Cyrus Farivar

Keyes, a former diplomat and talk-show host, accused Obama, a state senator and college lecturer, of “breathtaking naivete” by criticizing the Iraq war. Obama said Keyes resorted to “overblown rhetoric” in his frequent criticisms of homosexuals and women who get abortions. Keyes said Obama displayed “ignorance” in his knowledge of the Constitution. Obama pointed out that he teaches constitutional law at the University of Chicago and accused Keyes of frequently making inaccurate statements. The two even argued over whether Keyes…

Or is this the first NYT article that when it appeared online contains an external link — as opposed to stories such as this one, which have internal links about political figures?

As I was browsing the world of LJ for the purposes of this research article I came across a journal that I read nonchalantly and somewhat cynically until I came across this entry: Òi love bread. good, fresh, bread.Ó I dropped the telephone no less than four times in my panicked attempt to mash the keypad and call someone, anyone, and tell them about this É this É I just donÕt know. After recovering from a six-week coma, I delved…

But I’ve been really busy with working on a piece for The New York Times (!!!) that I just finished tonight. Should be appearing next Thursday. Keep an eye out. Just got to finish up some minor things and head to bed. But first, a couple of really tragic and really cool stories (courtesy Aaron): A 21-year-old college student died Thursday of a head injury after a clash between police and a crowd of Red Sox fans who poured into…

It was actually happening. The nerd was kissing the homecoming queen. Paper was beating scissors; scissors were beating rock. Charlie Brown was kicking the football. The Red Sox were beating the Yankees for the American League pennant. [“Red Sox’ Anguish and Yankees’ Mystique and Aura Dissolve in Game 7” by Tyler Kepner, The New York Times, October 21 2004]

One congressman — the Hungarian-born Tom Lantos, a Democrat from California and the only Holocaust survivor in Congress — mentioned that the Scandinavian countries were viewed more positively. Lantos went on to describe for the president how the Swedish Army might be an ideal candidate to anchor a small peacekeeping force on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Sweden has a well-trained force of about 25,000. The president looked at him appraisingly, several people in the room recall. ”I…

So I’m listening to a story about Ousmane Sembène, and his new film coming out this weekend called Moolaadé on NPR and they’re doing two things that really bother me: – First, they keep called him sem-BANE, and not sem-BEN. Argh. – Second, they perpetuate the stereotype of “African” issues — he’s referred to as an “African” director, and talks about the reactions of “African” people, and not once during the interview do they mention that he’s from Senegal. C’mon…

Pickers to Vintners: A Mexican-American Saga (New York Times, October 17 2004) Living la vida vino ÁQue rico! More winemakers of Mexican heritage are making their mark on the wine world (The San Francisco Chronicle, October 7 2004) I feel like the Chronicle did something like this about a year ago, but I can’t find where. Gordon Thomas, this author/journalist living in Ireland, has written an article in El Mundo (Spain) saying that Bin Laden is in China, and that…

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UNITED NATIONS – The United States has refused to join 85 other heads of state and government in signing a statement that endorsed a 10-year-old U.N. plan to ensure every woman’s right to education, health care, and choice about having children. President Bush (news – web sites)’s administration withheld its signature because the statement included a reference to “sexual rights.” U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Kelly Ryan wrote to organizers of the statement that that the United States was…