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April 14, 2008
Heston and Mosley
Recently deceased Charlton Heston and newly disgraced Max Mosley
April 10, 2008
Olympic torch look-alike
A rolled up 10 pounds banknote and Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic torch
April 03, 2008
Retina and Egg
My left eye retina and the early development of an embryo inside an egg.
I have just ordered two pairs of glasses from my local optician.
March 25, 2008
Bunny Look-alike
Happy Easter! Happy Iranian New Year!
I spotted this bunny tree in Temple Fortune.
March 12, 2008
March 04, 2008
February 13, 2008
Symbols of Iran
Abadan Refinery, symbol of Iran’s Oil Refining Industry and the ruins of Persepolis, symbol of the first flowering of Persian empire. The two images are stills from a documentary on Iran and its history by Kenneth Richter (Encyclopedia Britannica Films, 1953).
February 08, 2008
Hugo Cabret
Hugo Cabret and Max
Max and I have just finished reading The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick. The book is about a 12-year-old orphan who secretly lives within the walls of a Parisian train station. Selznick was inspired by a 1902 film, Le Voyage dans la lune (A Trip to the Moon), by French filmmaker George Méliès, the father of special effects, who is a character in the novel.
The film is loosely based on two popular novels of the time: From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne and The First Men in the Moon by H. G. Wells. It is recognised as one of the first films of the science fiction genre.
>> Watch 1902's A Trip to the Moon here
And here are some moon related posts:
>> Moonlight
>> The Moon
>> Moon look-alike
January 27, 2008
January 22, 2008
Persepolis Look-alikes
Persepolis is nominated for best animated feature film Oscar. Vincent Paronnaud and Marjane Satrapi push the boundaries of animation and politics with the life story of an Iranian girl.
January 17, 2008
Springer Look-alike
Guy Hands the new owner of the music group EMI and Jerry Springer
British music company EMI is to axe up to 2,000 jobs in a restructuring plan by its new private-equity owners. EMI was bought by Guy Hands' Terra Firma private equity house last August for £2.4bn.
January 10, 2008
Emin's meerkat look-alike
A meerkat family is one of the six shortlisted proposals that could occupy one of London's most popular tourist spots, Trafalgar Square.
The six shortlisted proposals for the next commission for the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square were unveiled at the National Gallery. The exhibiting artists are Jeremy Deller, Tracey Emin, Antony Gormley, Anish Kapoor, Yinka Shonibare and Bob & Roberta Smith. Each artist has produced a maquette of their proposed artwork for the empty plinth. The models are on public display in the National Gallery until 30 March 2008.
>> View the proposed artworks here
December 06, 2007
XP desktop look-alike
XP Default Desktop Wallpaper & Golders Hill Park (London) a few days ago!
December 03, 2007
November 23, 2007
Satellite picture look-alike
The satellite picture above shows Greenland’s eastern coast. In the image, snows have yet to cover the coastal lands, and the waters in the fjords show spots of bright turquoise color from sediments deposited there by runoff.
November 21, 2007
Gates & Hawking
This recent picture of William (Bill) Henry Gates reminds me of the British theoretical physicist Stephen William Hawking.
November 09, 2007
Tehran-Algiers
The Azadi (Shahyad) Tower in Tehran and Monument of the Martyrs ( Maquam E' chahid ) in Algiers
The Azadi (Shahyad) Tower in Tehran was built in 1971 in commemoration of the 2,500th anniversary of the Persian Empire, this "Gateway into Iran" was named the Shahyad Tower- meaning "Remembrance of the Shah (King)"- but dubbed Azadi (Freedom) after the Iranian Revolution of 1979. It is 50 metres tall and is completely clad in cut marble.
The Monument of the Martyrs ( Maquam E' chahid ) in Algiers is an iconic concrete monument commemorating the Algerian war for independence. The monument was opened in 1982 on the 20th anniversary of Algeria's independence. It is fashioned in the shape of three standing palm leaves which shelter the "Eternal Flame" beneath.
October 22, 2007
October 09, 2007
Tintin Look-alike
Tintin & his dog Snowy - Leonardo DiCaprio & Kate Winslet in Titanic
Last May Peter Jackson and Steven Spielberg caused a flurry of excitement among Tintin fans when they announced they were bringing three of Hergé's comic-book creations to cinema. Each director will helm one movie, with the director of the third installment to be announced. Steven Moffat of Doctor Who fame is writing the script for the movie, which will be made using performance-capture technology and produced in digital 3-D.
