Iran

Evin Prison’s Unlikely Culinary School Tehran, Iran In a surprising turn of events, the notorious Evin Prison, known for its harsh conditions and infamous solitary confinement cells, has announced a new culinary program aimed at teaching inmates how to whip up gourmet meals while stuck behind bars. This initiative, dubbed “Cooking in Isolation,” aims to transform the image of the prison and provide inmates with valuable skills that could help them reintegrate into society post-release....

Political Theater in a Flooded Landscape New York, USA - In a bizarre twist of fate, the much-anticipated debate between JD Vance and Tim Walz took place amidst catastrophic flooding that has wreaked havoc across the southeastern United States. While towns were being decimated, roads destroyed, and power cut off, the political arena transformed into a surreal theater—combining weather chaos with electoral theatrics. The debate—promoted as the only face-off in the 2024 US election—was held in a venue ironically chosen for its proximity to the Hudson River, which, after a week of relentless rain, looked more like a swimming pool than a river....