Cyrus Farivar

For those of you who don’t know who he is, he’s done a great series in The Atlantic over the past few weeks. He’s appearing at a Cody’s Books event on Tuesday, Feb. 7: BERNARD-HENRI LÉVY tracks AMERICAN VERTIGO: Traveling America in the Footsteps of Tocqueville. For the past year celebrated philosopher and journalist Bernard-Henri Lévy has been traveling in the tracks of another Frenchman, Alexis de Tocqueville, who in 1831 wrote what remains the most influential book about America,…

My server apparently has been on the fritz for the last few days. Hopefully resolved now.

Ok, so I’m proctoring some Columbia J-School exams. One of the questions is to name all five parts of the First Amendement of the Constitution of the United States. Who’s up to the challenge? Leave your answers in comments. Check your answers here.

Osama bin Laden’s new album “More Attacks Forthcoming” on the iTunes Music Store! [Courtesy The Daily Show with Jon Stewart; January 19, 2006]

My Corolla has finally bit the dust. So I’m looking for a Toyota Corolla (or something similar) with under 100,000 miles on it for $5,000 or less. If you find one in the area, let me know. My mechanic is in Berkeley, so in the nabe is preferable.

Today is one of those days as portrayed in the picture above. I just came back from climbing with Bhu in the City — and man oh man, is it clear today. Absolutely gorgeous. Although I’m dead from climbing, I feel like biking a bit today. I’ll head up the hill to my grandparents’ house instead of driving, which I couldn’t do anyway because my alternator is busted. But I won’t let that keep me down.

First Look: GarageBand 3 by Cyrus Farivar Podcasting may be a great way to make your voice heard, but no one would call the process of recording, editing, and posting a podcast simple. Consider blogging for a moment—at its essence, all that activity requires is launching blog software, typing, and posting. In contrast, creating a podcast is a multi-step process that involves some know-how. Even those of us who podcast regularly would welcome a way to simplify the whole process.…

So I just found out from my co-worker, Jim Galbraith, about the SF Indie Fest 2006, an indie film festival coming up right here in the City by the Bay. First, the SF Lebowski Festival ! Fuckin’ A, Dude! On Feb. 4 at ArtSF! The Third Annual Big Lebowski Party takes place Saturday, Feb. 4 at ArtSF. The party starts at 9p and lasts till they kick us out. Come dressed as your favorite Lebowski character! Free admission with any…

This is my first attempt at any musical composition. It melds the incredible auctioneering skills of Dan Skeels, the 2004 World Livestock Auctioneering Champion with the most awesome sounds of my buddy Nick Freilich, aka Epicte the Elemental. Dan Skeels vs. Epicte the Elemental – Sold ‘Em Way Up High At 1200 (2:21 – 160 kbps – 2.8 MB) And yes, that is a real picture of Mr. Skeels.

This is from the blog of Marie Javins, an American living for three months in Kuwait as an illustrator, who a few years ago did a World Tour. The Scene: Four employees of an unnamed publishing company are in a small office on the 28th floor of a high-rise in downtown Kuwait. The lovely, youthful Lebanese translator is working on translating a panel in an unspecificed comic. She looks up at the Indian copywriter, a young man with a slightly…