Michael Jackson

SADNESS AND AWE

Today I am very sad. Part of the reason is expressed in Bob Herbert’s final article in today’s New York Times which you can read here. As an American who is old enough to remember differen...

BACK IN DUSSELDORF…WHERE ELSE?

This time it’s for UNESCO. I received the “Patroness of Education” award at a huge gala tonight. I spoke, again, about the critical importance of educating girls. Sitting next to me,...

“THIS IS IT” THE MICHAEL JACKSON MOVIE

Last night Richard and I went to see “This Is It” at Rod Stewart’s home. It is an absolutely wonderful documentary all about the final show Michael had been rehearsing before he died. I hadn’t realize...

REHEARSING FOR DEATH

We do not know where death awaits us: So let us wait for it everywhere. To practice death is to practice freedom. A man who has learned how to die Has unlearned how to be a slave. Michel de Montaigne ...

MICHAEL JACKSON

This is the longest I’ve gone without blogging for some time. But sometimes you just have to let life play itself out without comment. Like so many people, I have been in a wash of images and feelings...