Archive - Nov 10, 2008

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ای معلم نام و هم یادت به خیر
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It's in the pot!

I took part in a UK based TV cookery show (The name of which, I sadly cannot repeat until it airs next year) But the idea is based on a group of strangers who each take turn to host and cook dinner for the group, often to hilarious and bitchy consequences. Each cook is scored for their efforts, by the other guests and the winner gets a prize at the end. It has a somewhat cult-status here in the UK and I can tell you that the whole process was a bizarre experience, indeed. A week of intense filming, Monday through Friday from 6pm-3am sometimes, leaves you absolutely exhausted as you have your normal day job to do also and so you are getting only 3 hours sleep each night! I wasn’t planning on even writing about this, but someone made me promise I would mention it… Although I did agree that only in the instance that I won, would I write about… and by some miracle I did actually win! >>>

The Italian Girl

She was American really, but she became a little more Italian after each drink, not in terms of how she talked or acted, but in terms of how she wanted him to see her, and after their third round, he'd told her about how a lot of Iranians liked to think they looked like Italians, and he tried to tell her with the right combination of flirtatiousness and Western beauty standards critique. You don't have to lay your whole heart on the table in order to have a good time, he thought. Anyway there's no time when you lay your whole heart on the table, because that would suggest that you understand the whole thing. It was a very sound conclusion to reach after three gin-and-tonics. She was quiet for a moment and then she said, "I don't like the way they protest against Columbus when we have the Italian Day parade in North Beach.">>>

ATIQ RAHIMI WINS GONCOURT LITERARY PRIZE 2008

Afghan Author Atiq Rahimi wins France's Top Literary Prize for first Novel written in French. >>>

Clean up, please

Orange County Health Care Agency has reported major violations at Caspian and Darya restaurants in southern California.>>>

Marjane Satrapi's Support for Obama

‘Persepolis’ Vote Goes to Obama >>>

REZA's Photos for Reporters without Frontiers

Reza Deghati French Iranian Photo Jourlalist publishes 100 photos for Freedom of Press. Available Online >>>

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