October 04, 2007
Sputnik Look-alike
Today's Google Holiday Logo and The War of the worlds poster!
Fifty years ago today, a beeping metal ball called Sputnik was launched into the blue yonder – and the course of human history was forever changed. The Russian name "Спутник" means literally "co-traveler" or "traveling companion". The world's first artificial satellite was about the size of a basketball, weighed only 83.6 kg, and took about 96 minutes to orbit the Earth on its elliptical path. That launch ushered in new political, military, technological, and scientific developments. While the Sputnik launch was a single event, it marked the start of the space age and the U.S.-U.S.S.R space race.
September 28, 2007
Pomegranate Chocolate
It seems my beloved pomegranate is the biggest thing in fruit flavours these days.
>> May your pomegranate be a mighty red juicy one!
By the way, I am sure this Korean Pomegranate Chocolate will sell very well in Germany.
August 23, 2007
Work of Art
Above is a painting by British painter and printmaker Howard Hodgkin.
Hodgkin's paintings may often appear to be abstract, but he describes himself as "a representational painter of emotional situations" & below the painting is my represention of a hungry situation in Vienna!
>> Pars: Persische Küchen in Wien
>> Photos of Kebabs eaten by me!
>> Kebab Koobideh - before and after the attack
>> Koobism - my favourite art form
>> Koobist Animation - move the cursor over the image
August 02, 2007
Cosmic Tombak
A tombak (also known as tonbak, donbak, dombak and zarb) is a goblet drum from Iran. It is considered the principal percussion instrument of Persian music. A tombak player holds the drum diagonally across his lap with the wider section usually over his right side and plays it with the fingers and the palm of the hands.
July 31, 2007
The Seventh Seal look-alike
A scene from The Seventh Seal and a book cover.
Bergman lost his final game of chess.
One of the world's leading directors of modern cinema Ingmar Bergman, has died at the age of 89. Death itself had long been one of the subjects of his films - most famously represented as a chess player in his film, The Seventh Seal.
July 30, 2007
Moon look-alike
A daf is a large-sized frame drum used to accompany both popular and classical music in Iran, Kurdistan, Azerbaijan, Turkey (where it is called tef), Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and India (where it is known as the Dafli).
July 09, 2007
Starry Night Look-alike
Dasht-e Kavir & Starry Night by Van Gogh
The Dasht-e Kavir, or plain of desert, is the largest desert in Iran. It is a primarily uninhabited wasteland, made of mud and salt marshes covered with crusts of salt that protect the little moisture from completely evaporating.
Link via Forever Under Construction
June 26, 2007
Blair to become Pope
Tony Blair this week used his last official foreign engagement before leaving office to tell Pope Benedict he wanted to become a Roman Catholic.
I always knew he had a bigger job in mind.
June 20, 2007
Polynesian look-alike
Easter Island's Moai Figure and the office Water Cooler Dispenser
Among the most renowned Polynesian sculptures are the giant stone figures, or Moai, of Easter Island. The Moai represent ancestral chiefs who were believed to be descended directly from the gods and whose supernatural powers could be harnessed for the benefit of humanity.
Water Cooler Dispenser has a longer forehead!
June 06, 2007
skull
A diamante skull belt & Damien Hirst's diamond-encrusted human skull
Skulls are the hottest thing at the moment. Artist Damien Hirst has unveiled a diamond-encrusted human skull worth £50m. It said to be the most expensive piece of contemporary art.
May 17, 2007
Paris, Vegas
I took the photo on the left in January last year.
>> View more snap shots of Paris here
The one on the right was taken last month in Las vegas.
>> View more snap shots of Las Vegas here
March 27, 2007
Syriana
George Clooney & Ismail Haniyeh
Last night I watched the DVD of geopolitical thriller "Syriana". It shows CIA is more interested in making the world safe for U.S. oil conglomerates than actually tracking terrorist networks. The film is an example of hyperlink cinema.
