Cyrus Farivar

I’m in Santa Monica for Thanksgiving until Sunday. If you’re around and want to hang out with me, drop me an email.

NPR: by Cyrus Farivar Weekend Edition Sunday, November 19, 2006 · Teens spend a lot of time playing video games, but that doesn’t have to mean they’re not getting enough exercise. A recently opened gym in Mountain View, Cali., is open only to teens and combines traditional gym equipment such as punching bags with electronic gaming activities, like virtual boxing, and body-controlled Xbox games.

I’ll have a piece on “Weekend Edition Sunday” this Sunday, which airs on the following times/stations: New York – 8-10 am Eastern – WNYC – 820 AM – www.wnyc.org Los Angeles – 5-10 am Pacific – KPCC – 89.3 FM – www.kpcc.opg Boston – 10 am-12 pm Eastern – WGBH – 89.7 FM – www.wgbh.org San Francisco – 5-10 am Pacific – KQED – 88.5 FM – www.kqed.org I’ll be on the last segment during the first hour, between the…

My editor at Foreign Policy, Mike Boyer, had this scathing comment on FP Passport today with regard to CNN Headline News‘ reaction to Congressman-elect Keith Ellison (D-MN), the first Muslim to be elected to our legislative body: When it comes to Rep.-elect Keith Ellison of Minnesota, CNN Headline News host Glenn Beck just isn’t sure. That’s because Ellison is Muslim, which Beck said made him “nervous.” Interviewing Ellison on Tuesday, Beck said he felt like questioning Ellison’s loyalty to America.…

In the tradition of the Internet mash-up, it’s only fitting that in response to the A’s departure to Fremont, two kids mixed two great Oakland traditions: ghost ridin’ the whip, and the A’s.

Here’s TWO more Borat-related Slate pieces: “Kazakh Like Me” “Suing Borat” Jeez guys, I think you’re running into record territory here.

Rich: well, didn’t you hear, speaker pelosi is going to infect congress with her SAN FRANCISCO VALUES David: awesome. pretty soon everyone in america will eat tacos and not hate gay people.

Well folks, you knew it was coming sooner or later — the first legal shots have been fired against Sacha Baron Cohen by those drunken frat guys in that RV ”to protect themselves from any additional and unnecessary embarrassment.” The Associated Press: The lawsuit claims that in October 2005, a production crew took the students to a bar to drink and ”loosen up” before participating in what they were told would be a documentary to be shown outside of the…