About the Author
Cyrus Farivar
سیروس فریور
English: [suh-ROOS FAR-ih-var]
Persian: [see-ROOS-eh fàr-ee-VÀR]
Freelance Technology Journalist
Freelance Radio Reporter/Producer
Author, "The Internet of Elsewhere"
cfarivar [at] cfarivar [dot] org
Current location: Oakland, CATwitter
Archive for November, 2006
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Good Riddance, Macaca.
Posted on November 9, 2006 | No Comments -
Farewell, Mr. Rumsfeld.
Posted on November 8, 2006 | 2 Comments -
Farewell, Mr. Rove.
Posted on November 8, 2006 | No CommentsHere’s the full list, via Daily Kos. Yes, and Mr. Seven-term Pombo (R-CA) from the 11th Congressional District of California lost! And the Macaca race is still up in the air, but Webb is barely ahead for now. And finally, in the most meaningless ballot... -
Rolling Stone: America’s Anchors
Posted on November 6, 2006 | No CommentsRolling Stone: Ben Karlin, Stewart’s thirty-five-year-old production partner who oversees both The Daily Show and The Colbert Report, says that “the biggest mistake people make is thinking that Jon and Stephen sit down before every show and say, ‘OK, how are we going to change... -
Upcoming Shows!
Posted on November 6, 2006 | No CommentsMy new favorite hip-hop group Blue Scholars are rockin’ the house at the Poleng Lounge ($8) in San Francisco on Thursday, November 30. My old favorite neo-swing band, Royal Crown Revue will be swingin’ like there’s no tomorrow at The Viper Room ($20) in Los... -
Saddam’s Sentencing
Posted on November 6, 2006 | No CommentsReuters: Saddam, 69, initially refused to stand when brought in to hear the verdict from Kurdish chief judge Raouf Abdul Rahman, at a quickfire, 45-minute hearing. When he did, shakily, with clear emotion, he yelled the defiant Arab battle cry “Allahu Akbar!” (God is Greatest)... -
BBC: Khatami labels US policy ‘a joke’
Posted on November 2, 2006 | 1 CommentSo that’s why this man is laughing, huh? Yes, former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami just did a big interview with the Beeb. Yeah, he said some pretty predictable stuff, but here’s the part that caught my attention: During the speech he also urged British Muslims...