https://ideapod.com Expanding Minds, One Idea at a Time Mon, 24 Jul 2023 17:37:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 https://ideapod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-Ideapod-favicon-32x32.png https://ideapod.com 32 32 https://ideapod.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-guidance-patrol-iran-morality-police/ https://ideapod.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-guidance-patrol-iran-morality-police/#respond Sun, 23 Jul 2023 14:00:48 +0000 https://ideapod.com/?p=176007 On Monday, July 17, it was reported by media outlets all over the world that the morality police in Iran had returned to the streets.  This branch of the Islamic Republic’s police force had seemingly for the most part been pulled back after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini last September.  The regime’s authorities announced […]]]> https://ideapod.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-guidance-patrol-iran-morality-police/feed/ 0 https://ideapod.com/why-are-hollywood-workers-striking-and-how-will-it-impact-the-industry/ https://ideapod.com/why-are-hollywood-workers-striking-and-how-will-it-impact-the-industry/#respond Thu, 20 Jul 2023 14:00:21 +0000 https://ideapod.com/?p=175596 The writer’s strike that has been happening in Hollywood since May 2 has officially become the writer and actor strike, and it’s become one of the biggest Hollywood strikes in history. 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