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Trailer: “April Showers”
This film is based on the Columbine Massacre (1999). It was written and directed by one of the massacre’s survivors. I know it’s going to be a traumatic film to watch, but I’m going to see it anyway. It comes … Continue reading
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Lebanese Armenians to Vote for Hizbullah
BBC: In the upcoming parliamentary election in June, the main Armenian political party, Tashnak, looks set to play kingmaker. The vote of the 150,000-strong Armenian community may sway the outcome of the bitter and close race between the pro-Western government … Continue reading
Iran at Forefront of Stem Cell Research
Washington Times: (By Su’ad Jafarzadeh) Though the world’s attention has focused on Iran’s advancing nuclear program, Iranian scientists have moved to the forefront in embryonic stem cell research, according to a recent joint study by Harvard University and the Massachusetts … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Iran, Technology
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Guantanamo Captive Phones TV Office, Claims Abuse
Reuters: A young Guantanamo prisoner from Chad was given permission to telephone a relative but instead called the al Jazeera television network and said he was being beaten and abused at the U.S. detention camp. Transcripts of the recorded interview … Continue reading
Posted in "War on Terror"
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Roger Cohen: Realpolitik for Iran
[Another outstanding piece by Roger Cohen] NY Times: For Mohamed ElBaradei, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, “a combination of ignorance and arrogance†under the Bush administration squandered countless diplomatic opportunities with Iran and so allowed it to … Continue reading
Brown-nosing the Saudi Dictatorship: A Shameful US Presidential Tradition
I know the media is in love with Obama, but is it okay to criticize him here and there? I mean, I still like him, but his Saudi ass-kissing, a Bush legacy honored by Obama, is seriously annoying. If I … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Middle East, Obama's Administration
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New Banner
Do you guys like the blog’s new banner? I love it! You have no idea how long it takes to search through albums to find the right photos and edit them. But I’m happy about the end result for now. … Continue reading
Posted in iPouya
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Netanyahu and threat of bombing Iran – the bluff that never stops giving?
Huffington Post: Israel does not have the military capability to successfully eliminate Iran’s nuclear program. Even the most successful bombing campaign would only set back the known program for a few years – without affecting any potential clandestine program. This … Continue reading
Posted in Iran's Nuclear Program, The Conflict
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“Terminator Salvation” Trailer
The newest trailer for “Terminator Salvation” has recently been released. Are you excited yet? I love AI-themed films (The Wachowski brothers’ Matrix Trilogy, Stanley Kubrick’s 2001 Space Odyssey, Steven Spielberg’s “Artificial Intelligence,” James Cameron’s “The Terminator,” etc) and this one … Continue reading
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Film: “Tyson”
As children, my brother and I loved Mike Tyson, so much so, that we forced our mother to take us to every single electronic store to buy Mike Tyson’s Punch Out for Nintendo but couldn’t find it anywhere because it … Continue reading
Momo
I was home in southern California for about 10 days for spring break. It was lovely being home for No Ruz and catching up with old friends and spending time with family. I also spent a lot of quality time … Continue reading
Posted in Orange County
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Petraeus: Israel Might Attack Iran
The Huffington Post: Army General David Petraeus told Congress that “the Israeli government may ultimately see itself so threatened by the prospect of an Iranian nuclear weapon that it would take preemptive military action to derail or delay it.” In … Continue reading
Posted in Iran's Nuclear Program, The Conflict
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Stephen Colbert on Glenn Beck
This is delicious. See the video here. And can somebody please tell me why do people care about anything Chuck Norris has to say on politics? Please. Somebody. Anybody.
Posted in Humor
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Late Night Jokes Of The Week Part 5
The Huffington Post: I really really enjoy this compilations. See the latest one here.
Posted in Humor
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The iPouya Weblog Updates
There are some updates and changes related to the blog that I wanted to bring to your attention. First, the blog is approaching its four-year anniversary, so I wanted to recap a bit. I started the blog first on blogger.com … Continue reading
Posted in iPouya
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