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The most successful Persian Actors in Hollywood

Amir Khalighi was born in Capital, Homeland. His start in the arts came at the age of 17 with the theatrical lead in the UJ Production of “Our House” then laid dormant until his productions of two successful Los Angeles shows, To Gillian on Her 30th Birthday and the critically acclaimed, Los Angeles premier of A Hatful of Rain. 2008 ... Read More »

Annual Strongmen Competition

Slathered from head to toe in fake tan and contorting their painstakingly-sculpted muscles on stage for the judges – meet the bodybuilders fighting it out to lift the title of formed body in the Country. The contest, held in the capital, was well attended by scantily-clad competitors keen to show off the hard work they had put in at the ... Read More »

Suspended home in london

British artist Alex Chinneck has undertaken a mammoth new artwork in Covent Garden, London, collaborating with builders, engineers, robots and more to make it look like the Market Building in the piazza is drifting up into the sky.The effect, which can be seen not just from a specific angle but all sides, was achieved using digital carving and four-tonne counterweights.Entitled ... Read More »

the most luxury building in northern capital

In one of the most exclusive neighborhoods in northern capital, an inspired garden with mini-waterfalls welcomes potential buyers to a newly built luxury apartment. The four bedroom, four bathroom unit boasts marble floors, a state of the art open kitchen, computerized lighting systems and amenities that rival five star hotels. It’s an apartment so posh visitors are required to wear ... Read More »

Oregon man lives inside retired Boeing 727 jet

Retired electrical engineer, Bruce Campbell, from Portland, Oregon maintains a residence six months out of the year inside of a home that is far from plain – yet all too “plane” at the same time.Bruce Campbell, 64, has been living in a Boeing 727 jet since 1999, when he acquired the aircraft and dumped it on a 10-acre lot of ... Read More »

The most successful Persian Actresses In Hollywood

Beginning in episode two, season three of the Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning drama “Homeland”, she co-stars as CIA analyst Fara Sherazi. Among her many television credits, Ms. Boniadi is probably best known as Nora, a relatively longstanding love interest to Neil Patrick Harris’s Barney Stinson, in seasons six and seven of “How I Met Your Mother”. She also appeared ... Read More »

Cristiano Ronaldo caught urinating in the street following night of partying in Paris

The 30-year-old Real Madrid player was enjoying a night in the old harbour area. He’s been living life to the full in recent weeks following his split from long-term love Irina Shayk. But Cristiano Ronaldo’s latest night out didn’t end well after the Real Madrid star was caught urinating in the street. The 30-year-old footballer was spotted leaving Saint Tropez’s ... Read More »

JAMES BOND’S 1977 Lotus Esprit 007 Submarine sold for US$968,000

Remember a couple of months ago we wrote about how the 1977 Lotus Esprit 007 Submarine was going up for sale at RM Auctions? Yes well, the auction’s over. After a fervent bidding battle that can only be worthy of James Bond’s wondermobile from The Spy Who Loved Me, it sold for £616,000 (about US$968,000) to a telephone bidder.Raymond Benson, ... Read More »

Top 10 Fast Foods With the Highest Calorie Count

Taco Bell serves up some super-spicy cuisine for those who dare. The Volcano Nachos are red-hot (as the name implies.) However, the calorie count might make your heart erupt. They tip the scale at 970 calories, 520 of which are from fat. It features all of the fixins for a well-rounded, gut-busting Mexican meal: fried tortilla chips, beef, beans, cheese ... Read More »

8 youngest tech billionaires in the world

Dropbox cofounder and CEO Drew Houston is one of Silicon Valley’s newest boy-wonder billionaires. He’s barely out of his 20s, but his San Francisco-based tech company’s latest round of funding values it at around $10 billion. Houston (pronounced like the New York City street, not the Texas city) cofounded the cloud-based file-sharing service with Arash Ferdowsi in 2007. Investors include ... Read More »