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: Bonn, GermanyTwitter
New York City Archive
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July 15 in NYC: Iran: A Conversation About the Elections, Protest and the Future
Posted on July 7, 2009 | 1 CommentPEN American Center, The New York Review of Books and 92nd Street Y Unterberg Poetry Center present: Iran: A Conversation About the Elections, Protest and the Future With Shaul Bakhash, Roger Cohen, Haleh Esfandiari, and Karim Sadjadpour [Note: Karim Sadjadpour is my cousin!] Wednesday, July... -
The New Yorker Festival — Rushdie, Pamuk and Packer! Oh my!
Posted on September 14, 2007 | No CommentsOn October 5, 2007, there are two fantastic discussions going on in New York for The New Yorker Festival. Fortunately I don’t have to choose between them as I can’t make it to either of them, but if you’re in the tri-state area, you definitely... -
Photos from New York
Posted on June 13, 2007 | 2 CommentsBecky and I just got back from a week-long trip to New York. Here are a few highlights: -
Cyrus Jumping, Brooklyn
Posted on June 12, 2007 | 3 Comments -
I’m in NYC!
Posted on June 7, 2007 | 2 CommentsUntil Tuesday. I’m holding court for drinks on Friday night, which is the best time to see me. Email me if you want to join us. -
C’mon NYT, you can do better than that
Posted on April 22, 2007 | No CommentsThe Grey Lady has just published a piece, in the Fashion section no less, about how (shocker!) people in hipster Brooklyn drink Fair Trade (omg!) coffee! No freakin’ way! Seriously guys, was it that much of a slow news day? Amid the wine bars and... -
Cops seek torturer of Ivy League grad student
Posted on April 19, 2007 | No CommentsAP: NEW YORK (AP) — It was an ordeal that lasted 19 hours. In that span, a man bound a Columbia University graduate student in her apartment, raped her, doused her with hot water and bleach, slit her eyelids and finally set a fire before... -
Dave Cuomo plays two nights in the Bay Area!
Posted on October 16, 2006 | No CommentsWhen I lived in New York, I was invited to get cheap drinks and attend some great live music once a week at The Underground Lounge by my good buddy and Columbia cohort Jennifer Weiss. She had a regular gig rockin’ the back room on... -
Sam Gustin on Google
Posted on September 19, 2006 | No CommentsA Columbia cohort of mine, Sam Gustin, has just penned a sweet article for The Village Voice on Google’s plans to expand in the Big Apple: For the time being, by installing itself above Chelsea’s broadband “fiber highway” at 111 Eighth Avenue, St. Arnaud explained,... -
It’s a sad day for the NYC culinary world
Posted on January 5, 2006 | No CommentsNYT says that the 2nd Ave. Deli in the East Village may have to close forever. That’s really sad, and while no, I don’t live in NYC anymore, it’s sad to see one of my favorite joints gone. I made it there a few times...
