AGA BIBI—Today this, tomorrow that
AGA BIBI is a fashion brand driven by the vision of Mehrnoush Shahhosseini—an architect, designer, storyteller and the creative team lead behind AGA BIBI. Born in 1973 in Tehran, she grew up as the youngest of a five-member family, with two older brothers. Her father was a university professor of literature and her mother was…
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Through the curious world of her viral videos, Ella Lotfi seeks to break barriers and redefine movement.
Ella Lotfi’s instagram lately begs a lot of questions. In one video, she’s at the gym using a chest press with her legs, and in another, she climbs a staircase in a manner that can only be described as being akin to an upside-down spider, while 2 other guys fall down the same staircase like…
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Lost but Not Forgotten: Reviving Iran’s Flavors
I had the opportunity to speak with Shahrzad Shokouhivand, a graduate of Le Cordon Bleu pastry school, founder of L'Atelier de Shahrzad and Femme Chic Patisserie, the first Iranian to receive the esteemed L’Ordre du Mérite Agricole. As a visionary pastry chef and entrepreneur, she has been instrumental in reviving Iran’s forgotten flavors and bringing…
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Film

How Fashion Reflects Character and Conflict in ‘Corrupted Hands’

How Fashion Reflects Character and Conflict in ‘Corrupted Hands’How Fashion Reflects Character and Conflict in ‘Corrupted Hands’

The fashion and clothing choices in Corrupted Hands, directed by Sirus… Read More

A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night’ Blending Aesthetic and Horror

A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night’ Blending Aesthetic and HorrorA Girl Walks Home Alone at Night’ Blending Aesthetic and Horror

If you're looking for a spine tingling film to watch this… Read More

Samuel Khachikian: The Master of Suspense and Iranian Cinema’s Bold Visionary

Samuel Khachikian: The Master of Suspense and Iranian Cinema’s Bold VisionarySamuel Khachikian: The Master of Suspense and Iranian Cinema’s Bold Visionary

In the pantheon of Iranian cinema, few names resonate as powerfully… Read More

Behind the Unfinished Scenes of ‘Bitter Almonds (1977)’

Behind the Unfinished Scenes of ‘Bitter Almonds (1977)’Behind the Unfinished Scenes of ‘Bitter Almonds (1977)’

The film Bitter Almonds, directed by Iraj Ghaderi in 1977, was… Read More

Farshad’s Song ‘Note Siah’ Featured in ‘The Penguin’ Series Tracklist

In episode five of the highly acclaimed first season of HBO's… Read More

Behind The Scenes of Dariush Mehrjui’s ‘The Postman’

In memory of Dariush Mehrjui, who we lost on this day,… Read More

The 1980s Fashion in the movie ‘ZoodPaz’

The Iranian comedy film ZoodPaz, directed by Rambod Javan, offers a… Read More

Last Swim: A Journey of Youth, Identity, and Irreversible Choices

Last Swim, directed by Sasha Nathwani, is a film centered around… Read More

The Stranger and the Fog: Bahrām Beyzaie’s Surreal Classic Reborn in 4K

Fifty years ago, Bahrām Beyzaie introduced the world to *The Stranger… Read More

Exploring “Impasse”: A Documentary by Rahmaneh Rabani and Bahman Kiarostami

"Impasse" (2023) is a powerful documentary directed by Rahmaneh Rabani and… Read More