joplin. Bob Dylan. Whitney Houston. Barry Manilow.
The Man Who Makes Us Face Fear
For CNN
  
When people hear the name of our guest on this CNN Profiles they may imagine he will look like Charles Manson.
Introducing Ted Turner
For CNN
  
You wouldn't think Ted Turner needs an introduction. Especially to a CNN audience. But he does.
Faith in the Messenger
For CNN
  
My conversation with Elie Wiesel on the 20th anniversary of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.