February 21, 2007
January 30, 2007
Tax Dodger Look-alike
Roger Jenkins and Tony Blair
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A Barclays banker has been revealed as the highest-paid employee of a major British company in history, earning at least £40 million in a year. Roger Jenkins may have earned as much as £75 million, it has been revealed by The Business magazine. Known as "Dodger" by colleagues, Roger Jenkins speciality is the creation of tax-efficient schemes for rich corporate clients.
December 28, 2006
Borat look-alike
Spoof Kazakh reporter Borat scored a huge box office hit by offending and humiliating Americans & Kazakhs. Borat bears an uncanny resemblance to Mahir Çağrı; a resident of İzmir, Turkey, who became an Internet celebrity in 1999. Both men are journalists, favour wearing suits, struggle with English, love playing table tennis, and are wildly enthusiastic about sex!
November 24, 2006
November 17, 2006
Highgate Owl
This owl look-alike is in Highgate Village.
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>> Here is another Owl look-alike from last year
November 06, 2006
Zebra Look-alike
Women in Bandar Lange where fashion imitates nature.
Photo by Ali Agha Rabie
November 01, 2006
Venus and Michelin Man
Venus of Willendorf and Bibendum, the Michelin Man
Venus of Willendorf has been carved 22,000 to 24,000 years ago and very little is known about its origin, method of creation, or cultural significance. Bibendum, the Michelin Man, has been introduced in 1898 by French artist O'Galop and is one of the world's oldest trademarks.
October 31, 2006
Volver Look-alikes
Penélope Cruz & Sophia Loren
I went to see the latest Pedro Almodóvar film Volver starring Penelope Cruz and Carmen Maura. It's a great film full of vibrant colours and a subversive plot. In Volver, Almodóvar returns to exploring the lives of Spanish women - which characterized his early films - and to his quirky sense of humour. Apparently for Volver, Almodóvar asked Cruz to wear a "false bum" so she would appear more curvy like Sophia Loren.
October 27, 2006
Chicken with Plums
I have just read Marjane Satrapi's fourth Graphic Novel Chicken with Plums
. In this book she tells the story of her great-uncle, Nasser Ali Khan, a musician overtaken by a sense of futility and emptiness over the loss of his tar. Though Nasser Ali Khan tries very hard, he cannot find another tar to replace his broken one. In despair, he takes to his bed, renouncing the world and all its pleasures. Over the course of eight days that follows, his family and close friends attempt to change his mind, but Nasser Ali Khan slips further and further into his own reveries, with unexpected appearance by Sophia Loren. Despite the minimalism of its approach, Chicken with Plums still packs quite a punch.
One thing though, Satrapi's drawing of Sophia Loren's bosoms looks more like two fish to me!
>> Snapshots from Marjane Satrapi's new illustrated book
October 23, 2006
October 18, 2006
DVD Look-alikes
September 26, 2006
Alien
Sigourney Weaver in the film "Alien" & Anousheh Ansari
The United States government defines "Alien" as "Any person not a citizen or national of the United States".
September 23, 2006
Elif and Gwyneth
Newspapers in Turkey welcomed the acquittal of the novelist Elif Şafak. She had faced charges of "insulting Turkishness" under Article 301 of the Turkish Penal Code. There are some references to the Armenian Genocide in one of her novels.
If Hollywood decides to make a movie about it, it could call it “Midnight Press".
Oliver Stone could write the script. As you might remember, he wrote “Midnight Express” the story of an American drug smuggler caught in Turkey. The Armenian director Atom Egoyan could direct and as you can see Gwyneth Paltrow is perfect for the leading role!
Elif Şafak & Gwyneth Paltrow
September 07, 2006
Khalkhali & Kissinger
Sadegh Khalkhali & Henry Kissinger.
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In an interview with Germany's Die Welt newspaper, former U.S. secretary of state Henry Kissinger has said that it is possible to reach a deal with Iran on its nuclear program. Kissinger said that the US should hold constructive talks with Iran and that there are several ways to defuse Iran's nuclear impasse but the best option is to pursue negotiations.
>> The interview in Die Welt - German
>> The interview in Persian
September 04, 2006
August 09, 2006
July 04, 2006
Wheel
London Eye & wheel of a stolen bicycle
The front wheel is locked with a U-lock but the rest of the bicycle has been stolen. Locking the front wheel is obviously not a sufficient security measure in London.
