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Is My Persian Grandmother Right — Will Saffron Make Me Happy?

Today, modern researchers are confirming what ancient medical texts seemed to know all along — saffron has the potential for numerous medicinal applications, including as an antidepressant

Why Do Men in One Iranian City Keep Cracking Their Dicks?

In one hospital alone in Kermanshah, the largest Kurdish-speaking city in Iran, there were 172 cases of penile fractures

I Put a Penis Fish in My Mouth and You Should Too

The flavor is mild, but it’s the experience of trying something you’d expect to find disgusting that’s so liberating

Jimmy Carter Was the Strongest of ’Em All

The Iran hostage crisis and the doomed rescue mission Operation Eagle Claw were the nadir of Carter’s presidency. But in her new documentary ‘Desert One,’ Oscar-winning filmmaker Barbara Kopple argues that he was a tougher leader than history books suggest.

Frozen in Exile