Whatever happened to the Axis of Evil? It was dramatic. It was Manichean, and catchy like “Al-Qaida folk”: I suppose, technically, even scum are folk.

From “In a Persian Garden” album sleeve: In the hands of a master player such as Nasser Rastegar-Nejad, the strings of santur, Iran's ancient hammered

Of all the things you can do while visiting Iran, eating tops the list. These photos are all about great Persian food and were taken