June 26, 2006
Red Cross
An England fan's truck covered with St George’s flags and a Red Cross ambulance.
June 13, 2006
Klee Look-alike
The Goldfish by Paul Klee [Swiss painter, 1879-1940] Oil and watercolor on paper, 49 x 69 cm , 1925 and a photo I took at London Aquarium.
May 30, 2006
Word into Art
Iranian sculptor Parviz Tanavoli & Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Word into Art: Artists of the Modern Middle East is a new exhibition at the British Museum. The exhibition demonstrates the imaginative ways in which artists across the Middle East and North Africa are using the power of the written word in their art today. It includes wonderful examples of calligraphy transforming writing into art, books of poetry, and works which reflect current issues facing the modern Middle East. Sculptures in the British museum’s Great Court include works by Parviz Tanavoli.
May 24, 2006
Dr Jahanbegloo and Dr Who
Dr. Ramin Jahanbegloo & Christopher Eccleston as Dr. Who
Some observers fear a new round of crackdowns on intellectuals is taking place in Iran. They point to Dr. Ramin Jahanbegloo who has been held in a Tehran prison for more than three weeks.
Iranian intellectuals who are active both in Iran and abroad are like Dr. Who! They are time-travelling adventurers who explore time and space fighting for justice. I really hope Dr. Jahanbegloo could get back from the 14th to 21st century this time.
>> Updates on his recent arrest and current situation.
>> The official web site of Dr. Ramin Jahanbegloo
May 16, 2006
Guinness look-alike
This food should be eaten with a pint of Guinness!
May 14, 2006
April 28, 2006
April 17, 2006
ET Look-alike
I was walking down Gower Street this morning where I found this ET look-alike.
April 04, 2006
March 17, 2006
Cheerleader look-alike
President Ahmadinejad holding a Turkmen hat.
February 24, 2006
Rembrandt-Caravaggio Look-alikes
The 400th anniversary of the birth of Rembrandt is being marked at Amsterdam's Van Gogh Museum. For the first time an exhibition is being devoted to two of the greatest painters: Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) and Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571-1610). While the two artists never met, similarities are evident in their paintings such as their theatrical use of light and shade. Rembrandt studied Caravaggio's style with teacher Pieter Lastman, and all three painted The Sacrifice of Abraham. Caravaggio died four years after Rembrandt was born, but his works shows he learned much from his predecessor. The Rembrandt-Caravaggio exhibition runs from today to 18 June 2006.
>> Click here to compare the paintings!
February 19, 2006
Lool-alike and Quail
Accidental look-alikes!
Dick Cheney thinks they are look-alikes.
February 17, 2006
Yoda
I watched all the six episodes of Star Wars with Max. I told him that his favourite character Master Yoda, like all the other Jedis, is Persian. To prove my point I showed him the above picture of a Persian cat and Ostad Yoda - as he is called in Persian.
>> Star Wars: Return from Jeddah!
February 15, 2006
Two Iranian Writers
Marjane Satrapi in 2004 and Forugh Farrokhzad in 1960s.
February 09, 2006
The Great Dictator Look-alike
The Great Dictator and the official logo of the German police for the World Cup 2006. Perhaps it is the first own goal!
January 25, 2006
& January 20, 2006
Sharp missiles
The Iranian missiles are getting sharper!
>> Click here to see the original picture of Bushehr Nuclear Reactor and the missiles.
December 09, 2005
December 06, 2005
Lion attacking an antelope
Diorama of a lion attacking an antelope and a stone relief on the western façade of the west staircase of the Palace of Darius at Persepolis.
Last week I went to Henri Rousseau's exhibition at Tate Modern. Rousseau created some memorable and great paintings. One of them is his painting The Hungry Lion 1905, which was based on the diorama of a lion attacking an antelope. This also reminds me of the stone reliefs at Persepolis.
November 30, 2005
Ashe kashke Pollock-e
Ashe kashke Pollock-e, bokhori pAteh nakhori pAteh!
My mum's Ashe Reshteh (persian noodle soup) and a Jackson Pollock's painting!
>> View larger image
If you like Abstract Expressionism, you might also like Koobism (Persian Cubism):
November 28, 2005
Sugar cubes look-alike
The picture on the right is of Rachel Whiteread's Embankment, the latest art installation to occupy Tate Modern's Turbine Hall.
