Cyrus Farivar

Iranian opposition leader Mir-Hossein Mousavi was interviewed by reformist website Kalame earlier this week, which was translated by Khordad88, and included this notable quote that likely will be championed by the blogosphere. I’m still unconvinced as to how much long-term difference all of the reformists’ online activity will make (remember, we’re coming up on eight months of Ahmadinejad’s second term), but it’s still interesting nonetheless. The caption on the above image reads: “We will make the 22nd of Bahman, 1388…

Ok public radio fans and Ira Glass groupies, the good peoples at PRX gave me a new promo code for the brand spankin’ new This American Life iPhone app. So, contest time! Here’s the deal. Write me a TAL-themed haiku, referencing your favorite episodes, Ira himself, or anything related to the show. I’ll pick my favorite one, and will give a promo code for a free download (a $3 value) for the new app. Deadline: Friday, February 5, 2010, 5…

I’m a little behind on keeping up with my own work these days. I’ve been busy with getting ready for Germany, a book deadline and some personal issues lately. That said, I’m tearing things up north of the border. I was interviewed by the ever tenacious Jesse Brown on Search Engine to talk about my recent visit to Washington, D.C. to attend Secretary Clinton’s speech on Internet Freedom. You can check out that interview here. I’m also on CBC Spark…

So after my last Taco Truck Tour, the good peoples at Oaklandish and the East Bay Bicycle Coalition connected with me and wanted to put together a sort of “best-of” taco truck ride for those who didn’t make it the other times, along with some new ones. And they even made this sweet art for it, too! I apologize in advance for not organizing one in December (holidays), nor January (work). But I hope I can make up for it,…

by Cyrus Farivar After seemingly endless weeks of rumors, Apple finally released its tablet computer, calling it the iPad. The device, which will sell worldwide at a starting price of $499 (€356.65) later this year, represents something in between the company’s extraordinarily popular iPhones and its line of laptops. “If there’s going to be a third category of device, it’s going to have to be better at these kinds of tasks than a laptop or a smartphone; otherwise it has…

Ich bin Cyrus Farivar, und ich bin 28 Jahre alt. Ich komme aus Santa Monica, in der Nähe von Los Angeles. Ich wohne in Oakland, aber im nächsten Monat, ich wohne in Bonn. Ich bin radiojournalist für Deutsche Welle English. In die Universität von Californien, Berkeley, studierte ich Politikeconomie. Jetzt studiere ich Deutsch und Persisch. Ich bin optimistisch, exzentrisch, und freundlich. Mein Hobbys sind Essen, Kochen und Reisen. Zeitunglesen im Internet, Internetsurfen und Sprachenlernen mir Spaß. Haben Sie Fragen? 🙂

As I alluded to earlier, after much discussion between Bex and I, we’ve decide to bump our move to Bonn up by about three months, which means we’re leaving our beloved Bay Area in about four weeks. The reason? Largely so that we can take part in intensive German classes prior to our starting work — me at Deutsche Welle English and her, hopefully at the University of Bonn. Since mid-December we’ve been taking private courses with Frau Dr. Marion…

Dear Friends, My piece on Secretary of State Hilary Clinton’s speech on Internet freedom is airing today. (Thanks again to Wayan Vota, Clark Boyd, my cousin Nena do Nascimento, Austin Heap and Dan Colascione for making this trip possible!) It will be available on any of these stations (and their Internet streams): NYC – 3 pm Eastern – WNYC – 820 AM – www.wnyc.org Washington, DC – 8 pm Eastern – WAMU – 88.5 FM – www.wamu.org Los Angeles –…

Dear Friends, I’ve been informed that my piece on Google’s new policy towards China will be airing today. It will be available on any of these stations (and their Internet streams): NYC – 3 pm Eastern – WNYC – 820 AM – www.wnyc.org Washington, DC – 8 pm Eastern – WAMU – 88.5 FM – www.wamu.org Los Angeles – 12 pm Pacific – KPCC – 89.3 FM – www.kpcc.opg Boston – 4 pm Eastern – WGBH – 89.7 FM –…

I’m a few days behind on this one, but FP Passport has a link to a new announcement for a new application that “will allow users in Iran to download and send content to [Voice of America]’s Persian News Network with their iPhones.” I don’t really have much to add beyond what David Kenner aptly wrote: I’m sure that this initiative was begun with the best of intentions. However, there’s only one problem — oh, who am I kidding, there…