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TEHRAN, DAY 16: BON JOVI TO THE RESCUE

Veteran poodle rockers Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora have teamed up with Iranian singer Andy Madadian for a version of the old Ben E. King classic Stand By Me, recorded as a gesture of solidarity with the freedom-loving people of Iran.

Meanwhile, an obscure U.S. website called the Huffington Post posits the ridiculous theory that photographs of attractive Iranian women might somehow be fueling Western media interest in events in Tehran. Pretty outlandish theory, but that’s the internet for you… Read the rest of this entry »