Whiteread has created a labyrinth-like structure, made from 14,000 casts of the inside of different boxes, stacked to occupy Turbine Hall's huge space. Since the gallery opened in 2000, six artists have risen to the challenge of filling the 155 m x 35 m (500 ft x 115 ft) space.
>> More on Rachel Whiteread
October 22, 2005
Owl look-alike
Owl Moth!
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October 07, 2005
Saturn's Spongy Moon
The picture on the right is of Saturn's moon, Hyperion. This was taken during Cassini's close flyby on Sept. 26, 2005. Hyperion literally tumbles around chaotically in its orbit. It is tugged by the gravitational pull of both Saturn and Titan. Because of this, the moon changes both its rotational speed and its axis of rotation. Hyperion is composed of water ice mixed with dust.
The picture on the left is a sponge!
More Cosmic Look-alikes:
>> Cosmic Melon
>> Eye in the Sky
October 05, 2005
Vettriano's secret
Works by Jack Vettriano, Scotland's most famous artist have fetched record prices at auction. But his paintings may owe a lot to teach-yourself manuals. Some of his works show strong similarities to an artist's teaching manual, it was reported yesterday. His most famous work, the Singing Butler, was last year sold for almost £750,000. It was revealed that its characters, and many others, can be found in The Illustrator's Figure Reference Manual, published in 1987.
September 21, 2005
Strongmen look-alikes
Art imitates Life, Life imitates Art:
The top picture is of Anthony Quinn in the Federico Fellini's film La Strada.
The bottom picture is taken by a Hungarian photojournalist this year and shows an Iranian strongman in Tajrish Square, Tehran.
August 31, 2005
Nuke Look-alikes
The photo on the left is of Gholamreza Aghazadeh, head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran. Iran's new president reinstated him as head of Iran's nuclear program, a clear sign to the Washington not to expect a change of course under the new leadership. Oil Minister of the OPEC heavyweight from 1985 to 1997, Aghazadeh is credited with advancing Iran's atomic program - which Iran insists is purely for peaceful purposes.
July 02, 2005
Cherie Look-alike
Bob Geldof plays up for the camera as he poses with Tony Blair.
June 17, 2005
The Iranian Connection
Iranian policewomen using ropes to get down a building and Angelina Jolie getting away after killing an Iranian prince in the film Mr. & Mrs. Smith.
June 15, 2005
Enver & Elton
Bronze statue of Enver Hoxha and the chocolate statue of Elton John.
The lifesize statue was created to celebrate Cadbury's centenary year after Elton topped a poll by the firm to see which star would look best made from chocolate. It is on show at Madame Tussauds in London in a special tent to stop it melting!
June 14, 2005
Equal Rights
"Motherland is calling!" an old Russian poster and Women demanding equal rights at Tehran University gathering.
June 11, 2005
Sean Penn
The young Rafsanjani & Sean Penn
Oscar-winning Hollywood actor Sean Penn is in Iran as a reporter for San Francisco Chronicle. Read more here.
Here are more look-alikes.
May 29, 2005
Star Wars Look-alikes
Star Wars: Return from Jeddah & Return Of The Jedi
May 23, 2005
May 20, 2005
Khomeini & Connery
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini & Sir Sean Connery. This is an old favorite.
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May 13, 2005
May 06, 2005
Khatami & Spielberg
President Mohammad Khatami and Film Director Steven Spielberg.
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April 01, 2005
Tony & Mickey
Here are some more Tony Blairs:
- Young Tony Blair
- Tony as the Joker
- Tony as James Bond
- Blair the new Blaine
- Mutant Ninja Tony
- Here's Johnny or is it Tony?
February 25, 2005
Art/life imitates life/art
The picture on the right is taken recently in Bushehr (where Iran's Nuclear Power Station is located) and the one on the left is by artist Shirin Neshat.
February 10, 2005
Hoskins & Khatami
Bob Hoskins & Hojjat ol-Eslam Seyyed Mohammad Khatami
Thanks to Ian for the suggestion.
