Song request in a Chilean cafe
This working musician, Mario Cancino Peña, walked into the Cafe Journal, in Valparaiso’s old port district and played a few songs. Before he left, I
This working musician, Mario Cancino Peña, walked into the Cafe Journal, in Valparaiso’s old port district and played a few songs. Before he left, I
Wikipedia: Valparaíso is a city and commune of Chile, center of its third largest conurbation (Greater Valparaíso) and one of the country’s most important seaports
Wikipedia: Algarrobo is a Chilean city and commune in San Antonio Province, Valparaíso Region. Located on the country’s central coast, it is a popular summer
I filmed this amazing installation by Brazilian artist Alex Flemming in honor of Galilei at the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Santiago, Chile. It
Pop Emergency (حال استمراری) is 127 Band’s 4th album, which includes 12 tracks. There is also an EP version with 3 song in English, only
This is my third week in Chile and every day there’s a new delightful experience. A lot of it has to do with being a
This is my third week in Chile and every day there’s a new delightful experience. A lot of it has to do with being a
The possibility of war with Iran has never been greater. Here’s a few things to expect: — The Islamic regime, which was at its lowest
My sincere apologies for losing access to iranian.com in past 24 hours. No, we weren’t hacked. That’s the first thing people assume 🙂 but the
And that’s why I have to go back to so many places in the future, there to find myself and constantly examine myself with no
Faleh, our driver, and I were sitting on the edge of the sidewalk in Alfi Sq in Abadan and watching the cars go by. That’s
I saw “Atashkar” last night and I thought it was very cleverly made. It touches on a very taboo subject in Iran. It deals with
“In light of the Arab Spring and ongoing censorship in the arts in the United States, despite its declaration of being ‘the land of the
The only government that is able to solve the Camp Ashraf crisis is the United States. Without pressure — real pressure and effort — by
The Albany Bulb is a former landfill largely owned by the City of Albany, in California. Many groups, including urban artists, local homeless, dog-walkers, teenagers,
The Niagara Falls are the most powerful waterfalls in North America. These voluminous waterfalls are situated on the Niagara River, formed when glaciers receded at
Last week I finished reading Henry Miller’s Tropic of Capricorn, the 1938 sequel to his classic Tropic of Cancer (see “Cancer of the Book”). This
Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s home in Virginia, was my last stop before reaching Washington, DC, my final destination, finally! It was a reminder of what a
I stopped in Alexandria, South Dakota, when I saw a big sign for the “Fatima Family Shrine”. Then I went on to Mitchell, South Dakota,
When I left Iran for good in December 1989, I settled in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where many of my relatives were living at the time.
UPDATE: I went back to the IRI office last night and hung ribbons on the entrance door handle and nearby poles. July 25: I paid
I wanted to do something in honor of prisoners of conscience in Iran. Thousands have been locked up simply because they have a different view
In response to comments about my photo essay “Cowboys and Iranians”: If I was born and raised in America, this would have been a much
List of prisoners of conscience remembered in Perian, Iowa, based on information on rahana.org: حسین رونقی ملکی Hossein Ronaghi Maleki امیرخسرو دلیرثانی Amir Khosrow Dalirsani
Part four of my trip across America took me from Dubois, Wyoming to Custer, South Dakota where I saw the amazing Crazy Horse Monument as