E-mail a friendFebruary 29, 2008
Journalist Samantha Power explains why she wrote about the late U.N. High Commissioner, Sergio de Mello, in her new book. Actor Eric Bana tells why he finds it excruciating to look at his work on film.
Samantha Power
Samantha Power
Journalist explains why she chose to write about the late U.N. High Commissioner Sergio de Mello in her new book Chasing the Flame. (3:54)
Time described Samantha Power as the new conscience of the U.S. foreign policy establishment and named her one of 100 top scientists and thinkers of '04. The Harvard-trained attorney is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, human rights advocate and international law scholar, who started her career reporting on wars in the former Yugoslavia. Power was the founding exec director of Harvard's Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, where she's currently a professor, and is a foreign policy advisor to Sen. Obama.
Eric Bana
Eric Bana
In his hometown of Melbourne, Australia, Eric Bana was a popular class clown, who also won school talent contests. With a stand-up and sketch comedy background, he's proven himself to be a versatile actor, capable of comedic, action and dramatic roles. His film breakthrough came in the indie, Chopper, and led to roles in such features as Black Hawk Down, Troy and Munich. He currently stars in the feature, The Other Boleyn Girl. Bana also loves "all things automotive" and races both bikes and cars.