Author: Nora Panahi
Nora is an Iranian-American, Buddhist-Muslim, Boston-based stand-up comic with great hair and a 2011 white Toyota Yaris with crank windows. She has been called the c-word by at least three men and she totally deserved it.
Posted in LIFESTYLE
Oral Surgery and Other Things I Miss From Life Before the Pandemic
Life today sure looks different than life just a few months ago. The ways in which we work, socialize, and view the world around us…
Posted in LIFESTYLE
I Don’t Have Impostor Syndrome, I’m Just Bad at My Job
Over the past year or so, there’s been an uptick in people talking about Impostor Syndrome, a condition defined by Google dot com as “the…
Posted in ENTERTAINMENT
Men Make Movies About War So They Don’t Have to Cast Women
Let me preface this by saying I haven’t seen 1917, and I don’t want to. A tweet by comedian Joel Kim Booster summarizes what I…
Wikipedia Adds “Problematic Shit” Section to All Celebrity Bios
In the age of cancel culture and the #MeToo movement, it can be hard to keep track of which celebrities you’re allowed to like on…
Stop Writing Movies About Gay Singers and Just Come up with Some Gay Characters Already!
Dear Hollywood, I really liked both of your big gay movies this year. Bohemian Rhapsody spoke to me specifically as a bisexual Persian with a…
