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Remembering the queen of la bella cucina
By Lucky Gold, CNN
Imagine a world where one remarkable woman set the dining room table, and the tastes, for millions of Italian food lovers.
Marcella Hazan may not be as famous as Julia Child, but her influence – as chef, teacher and author – may be even greater; not only in her adopted country of America, but throughout the world.
Before she came onto the scene, most Americans thoughts of Italian food the way it was portrayed in Disney’s Lady and the Tramp: Spaghetti and meatballs on a red checked tablecloth, adorably shared one bella notte.
Or else they bought Italian food pre-packaged in boxes and cans, as hawked on TV by Chef Boyardee.
Marcella Hazan changed all that with the publication of "the classic italian cookbook" in 1973. She emphasized natural ingredients, simple recipes
Amanpour explains: 77-year-old disgraced Berlusconi turns Italy into a political Circus Maximus
By Lucky Gold, CNN
In case you thought the United States was the only country flailing, and failing, at governing itself, imagine a world where the government can fall at the whim of a 77-year-old convict.
Italy, which held its umpteenth election just nine months ago, teeters on the brink of political chaos yet again, following a power play by former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
“Take the A Train” … to Kabul
By Lucky Gold, CNN
In the midst of the Annual UNGA Madness here in New York – gridlock traffic, a glut of world leaders at the United Nations and the whole diplomatic in-crowd there – it's worth nothing that diplomacy can take other forms, and music is one of the most universal.
Last year, former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright beat the drums for jazz, diplomatically, at Washington's Kennedy Center.
It's a tradition that goes back half a century, to the remarkable journey of one of the world's great jazz composers and diplomats.
Imagine a world where you can "Take the A Train" all the way to Kabul.
Syria violence caused by … water supply?
By Lucky Gold, CNN
Imagine a world where climate change – and a dwindling water supply – may have helped fuel Syria's civil war.
Five years before Syria was awash in sectarian bloodshed, it was in the midst of a devastating drought – one of the worst in modern times.
The numbers are staggering.
According to the center for climate and security, from 2006 to 2011, the unprecedented drought scorched 60 percent of Syria’s land – killing 80% of the livestock in some regions, putting three quarters of the farmers there out of work, and ultimately displacing 1.5 million people.
And that was before the bloody conflict that has so far scattered four million more inside the country and sent two million refugees streaming across Syria’s borders.
Did Iran’s Berlin Wall fall, just to go right back up?
By Lucky Gold, CNN
Imagine a world where the Berlin Wall came down – and went right back up again.
On Monday, an extraordinary tweet was sent by Thomas Erdbrink, Tehran bureau chief for The New York Times.
“Is Iran's Berlin Wall of internet censorship crumbling down? I am tweeting from Tehran from my cell [phone] without restrictions.”
And he wasn't alone. Suddenly, Iranians were able to access Twitter and Facebook without side-stepping government firewalls – a freedom of expression almost unknown since the 2009 election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and the crackdown against his political opponents, both inside and outside the country.
Saving an archaeological treasure with a Picasso
Imagine a world where you can own a Picasso for the price of an opera ticket, and save an archaeological treasure at the same time.
CNN's Christiane Amanpour has the story.
Angelina Jolie giving a voice to the voiceless refugees in Syria
More than one million Syrian refugees have already spilled into Lebanon, which is bracing for a million more.
The human tide is also overflowing into all of Syria's neighbors, including Turkey and Jordan.
Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie is in Jordan as the U.N.'s special envoy, giving voice to the tens of thousands of women and children who've been left homeless by the Syrian War.
In the video above you can see the moving report for she filed on World Refugee Day for Christiane Amanpour's program – giving a voice to the voiceless refugees in Syria.
A female president of Iran?
In the video above, CNN's Christiane Amanpour shows how an animated fight for women's rights is playing out in Iran.
The whole world prays for one man: Nelson Mandela
CNN's Christiane Amanpour looks at how not just South Africans are keeping a close eye on Nelson Mandela's condition.
Mexico's crosswalk superhero
CNN's Christiane Amanpour reports on a self-styled superhero doing battle with the worst traffic in the world!
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