As America recovers from Ahmadinejaditis, I think we should take some time to remember Iran’s first famous cultural ambassador to the United States: the Iron Sheik.
Born Hossein Khosrow Vaziri, the Iron Sheik was a decorated amateur wrestler from Iran who later served as a bodyguard for the Shah and an assistant coach for the United States Olympic team in 19… Click to read more

Everybody has trouble with customer service at some time, it’s one of those facts of life.
Have you ever had such horrible service that you wanted to strangle the operator through the phone line? Of course you have. But have you ever had a gravelly-voiced representative named Willie tell you to “calm yo ass down!â€? or call you a “Jive Turkeyâ€??
If… Click to read more