Rich Kids
A History of Shopping Malls in Tehran
By Carole Di Tosti
Except for economically socialized countries like Sweden, Norway and others, the chasm between the rich and poor is increasing globally. This is particularly felt in Iran where the sanctions by the West and the resulting black-market wealth of the Revolutionary Guard have exacerbated culture clashes between the wealthy, middle class, and lower class.
In Rich Kids: A History of Shopping Malls in Tehran, one of the online offerings of the Public Theater’s Under the Radar Festival 2021, playwright Javaad Alipoor posits a profound historical and philosophical perspective of the dynamics of the Iranian society’s wealth gap through the lens of the past. He does this combining streaming digital theater and a live Instagram feed. The production is being livestreamed through 17 January 2021. Following each performance is a talkback on Zoom.
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The Public Theater kicks off its 17th annual Under the Radar Festival January 6, running through January 17. The free programming features a mix of artists, including 600 HIGHWAYMEN, Javaad Alipoor, Inua Ellams, Trinidad González, Alicia Hall Moran, Piehole, and Whitney White and Peter Mark Kendall.
Curated by UTR Festival Director Mark Russell, this yearâs lineup includes digital live streams and on-demand performances, as well as the return of the Under the Radar Symposium: A Creative Summit January 7, a half-day event featuring conversations and panels.
Check out a full list of programming for the Under the Radar Festival below or visit PublicTheater.org for more information and tickets.
Very wealthy users have been celebrating Christmas in a suitably lavish fashion
Series of snaps include everything from private planes to pricey designer gifts
Rich kids around the world have shown Instagram how they are celebrating the festive season with snaps of their extravagant gifts, private jets and holidays.
While some have opted for costly stays in exclusive ski resorts high up in the Russian mountains, others have escaped the cold all together and chosen lavish beach holidays in the Maldives.
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Whether they are travelling miles in expensive supercars to lounging at home in designer knitwear, these wealthy Instagram users are spending their holidays in suitably flashy fashion.
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At first glance, Doncaster, England native Yungblud has all the makings of a rock star. Twenty-three-year-old Dominic Harrison looks like an approachable yet high-fashion weirdo, using the magnetic appeal of pop-punk to speak to the troubles of an anxious generation. His first album, 2018âs
21st Century Liability (which followed a brief stint on the Disney Channel), employed the Twenty One Pilots model of using hip-hop elements to discuss mental health in varying shades of cynicism. But it was an energetic debut delivered with exhilarating recalcitrance, and Yungblud began amassing a loyal following that calls itself the Black Hearts Club (or BHC for short). His second album,