Shahs of Sunset

How Barbra Streisand's Manicure Made an Impact on My Life

Samira Asemanfar | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Style Advice, Reality TV, Nail Care, Manicures, Inner Beauty, Persian Culture, Barbra Streisand, Bravo, Beauty Advice, Pedicures, Shahs of Sunset, Style News

But there are those of us who end up learning the tools to turning this crazy fixation on beauty into more than just a mindless addiction. So, I went about my way starting Bellacures to tend to one's hands, feet and ultimately, heart.

Read Post

Reza Farahan Of 'Shahs Of Sunset': We're Luxurious, Not Terrorists

HuffingtonPost.com | Arti Patel | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Reza Farahan Shahs of Sunset, TV Canada, Video, Shahs of Sunset Season 1, Reza Farahan, Shahs of Sunset Season 2, Reza Farahan Interview, Shahs-of-Sunset-Aa-Rahmati, Shahs of Sunset Bravo, Shahs of Sunset Omni, Omni Tv, Shahs of Sunset, Shahs of Sunset Reza, TV News

They're rich, they're fabulous and ... they're Persian. In case you haven't heard of it, "Shahs Of Sunset" is a reality show that follows the glit...

Read Whole Story

Shahs of Sunset, Episode 6: Old Pals, New Episodes

Charlotte Safavi | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Iran, Ryan Seacrest, Reality TV, Entertainment, Tv, Bravo, Entertainment News, Shahs of Sunset, TV News

I was expecting the sixth episode and season finale of Shahs of Sunset to go out with an outrageous bang, but it didn't. Episode 6 was surprisingly low-key.

Read Post

'Shahs Of Sunset' Renewed For Season 2?

Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Video, Shashs of Sunset Gg, Bravo TV, Shahs of Sunset Season 2, Golnesa 'GG' Gharachedaghi, Bravo, Tv Replay, Shahs of Sunset, TV News

Bravo's freshman reality show "Shahs of Sunset" has been renewed for Season 2, according to star Golnesa "GG" Gharachedaghi. Appearing on "Good Day NY...

Read Whole Story

'Shahs Of Sunset' Finale: MJ Told She's Not Marriage Material

Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Video, Reality TV, Reza Farahan, Season Finale, Mercedes Mj Javid, Bravo, Tv Replay, Shahs of Sunset, TV News

After a short six-episode run, the first season of "Shahs of Sunset" (Sun., 10 p.m. ET on Bravo) came to a close. But Bravo didn't leave fans of the s...

Read Whole Story

Reza And MJ Preview 'Shahs Of Sunset' Finale

Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Reza Farahan Shahs of Sunset, TV Canada, Video, Reza Farahan, Shahs of Sunset Season Finale, Mercedes Javid, The View, Bravo, Tv Replay, Shahs of Sunset, TV News

In advance of the "Shahs of Sunset" season finale on Sunday night, Reza Farahan and Mercedes "MJ" Javid stopped by "The View" (weekdays on ABC) to ref...

Read Whole Story

Shahs of Sunset: Episode Five Taken With a Gulp of Wine

Charlotte Safavi | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Reality TV, Iranian American Culture, Entertainment, Bravo TV, Entertainment News, Shahs of Sunset, Shahs of Sunset Recap, Shahs of Sunset Episode Recap, Entertainment News

It turns out that episode five of "The Shahs of Great Neck" was a bit of a tearjerker... the episode's main plot followed the lead actor's quest to unravel the Gordian knot of his nuclear family.

Read Post

The Disbelief in Our Beliefs

Shekardaneh Barkhordar | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Reza Farahan Shahs of Sunset, Shahs of Sunset Bravo, Shahs of Sunset Show, Shahs of Sunset, Interfaith Marriage, Interfaith Relationships, Los Angeles News

To me, dating and relationships are all about being able to learn; not only from the other person, but also about myself. I want to be able to get to the point where we can join as one, but still maintain our individualism.

