SEX

Zohreh & Manoochehr (2)

12 part documentary about sex in Iran

23-Jun-2008 (2 comments)
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SEX

Zohreh & Manoochehr (1)

12 part documentary about sex in Iran

23-Jun-2008 (102 comments)
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VICTORIA

Spoken words

Spoken words

Photo essay: Saying what you have to say, in public

by Azadeh Azad
23-Jun-2008 (one comment)

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QUOTES

بیسوادی

نقد اندیشه های امام و همخوانی "آیت الله" احمدی نژاد

18-Jun-2008 (16 comments)
روزهای اخیر شاهد ِ نقد اندیشه های امام راحل بودیم و گروهی ناجوانمردانه رییس جمهورِ مهجورِ کشورمان را به تخطی از اندیشه های امام متهم می نمودند! در این چند سطر سعی دارم با استفاده از نوشته ها و سخنرانی های آن از یاد رفته، به نتیجه ای ساده دست یابم: مهمتر از همه، سخن این است که آیت الله خمینی، دارای "اندیشه" بود! این خود جای بحـث دارد، استفاده از واژه مقدس اندیشه در جایی که تضاد، ناهمخوانی و ضعف اطلاعات عمومی و اولیه مشخص است، درست نمی باشد (گوشه ای از سخنرانی های آقای خمینی گواهِ این مطلب است): >>>

MEN & WOMEN

Groundless suspicion

"The Fish Fall In Love": Ali Rafii's visually delightful post-modern work

18-Jun-2008 (7 comments)
The main theme of The Fish Fall In Love ("Mahiha ashegh mishavand" directed by Ali Rafii) is so familiar to the Iranian viewer that few of us may complain about its plot making no sense. Or if the viewer is not Iranian, he/she may adopt a post-modern disregard for plot logic and concentrate on the clearest message of the film: suspicion destroys our best hopes. Newly freed political prisoner, Aziz, (Reza Kianian) sneaks back to his Caspian hometown to find his fiancée, Atieh, has been married off. Philosophical about life, he sneaks back out to roam the planet doing we know not what. These events happen years before the movie begins >>>

DIET

Challenging Bridget Jones

I have now begun my 6th week of dieting and haven’t cheated even once, yet...

17-Jun-2008 (6 comments)
My bid to pour myself into a suitably va-va-voom “Knock-em-dead” party dress for an event this summer, continues unphazed. “I’ll show him” I think… “Him” is the dreaded Ex… Breaker of hearts, king of all tale-tellers and my sole reason (initially) for embarking on a diet… In the unrealistic hope of showing him what he is missing. Fully aware that my motivation is pathetic, predictable and the embodiment of Bridget Jones herself, I carry on regardless in a flurry of blind idiocy… Although I still hold one small pearl of wisdom that I find comforting and that is that no matter what impression I leave with The Ex, when all is said and done, it is myself I am doing this for now and no one else>>>

LIFE

Tomato Recall

“I was wondering what happens to the money that is collected for tomatoes that we don’t get to eat?”

17-Jun-2008 (20 comments)
The other day I went to one of those places that make burgers in a hurry, to order a cheeseburger meal. I don’t want to mention their name because I don’t want to be liable for defamation, but this place in one of those In and Out places that are really fast. I noticed they had a signed posted at the cash register that they are not using any tomatoes in their burgers as a precaution because of the FDA tomato recall (even though their tomatoes were not from any of the suspected areas in question). After I made my order I noticed the price of my meal without tomatoes was exactly the same as ever before. I asked the cashier if I was entitled to a reduced price since I was not getting any tomatoes>>>

HUMOR

Look-alike

"So, harassing the ladies is what you do everyday?"

