Issa turns 6 weeks tomorrow, and I’ve already learned my first big lesson as a father: That love, even of your child, is built, nurtured,...

Georges Seurat’s “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte” (1884) is one of the most striking pieces at the Art Institute of...

The day before my dad passed, he was unusually calm in the morning. We convinced my mom that, after a few exhausting days in the...

I'd be lying if I said I wasn't jealous of Tyson when we first met. You see, he was my then-girlfriend, now-wife's longtime cat. They had...

This week marks the 22nd anniversary of the brave 1999 student uprising in Iran. The iconic photo below is etched in the collective...

Past 96 hours have been nothing but HUMBLING. Humbled to watch the miracle of life. Humbled to be a dad on the eve of Father’s Day....

This is “Whaley,” my favorite sweatshirt ever. First accidentally, then intentionally, it became the sweatshirt I feel most comfortable...

We are capable of making magical things 🌟 Life is magic, every day. I shot this on a plane ride back home to SanFrancisco, from the...

Sunday vibes ⚡️

*Art weekends!* Joan Miro’s The Singing Fish, which I had turned into a shower curtain in my old studio, using Zazzle’s great platform to...

Happy Day to ALL the winners out there. ✊🏼❤️💪🏼

When I was a kid, in Tehran, most days, my dad would pick me up from school. And on the way home, on the highway, we would pass by this...

From an early age, my mom - who taught middle school literature - surrounded me with amazing books 💗 From the corner of my little room...

This is where I started. Jack in the Box, Los Gatos, CA. Señor Ruben was my first manager. $5.75/hr was my minimum wage. I worked...

Sometimes, the vibes you put out there aren’t perceived as such! “me smiling at people all morning after the Dentist not realizing this...

The “hedgehog's dilemma” is a metaphor about the challenges of human relationships, first raised by one of my favorite philosophers,...

I asked my network, "What is the most beautiful piece of art you’ve ever experienced?" Below are the answers. 1. "The Pieta in...

I lived a chunk of my childhood in the former Soviet Republic of Uzbekistan; this beautiful Russian ballad, by the legendary Irina...

Ending the day with beautiful memories of my cousin Mohsen. May we cherish the memories of all loved ones we’ve lost over the past year...