I gradually began making more requests to Peyman for mixed tapes and also acquired others from friends at school, mainly Sarraf. One particular tape that I got my hands on and ended up being one of my favorites was the soundtrack to the movie Breakin’ which had somehow come into Ardi’s possession. The first time we listened to it, Ardi, Peyman and I all thought it was an extremely stupid concept. “It sounds like someone decided to record every song, good or bad, played in the movie,” Peyman commented. I agreed with him about the absurdity of the process while also similarly being oblivious to the concept of a movie soundtrack, but at the same time I actually enjoyed the selection of songs. Part of the reason was that Peyman had previously made a tape of five of these songs where he manually recorded them off of the movie. In our version you could even hear the characters talking at times, the most distinct one being Turbo saying “Man now I know we’re in trouble!” right before Ain’t Nob...
When the world feels like it's burning, some people retreat. Mandana Dayani builds. She is an Iranian attorney, businesswoman, brand expert, and media executive. From escaping post-revolution Iran to advising the White House, launching viral civic movements, and leading Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's media and philanthropic company Archwell, Mandana shares the moments that shaped her and the values that keep her grounded, outspoken, and unshakably hopeful. " I was almost six when we left Iran, and you know, t here were bombings almost daily with the rockets when the sirens would go off and the lights would go out, and you have to hide for hours on end just until we were allowed to go back up for safety. And one day, my dad there was an explosion and the impact from the bomb he went blind in one eye, and like the doctors and so many people that could have treated him were gone, an...