07-Jun-2008 (4 comments)
"Excuse me," said the man, addressing the woman who obviously thought she was oh so beautiful, "you're not Sharon Stone, are you?"
"Well, no," said the woman flirtatiously, "but …"
"I thought so," the man interrupted her, "because …"
"But," said the woman, interrupting him, "everybody tells me I look like her a lot. Don't I?"
"Well, no," said the man firmly. "Everybody's wrong. Sharon Stone is a beautiful woman. You, I'm afraid, are not beautiful at all. That's why I thought you could not be Sharon Stone.">>>

MAN

الکساندر

الکساندر هیچ جنگجوی بزرگی نیست. او حتا جنگجوی کوچکی هم نیست، نه خونخوار است و نه کشورگشا

07-Jun-2008 (5 comments)
الکساندر نه ربطی به اسکندر مقدونیه دارد و نه شبیه ریچارد برتون است. او هیچ ارتباطی به "اسکندرنامه" هم ندارد. الکساندر خوشگل نیست ولی جوان است و برومند و خیلی خوش مشرب و خوش تعریف. الکساندر همیشه در حال گفتگو با کسی است و همیشه موضوعی مناسب برای گفتگو پیدا می کند. من و الکساندر با هم فقط سلام و علیک داریم و هیچ چیز از هم نمی دانیم. ما حتا اسم یکدیگر را هم نمی دانیم. اولین باری که با هم سر کار حرف می زنیم و اسمم را می پرسد به شکل حیرت آوری متوجه می شوم که بلد است نامم را تلفظ کند؛ و "ه" را از توی اسمم حذف نکند. تعجبم را بیان می کنم: "فرانسوی ها بلد نیستند اسمم را تلفظ کنند، تو چطوری توانستی؟" >>>

LIFE

We, the Short People

I am one thousand six hundred fifty millimeters

05-Jun-2008 (16 comments)
Once I told my female students wittingly if you want to get married, make sure to find a short man. A short man makes an ideal husband. He is not only more economical to maintain, but also you have the upper hand in case you get involved in physical altercations with him. You can hit him on the head with your shoes very easily! Furthermore, you don’t suffer much emotionally if he leaves you! You see, the best way to avoid costly lawsuit is to let others laugh at your expense! For years, we thought that socioeconomic status and opportunities are awarded by the society based on established criteria such as, education, skills, productivity, experience, lineage, wealth, name recognition, etc. >>>

PARIS

Fashion funeral

Fashion funeral

Photo essay: Farah Pahlavi at Yves Saint Laurent funeral

by Darius Kadivar
05-Jun-2008 (30 comments)

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IRAN

Those were the days

Those were the days

Photo essay: Dormitory life at Shahid Beheshti (former Melli) University

by Amin Habibi Shahri
04-Jun-2008 (26 comments)

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LIP-SMACKING

The big cheese

So what are my favourite cheese recipes?

03-Jun-2008 (8 comments)
As I enter the fifth week of my diet, I look back and chortle smugly to myself at how simple it has been and how I haven’t had a single craving since I started dieting. But true to form, my brain springs into action with a gentle reminder of the many occasions I have gazed longingly at the cheese sections of various supermarkets, reading and re-reading the labels to see which one has the least fat. Alas, I have come to the conclusion that there are no low-fat cheeses, it’s actually a contradiction in terms. And before I am inundated with comments from people telling me about any type of half-fat, low-fat or fat-free variety, I would like to just say “THAT IS NOT CHEESE!” >>>

FOOD

Natural Born Grillers

My question is why does BBQ food have to be so damn heavy?

27-May-2008 (23 comments)
One of the most endearing things for me personally, when it comes to BBQ’ing, is when suddenly the men get all territorial and caveman-ish about the grilling. It’s absolutely hilarious to watch… Sometimes if there are several men present, it becomes a competitive sport and it makes great entertainment… “Me man…me cook food, me feed family” I’m not exaggerating, this is a direct quote from my a friend of mine who undergoes a strange character transformation the second the BBQ is lit. Personally, I’m all for letting the men folk do the grilling, as my talents tend to lie more in the food preparation and table-laying. I’m quite girly in this sense and the idea of standing over a hot grill prodding hunks of meat prompts all kinds of thoughts like “What if I burn myself?”>>>

FOOTBALL

Win or lose

Win or lose

Photo essay: From the edge of my seat at Sparta's stadium

by Sasan Seifikar
22-May-2008 (one comment)

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