February 09, 2005
February 04, 2005
Beuys & von Hagens
Joseph Beuys & Gunther von Hagens
Joseph Beuys (1921-86) is considered one of the most influential figures in modern and contemporary art. Joseph Beuys: Actions, Vitrines, Environments is at Tate Modern from today until 2 May. Gunther von Hagens dissects the bodies and wears a hat and vest that recalls Beuys.
January 28, 2005
Islamic Republic of Lower Normandy
Maps of Iran and Lower Normandy.
January 25, 2005
Jack Straw
Jack Straw, the Foreign Secretary, has denied a rift has opened between the US and Britain on how to deal with fears that Iran is developing nuclear weapons. After talks with Condoleezza Rice, Jack Straw said both are agreed on a diplomatic solution.
January 14, 2005
Mossadegh Rocks!
Mossadegh and Frank Zappa: Rock look-alikes.
Mossadegh is a new heavy metal retelling of the 1953 CIA coup that deposed the democratically elected government of Dr. Mohammad Mossadegh in Iran. You can listen to it here.
November 19, 2004
Artists Look-alike
Pablo Picasso and Jackson Pollock
Pollock's major influence was Picasso. As you can see he was also influenced by Picasso's look!
November 17, 2004
November 15, 2004
Saint George
Is this a holy war?
"I believe so strongly in the power of freedom. You know why I do? Because I've seen freedom work right here in our own country. I also have this belief, strong belief, that freedom is not this country's gift to the world; freedom is the Almighty's gift to every man and woman in this world. And as the greatest power on the face of the Earth, we have an obligation to help the spread of freedom."
Bush
November 11, 2004
October 17, 2004
Prize for a Gherkin look-alike
The Gherkin, the City of London's new landmark has won an architecture award.
September 18, 2004
Putin & Arnolfini
Vladimir Putin and the portrait of Arnolfini by Jan van Eyck (National Gallery, 1434)
Chechen warlord mocked Vladimir Putin's threats while Yeltsin and Gorbachev criticised him for endangering their hard-won democratic reforms.
September 16, 2004
Kofi is a Free Man
Kofi Annan and Morgan Freeman.
The United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has told the BBC the US-led invasion of Iraq was an illegal act that contravened the UN charter. Better late than never!
July 13, 2004
Turtle Art
Can you spot which painting is by a turtle and which is by Willem de Kooning?
Answer: The painting on the left is by a turtle and the one on the right is by Willem de Kooning.
June 24, 2004
iLookalikes: iPod and iRan
Have you noticed the similarity between Apple CEO Steve Jobs (owner of iPod, iMac, iTunes) and Khatami (president of iRan)?
iTunes Music Store managed to sell 800,000 songs in Europe within its first week of operation.
June 11, 2004
Works by two of my favourite artists
Max (age 4) loves to paint and draw. Above is one of his drawings next to a Picasso’s. Picasso was 77 when he drew this one!
May 26, 2004
FCUK Look-alikes
Gene Hackman in The French Connection and Ahmad Chalabi the Iraqi leader accused by the CIA of having a close connection with Iran.
May 04, 2004
Middle eastern look-alikes
Jesus and the wired Iraqi prisoner.
April 30, 2004
Vorsprung durch Technik
Azar Nafisi in an Audi ad and Anne Bancroft in the film "To be or not to be".
Nafisi is the Iranian author of Reading Lolita in Tehran. See her here on Audi site.
April 28, 2004
Republican Look-alikes
Like Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kelsey Grammer wants to go into politics when he leaves Frasier. Grammer who describes himself as a ‘pro-Bush guy’ might run for Senate in California!
March 16, 2004
Cosmic Melon
The image on the left was taken by the Hubble space telescope of the Cat's Eye Nebula; an exploding star 3,000 light years away, the image was published by NASA on Oct 31, 1999.
March 15, 2004
Eye in the Sky
The photo on the left was taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and was featured on NASA's Website as an Astronomy Picture of the Day last year. The image depicts the Helix Nebula, described by astronomers as a trillion-mile-long tunnel of glowing gases.
The picture on the right is the cover of Philip K.Dick's novel Eye in the Sky from 1957.