Read Post

'Shahs Of Sunset': Reza's Family Torn Apart By Religion

Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Video, Tv Replay, Shahs of Sunset, TV News

Reza can often be seen cracking jokes and acting outrageous on "Shahs of Sunset" (Sun., 10 p.m. ET on Bravo), but he showed a more vulnerable side thi...

Read Whole Story

Shahs of Sunset: Episode 4's New Lows

Charlotte Safavi | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Reality Television, Reality TV, Entertainment, Bravo TV, American Iran Culture, Shahs of Sunset Bravo, Iran, Entertainment News, Iran News, Shahs of Sunset, TV News

First, GG looked like an ugly duckling in that ridiculous outfit, no swansong here. Second, no self-respecting Persian party for adults starts in daylight at 7:00 p.m.

Read Post

The Shahs of Seacrest

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 03.30.2012

Read More: Iranian American, Shahs of Sunset, Iranian, Persian American, Persian, Iran, Ryan Seacrest, Reality Television, Reality TV, Bravo TV, Shahs of Sunset Bravo, Bravo, TV Canada, Entertainment News

Iranian Americans now know what Italian Americans felt when Jersey Shore hit the scene. Ryan Seacrest has compiled a less-than-impressive sample of one of America's most highly educated and financially successful minorities, to showcase the cosmetically-altered soul of Tehrangeles.

Read Post

Shahs of Sunset: Episode 3 With a Nugget From Episode 1

Charlotte Safavi | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Jews, Reality Television, Iran, Reality TV, Muslims, Bravo TV, Entertainment, Iran News, Shahs of Sunset Bravo, Entertainment News, American Iran Culture, Shahs of Sunset, Twitter, Facebook, Social Media, Israel, TV News

They are friends. I love this, I really do, because, believe it or not, Iranians of different cultural backgrounds do get along... and despite the current political situation and its bigoted notions, they mostly have over the centuries Iran has been around.

Read Post

'Shahs Of Sunset': Asa Explains Her Creation, Diamond Water

Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Diamond Water, Reality TV, Video, Jewish, Persian Culture, Bravo, Tv Replay, Shahs of Sunset, TV News

As "Shahs of Sunset" (Sun., 10 p.m. ET on Bravo) continues, fans are starting to gain a better understanding of the complexities of these characters. ...

Read Whole Story

Shahs of Sunset: Episode 2 and Counting

Charlotte Safavi | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Reality Television, Reality TV, Shahs of Sunset Bravo, Iran News, Shahs of Sunset, A Separation, Academy Awards, American Iran Culture, Bravo TV, TV News

This week I watched two very different Iranian worlds depicted in the powerful medium of film: one reality meticulously masked as fiction, one semi-fiction frivolously packaged as reality.

Read Post

Shahs of Sunset: The Real Dish on Episode One

Charlotte Safavi | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Reality Television, Reality TV, Bravo, Shahs of Sunset Bravo, Iran Culture, Bravo Shahs of Sunset, Shahs of Sunset, Entertainment News

I'm sad to say, Shahs of Sunset is good PR, given how misunderstood Iranian culture still is in the States.

Read Post

Why 'Shahs Of Sunset' Goes Way Too Far

Kia Makarechi | Posted 05.19.2012

Read More: Reality Television, Video, Shahs of Sunset Iranian American Reaction, Iranian-Americans, Shahs of Sunset Review, Reality-Tv, Ryan Seacrest, Shahs of Sunset, Entertainment News

When family members and others first implored me to write a piece denouncing "Shahs," I resisted. There was little to say, I told them, that hadn't been said by countless other Iranian-Americans at media outlets large and small. The show trades on stereotypes like a cheap trick, sure, but isn't that the case with all reality television?

Read Post

'The Bachelor' Gloves And More Worst (& Best) TV Looks

The Huffington Post | Maggie Furlong | Posted 03.16.2012

Read More: TV Canada, The Middle, The Bachelor, Pretty Little Liars, The Voice, Up All Night, Slidewide, American Idol, Touch, Shahs of Sunset, Video, Maggie Furlong, TV News

Fashionistas everywhere get style inspiration from their TVs, and this week offered a lot of looks worth chewing on ... and a few that should just be ...

