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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"
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Archive for November, 2006
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“I . . . fully support my countrymen’s decision to sue this Jew.”
Posted on November 10, 2006 | No CommentsWell folks, you knew it was coming sooner or later — the first legal shots have been fired against Sacha Baron Cohen by those drunken frat guys in that RV ”to protect themselves from any additional and unnecessary embarrassment.” The Associated Press: The lawsuit claims... -
Good Riddance, Macaca.
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Farewell, Mr. Rumsfeld.
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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)... -
Slate’s fifth Borat article du jour
Posted on November 3, 2006 | No CommentsSlate decided that four Borat-related articles wasn’t quite enough, so here’s (no joke), No. 5: “The Real Kazakhstan: What does Borat get right and wrong about his native land?” Best line? Borat claims that traditional Kazakh wine is made from fermented horse urine. I have... -
I’m going to see Borat tonight!
Posted on November 3, 2006 | 1 CommentI love how Slate has not one, but FOUR articles about Borat up right now. “Borat Owes Me 97 Dollars: How Sacha Baron Cohen is Jewish vaudeville.” “Not Very Nice: The Borat movie: They botched the joke.” “America Undercover: Sacha Baron Cohen’s disturbing, ingenious Borat.”... -
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...
