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Photos of Modern-Day Spartans Recreating That Historic Battle from '300'
There was dueling, wrestling, traditional war dances, and when it ended, they all dined in hell together.
Menelaos Myrillas / SOOC
9.9.16
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The Iranian Art Scene Is Exploding Right Now
Thousands of young painters and sculptors in Tehran are turning contemporary art into a powerful social force.
Bruno Macaes
2.11.16
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The Complicated Beauty of the Persian Nose
Iran has the highest rate of nose surgery in the world per capita. According to most estimates, Iranians get four times the amount of nose jobs that Americans do. For Persian women and some men, the operation is a marker not just of physical beauty but...
Dina Nayeri
10.8.14