Community Culture: architecture racism ugly persian houses uglypersianhouses.com xenophobia
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Ugly Persian Houses

You know what’s tackier than an ugly Persian house?
Using architectural critique as a cover for xenophobia and racism!
This site’s writers insist they’re not racist but in the same post drop the term “Ugly Persian Creep” (replace “Persian” with “black” or “Jewish” – does it still sound not-racist?). On their about page, they ask “if you love America, why turn all of your houses into reminders of the very place you fled?”
(Not even gonna break down why that’s so messed up but suffice it to say there’s nothing remotely Irooni about this style of architecture whatsoever, so why peg all of Persianity with this hideousness?)
Yikes, dudes. Just… yikes.
(P.S. This site is annoying too.)
Culture Film & Television: Martha Stewart Najmieh Batmanglij Norooz Norooz 1390 Norooz 2011
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Martha and Najmieh Cook Baghali Polo
Iranian chef and cookbook legend Najmieh Batmanglij taught Martha Stewart how to make baghali polo with lamb shank on TV this week, as well as explaining Norooz, chahrshanbeh soori, and the haftseen. So cool! (Click the photo above to watch the segment.)
(via the lovely new blog Yadashts)
Art & Photography Film & Television Iran & the World: Cyrus Dowlatshahi Iran video Norooz Norooz 1390 Tehran
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Noroozetan Pirooz
Iran 2011 from Cyrus Dowlatshahi on Vimeo.
1390 begins tomorrow. Happy Norooz to you and yours.
This video of beautiful images from Iran was created by Cyrus Dowlatshahi.
(Thanks, Cyrus!)
