Kianoosh Hashemzadeh
The Weather Ahead
By Kianoosh HashemzadehSo far 2011 has been host to an unnerving sequence of black swan events. We have witnessed revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt, the Gaddafi regimes assault on its own people, and a horrific earthquake that rocked Japan and set into motion a gruesome nuclear crisis.
Makeshift Metropolis
By Kianoosh HashemzadehAlthough New Yorkers often lament the inhospitable conditions that inevitably go along with living in North Americas most populated city, they all seem to secretly share the belief that the way of the life the city offers24-hour public transportation, walkable morning commutes, and an alluring cityscape of Art Deco buildings, handsome brownstones, and contemporary buildingsis the best way to live.