Read Whole Story

'Shahs Of Sunset' Recap: Spoiled Chihuahuas & A Tiger

HuffingtonPost.com | Anna Almendrala | Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: Shahs of Sunset Reza Farahan, Video, Tehrangeles Shahs of Sunset, Shahs of Sunset Ryan Seacrest, Bravo Shahs of Sunset, Shahs of Sunset, Shahs of Sunset Asa Rahmati, Los Angeles News

Bravo television has the market cornered when it comes to delightfully tacky displays of ostentatious wealth, and Sunday night's premiere of "Shahs of...

Read Whole Story

Reza Farahan Of 'Shahs Of Sunset' Shares Celeb Crush

Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Video, NeNe Leakes, Reza Farahan, Andy Cohen, Watch What Happens Live, Tv Replay, Bravo, Shahs of Sunset, Reality-Free, TV News

Reza Farahan is either on the cusp of becoming a breakout star for his role on Bravo's new reality series "Shahs of Sunset," or a footnote in the hist...

Read Whole Story

'Shahs Of Sunset': Meet The Outrageous GG

Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Gg, Video, Reality TV, Reza, Iranian Revolution, Series-Premiere, Bravo, Tv Replay, Shahs of Sunset, Persians, Iranians, TV News

Bravo's latest reality series, "Shahs of Sunset" (Sun., 10 p.m. EST On Bravo), bears a close resemblance to the network's "Real Housewives" franchise,...

Read Whole Story

Gay Iranian Stars In Bravo's 'Shahs Of Sunset'

AP | LYNN ELBER | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Reality Television, Reza Farahan Shahs of Sunset, Lgbt, Reality TV, Gay Iranians, Reza Farahan, Gay-Iranian-American, Bravo, Gay, Reza Farahan Gay, Shahs of Sunset, Gay Voices News

LOS ANGELES — Reality TV's life lessons tend to be at least as synthetic as the shows themselves. Say you were intrigued by Snooki's problem-so...

Read Whole Story

Ryan Seacrest and the Shahs of Sunset

Gina Nahai | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: Reality TV, Ryan Seacrest, Shahs of Sunset, Bravo Reality Shows, Reality Shows, Shas of Sunset Tv Show, Shas of Sunset Bravo, Shas of Sunset Show, TV News

What offends me so much about Shahs of Sunset is not that it reflects a reality that may be difficult to acknowledge; it's that it makes such an obvious effort to cast its characters in the worst possible light.

Read Post

Kathy Griffin Gets Weekly Talk Show

Posted 03.08.2012

Read More: Around the World in 80 Plates, Jeff Lewis, Kandi Burruss, Glee, Canada Tv, Kathy Griffin, Inside the Actors Studio, Bethenny Ever After, Million Dollar Listing LA, Bethenny Frankel, Lori Zaslow, LLove Broker, George Clooney, Curtis Stone, The Millionaire Matchmaker, Shahs of Sunset, Interior Therapy With Jeff Lewis, TV Canada, Video, Pregnant in Heels, Patti Stanger, Tabatha Coffey, Million Dollar Listing New York, Tabatha Takes Over, Kim Zolciak, Cat Cora, Bravo, Kroy Biermann, Rosie Pope, Kristin Banta, TV News

Bravo is bringing old favorites back with new series this year. The network announced more details about seven new series and two new specials for its...

Read Whole Story

'Shahs Of Sunset' To Be 'Jersey Shore' For Persian-Americans

Posted 09.19.2011

Read More: Bravo Channel, Persian Community, Ryan Seacrest, Los Angeles Reality Show, Los Angeles Persian Community, Shahs of Sunset, Iranian Community, Andy Cohen, Los Angeles News

Soon the entire nation will know about "Tehrangeles," the tight-knit and stereotypically wealthy Persian-American community of Los Angeles. Ryan S...

Read Whole Story