Category Archives: Entertainment

“The Persian Version” of Jersey Shore

Posted on April 8, 2010 by iPouya

I don’t think the producers know what they’re getting themselves into. They are going to get flooded by hundreds of thousands of chest-shaving, eye-brow plucking, momma’s-boy Iranians who will fulfill every stereotype and then more. This is going to be … Continue reading →

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Oscar Results

Posted on March 8, 2010 by iPouya

I flew back from Cali to Ann Arbor tonight (had a marvelous spring break – thank you for asking) and I caught the latter half of the show… thought the Baldwin-Martin ‘Paranormal Activity’ spoof was laugh-out-loud funny 🙂 and I … Continue reading →

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The Daily Show: Anna Baltzer and Mustafa Barghouti

Posted on November 2, 2009 by iPouya

In Jone we trust… see part 1 here, and part 2 here.

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The Christian Bale Rant… and Family Guy

Posted on February 22, 2009 by iPouya

Here’s your weekly dose of pop culture.

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Olbermann: 8 Years of Bush in 8 Minutes

Posted on January 29, 2009 by iPouya

See the video here.

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Jon Stewart on the Gaza War

Posted on January 12, 2009 by iPouya

See the video here.

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George Carlin, American Radical

Posted on June 28, 2008 by iPouya

I wish I had taken more interest in him while he was alive: “Now, there’s one thing you might have noticed I don’t complain about: politicians,” he explained in a routine that challenged all the premises of today’s half-a-loaf reformers. … Continue reading →

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Fusion

Posted on May 16, 2008 by iPouya

I can’t stop watching this performance on Britain’s version of American Idol. It’s pure entertainment and it’s already received more than 5 million views. Enjoy. Oh, and here’s the newest trailer to The Dark Knight. It’s the film I’m most … Continue reading →

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Def Poetry Jam (Scene 2)

Posted on January 19, 2008 by iPouya

See the video here.

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Def Poetry Jam

Posted on January 15, 2008 by iPouya

Suheir Hammad

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Post-Annapolis

Posted on December 8, 2007 by iPouya

In the first of many post-Annapolis failures, here we have Israel’s declaration to build more illegal settlements in occupied Arab East Jerusalem. I wonder if those who blame the Palestinians for the continuation of the conflict will remember these events. … Continue reading →

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