March 07, 2004
Wheels
Marcel Duchamp's Bicycle Wheel and London Eye
Duchamp called his work Bicycle Wheel "an assisted readymade". Readymade are objects manufactured for some other purpose, presented by an artist as a work of art. Marcel Duchamp, who originated this concept, selected and signed many ordinary objects. He occasionally altered these objects (sometimes called assisted readymades), which the Bicycle Wheel is a well-known example.
January 29, 2004
Perle & Vajpayee
Has anyone noticed the similarity between the archconservative Richard Perle and the Indian Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee?
January 28, 2004
Lincoln look-alike
Has anyone noticed the similarity between John Kerry and Abraham Lincoln?
John Kerry posted his second key victory in two weeks, winning the New Hampshire presidential primary on Tuesday.
January 10, 2004
Seventies look-alikes
The UK directory service 118 118 is to be formally investigated by the watchdog over claims by David Bedford the British former runner that the ad makers stole his image. He believes that the distinctive red socks, 1970s long hair, moustache and silky cutaway shorts featured by the 118 118 pair were all recognisably part of his unique look. The company deny the charge and say that the runners in their advert were based on a generic Seventies look.
December 31, 2003
Sir Tim
Actor Kevin Spacey and Tim Berners-Lee
The British physicist, Tim Berners-Lee is to receive a knighthood from the Queen for "services to the Internet". He created World-wide Web in his spare time while working as a researcher at CERN. He fought to keep the Web free rather than patent it, which has led to the rapid growth of it. There has been a lot of controversy lately over the UK honours system. Recently the Sunday Times published a list of 300 refuseniks that had declined the offer of awards from the Queen.
December 22, 2003
House of Sand and Fog
Interim Afghan leader Hamid Karzai and actor Sir Ben Kingsley.
In his latest film - House of Sand and Fog - Kingsley is portraying an Iranian immigrant who buys a house to begin a new life for his family in America. I am not so sure about his Iranian accent but I cannot wait to see the film anyway. Here is an interview with him about the film.
December 20, 2003
From Science Fiction to Science Fact
The picture on the left is the science fiction writer Isaac Asimov and the one on the right is the Beagle 2 leading scientist Professor Colin Pillinger. Beagle2 was successfully separated from the European Mars Express orbiter 400 million km from earth, to start its final leg towards Mars.
December 11, 2003
Shirin & Magdalene
Shirin Ebadi who accepted the Nobel Peace prize yesterday and St Mary Magdalene's painting by El Greco.
December 06, 2003
House of look-alikes
Iranian actress Shohreh Aghdashloo and Catherine Zeta-Jones!
Aghdashloo is acting in a new film "House of sand and fog" which will be on release in the US in Christmas.
November 23, 2003
Che Shirin!
Che Shirin (How Sweet in Persian) and Che Guevara (How Tasty in Persian)!
There is an interesting article about Shirin Ebadi in openDemocracy.net
Shirin Ebadi and Iran’s women: in the vanguard of change
November 02, 2003
Kill Bill
Have you noticed the similarity between Uma Thurman in Kill Bill and the Linux mascot?
September 28, 2003
September 27, 2003
Amélie-Afsaneh
Check Afsaneh Bahrami's funny article. I think she is Iran's answer to Amélie. She has the same sense of humour and the resemblance is uncanny!
September 15, 2003
HB-Bomb
Not an H-Bomb but an HB-Bomb! Has anyone noticed the similarity between Iranian Scud missiles and HB pencils?
July 30, 2003
Peykan
The picture on the left is the winning entry for Mazda Family Photo Contest in 1988. The one on the right is a photo of my brother with his Peykan (Hillman Hunter) which was taken the same year.
Wish him a happy birthday!
July 19, 2003
July 08, 2003
Strangelove-Rumsfeld
Has anyone noticed the remarkable similarity between Dr Strangelove and Donald H. Rumsfeld?
July 04, 2003
Iran-Onion
Has anyone noticed the similarity between the Islamic Republic of Iran's sign and the Onion's logo? (The Onion® is America's award-winning satirical publication).
June 21, 2003
Dolly & Einstein
I really enjoyed the last look-alikes post so I came up with another gem!
Has anyone noticed the similarity between Dolly the sheep, who became famous as the first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell, and Albert Einstein?
Do you think they were related?
June 20, 2003
Look-alikes
I am sure I am not the first person who has noticed the remarkable similarity between Sir Sean Connery and Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.