At the makeshift showroom, two sociable poodles welcome visitors who are seated on a sofa in front of a coffee table weighted down with stacks of fashion magazines.
We talked about the importance of us continuing to consult closely together to encourage the Palestinians and the Israelis to come back to the table and negotiate in a serious fashion a peaceful way forward.
However, Newcastle have started this season in the second tier in impressive fashion with three wins and a draw and they can claim top spot in the Championship table by beating Leicester at St James' Park on Monday.
Hersh is no doubt traveling light compared to the war correspondents of the past, but putting him and a photographer on the ground in Egypt, and producing and disseminating their work in a polished fashion, still costs real money, the kind a corporate parent like News Corp. brings to the table.
Designed by fashion icon Betsey Johnson, the pink paradise is complete with pink-and-white striped wallpaper, a table set for a fancy tea party and a closet stuffed with dress-up clothes.