I was visiting a friend who does a lot of gondeh goozi and poz and always likes to pretend he knows (and owns) everything. So he had bought this weird looking painting that I thought was horrible and had hung it on the wall and asked me what I thought about it. Just to mess with him I decided to make up some nonsense and said, "Someone with your artistic sense should know that the horizontal striations of the painting is totally at odds with the representational tonality of the fireplace and thus nullifies the vertical extension and harmonious solidity of the chandelier." The proper response would have been to ask me what the hell does that even mean as it meant absolutely nothing but being the person that he is he simply nodded and said "Oh, so you noticed that too?"
At 12:00 PM on Saturday, October 28, 2023, in honor of Cyrus the Great Day, you are invited to our unveiling of a monumental statue of Cyrus the Great at the Millennium Gate dedicated to liberty, justice and peace. Cyrus the Great, founder of the Achaemenid empire, upon liberating Babylon, freed the slaves, established racial equality and rights for women, declared that all people had the right to choose their own religion and returned their various gods to their shrines. He also helped the Jews build The Second Temple. According to the Book of Isaiah, Cyrus was anointed by God as a messiah for these actions, the only non-Jewish figure to be revered in this capacity. Iranian and Jewish peoples share an ancient bond of friendship that modern Islamic fanaticism has tried (and failed) to destroy. Remembering the past is a powerful perspective for shaping the future; one where diverse peoples and cultures live together in freedom and harmony. Cyrus the Great’s decrees wer
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