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[Joobin Bekhrad @joobinbekhrad]

6th century BC: the ancient Persians lay the foundations for the USPS.

21st century AD: Persian cats try to save the USPS.

https://t.co/ZBvVkFdUTz

[Joobin Bekhrad @joobinbekhrad]

'Avicenna’s Canon of medicine ... was the most important medical reference book in the West until the 17th century, introducing technical medical terminology used for centuries afterwards.' https://t.co/Oll96s4H6v

[Joobin Bekhrad @joobinbekhrad]

'Mohammad Reza Aslani’s gothic family thriller was banned in #Iran and presumed lost, only to be found years later by his children in a junk shop. Now, painstakingly restored, it’s showing at the @BFI London #film festival.' https://t.co/hLoFrUeWS9

[Joobin Bekhrad @joobinbekhrad]

My latest: a look at the fascinating history of the rose in art, literature, mythology, religion, politics, and #fashion. 🌹

'The rose continues to be strongly associated with beauty ... [and] love; but within its folds lie many other connotations ...' https://t.co/WmMUh2aFsX

[Joobin Bekhrad @joobinbekhrad]

A few weeks ago, I spoke with John Malkovich and Sandro Miller about how they recreated some of the world’s most iconic photographs together. You can now read extracts of my interviews in this piece for AnOther. https://t.co/NaoEzFVDuX

[Joobin Bekhrad @joobinbekhrad]

Earlier this year, I spoke with the amazing Aubrey Powell about how he took the iconic cover photograph of @PinkFloyd's 'Wish You Were Here' album. You can now read extracts of the interview on the Guardian website. 🔥 https://t.co/fAq7yOO2ev

[Joobin Bekhrad @joobinbekhrad]

We need to talk about rock’s racist history. In this article for the Telegraph, I discuss some particularly unsettling examples of racism in the genre, from Stones lyrics glorifying slavery to Guns ’n’ Roses' portrayal of Iranians in 'One in a Million'. https://t.co/xGnh9bI3MN

[Eleanor Halls @eleanorhalls1]

Important piece from @joobinbekhrad on rock's exploitation of black music, how black blues musicians birthed rock in the first place, and how white rockers have gotten away with so much overt racism over the years https://t.co/CeHhJevfwr

[Joobin Bekhrad @joobinbekhrad]

Xenophon considered them the fastest overland messengers on Earth, and Herodotus’ description of ancient Iranian horsemen now serves as the @USPS’ unofficial motto (they've engraved it on their NYC building, too). Here’s my latest story. https://t.co/BR6LvxQMcB #Iran #Persian

[Joobin Bekhrad @joobinbekhrad]

A piece of mine for the BBC about the influence of the #Persian poet Sa’di throughout the centuries and his timeless wisdom. Special thanks to @LindsayKB, @HMajd, and Dick Davis. ✨ https://t.co/zyoO9Gf7xm #poetry #iran

[Joobin Bekhrad @joobinbekhrad]

A little story I wrote for the Guardian about the birth of glam rock and the aesthetic legacy of the late Marc Bolan. Special thanks to @HulanickiDesign and @AnnaSui for their wonderful insights. Keep a little Marc in your heart. ✨❤️ https://t.co/yGtetzRE4Y #marcbolan #fashion

[The London Magazine @TheLondonMag]

"Layli and Majnun inspired Eric Clapton’s 1970 hit ‘Layla’. The story resonated with Clapton, who was burning with passion for George Harrison’s wife Pattie Boyd."

Joobin Bekhrad on the Persian story Lord Byron called ‘the Romeo and Juliet of the East’.

https://t.co/h3WZMEzSJG

[Joobin Bekhrad @joobinbekhrad]

Byron called it the ‘Romeo & Juliet of the East’. It inspired @EricClapton's ‘Layla’, and Clapton co-credited its author on ‘I Am Yours’. In this piece for @TheLondonMag, I wrote a bit about the legacy of Nezami Ganjavi’s #Persian take on ‘Layli & Majnun’. https://t.co/h6SdtzrfZL

[Joobin Bekhrad @joobinbekhrad]

If there's one book of #poetry everyone needs to read during this pandemic, it's the 'Robaiyat' (Quatrains) of Omar Khayyam. I wrote a little piece for the @ChicagoRevBooks about why: https://t.co/vnlshgsC2t #Iran #Persian

[Joobin Bekhrad @joobinbekhrad]

'It originated in India, and came to dominate Western interiors and #fashion. Joobin Bekhrad traces the fascinating – and turbulent – history of all things "chintzy"'. https://t.co/xqnfvNdRrO Special thanks to @xoBetseyJohnson, Cath Kidston, and Sarah Fee (@ROMtoronto).

[Joobin Bekhrad @joobinbekhrad]

The first few lines of my story on the making of the @RollingStones' 'tongue and lips' logo on the front page of the Arts section in today's edition of the New York Times. Read it in full here: https://t.co/DvO4ITREDF

[Joobin Bekhrad @joobinbekhrad]

A little story I put together on the making of the @RollingStones' iconic ‘tongue and lips’ logo. It was wonderful to speak with designer (and @RCA alumnus) John Pasche, Victoria Broackes (@V_and_A), and Alan Edwards (amongst others) about it. https://t.co/DvO4ITREDF @MickJagger

[Joobin Bekhrad @joobinbekhrad]

A short piece I wrote on the relevance of Forough Farrokhzad’s classic film ‘The House is Black’ to the current situation in #Iran and the world in general. You need to watch it if you haven’t already, and if you have, you need to watch it again. https://t.co/kLmE4E3JGG

[Joobin Bekhrad @joobinbekhrad]

Went to drop off a parcel at a @UPS store in #Toronto. When I handed it to a person there, I was curtly told that I had to tape it up myself and that she wouldn’t touch it — before she handed me a tape gun (which she later took back). What’s worse: her selfishness or stupidity?

[Joobin Bekhrad @joobinbekhrad]

A little piece of mine for @AnOtherMagazine on some of the goings-on at Studio 54 in its heyday and the new 'Night Magic' exhibition at the @BrooklynMuseum 🔥🔥 #photography https://t.co/4kbSIjWOQA