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 May, 2007
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“Africa’s Storied Colleges, Jammed and Crumbling”
Posted on May 19, 2007 | 1 CommentThere’s a fantastic piece in today’s Times about the sad, sorry state of universities in Africa, and particularly, Senegal: Africa’s best universities, the grand institutions that educated a revolutionary generation of nation builders and statesmen, doctors and engineers, writers and intellectuals, are collapsing. It is... -
May 8 Debate – The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Posted on May 18, 2007 | No CommentsI realize that I’m probably the only person among my peer group who watches/listens to The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer even on a semi-occasional basis. Basically, my radio is either tuned to KQED or KALX, or I’m listening to music via CD/iPod. So that means... -
First train in over 50 years crosses Korean DMZ
Posted on May 17, 2007 | No CommentsI’d heard some people talk about train links between North and South Korea when I was there last month, and now, it’s finally happened. For the first time since the Korean War that a train has crossed the DMZ. Yes, it’s historic and emotional and... -
How to find Paul Wolfowitz’ home address
Posted on May 16, 2007 | 7 CommentsI just found Paul Wolfowitz’ home address using Google. The New York Times just published the above picture of Paul Wolfowitz coming out of his Chevy Chase, Md., home. The street address, 7104, is clearly visible. So, as an experiment, I typed in 7104 chevy... -
Pitches That Worked: The Economist
Posted on May 16, 2007 | No CommentsI’m in a featured article on MediaBistro today — that’s a journalism industry site. The piece is meant as a helpful guide for struggling freelancers (like me), as to how to get published in big, brand-name magazines. Unfortunately, MediaBistro puts their good stuff behind a... -
California transportation woes
Posted on May 15, 2007 | 2 CommentsOn his blog, Daniel Hernandez notes that there have been a couple really neat proposals for a proper subway system for LA. The first one, designed by Numan Parada, would put a subway stop at 26th and Wilshire, about 2 blocks from my parents’ house.... -
“All Over You Like Egg In a Bowl of Bibimbap!”
Posted on May 12, 2007 | No CommentsOh man — what could be better than Stephen Colbert singing a mock Korean pop song (Ã la Rain)? Exactly. [via Metropolitician] -
Journalists outsourced to India
Posted on May 11, 2007 | No CommentsMost journalists take comfort in the fact that their jobs can’t be outsourced — that is, until they are. FP Passport: What do you do if you are a struggling website peddling local Pasadena, Ca., news, but can’t afford to hire more U.S. reporters? Outsource... -
Space!
Posted on May 9, 2007 | 1 CommentI’ve just gotten a new gig as a space blogger for Wired News‘ blog: Wired Science. My first post can be found here. Occasionally I get to do longer articles that show up in the blog, like this one: A team of astronomers has created... -
Trader Joe’s in Oakland!
Posted on May 7, 2007 | No CommentsZOMG! It’s official! My life is now complete — TJ’s is moving in to the old Albertson’s location on College Ave., opposite Zachary’s, just north of the BART station! That means that there’s a TJ’s within a 15 minute walk of my house. SWEET!
