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Author Archives: Janos Marton
The Corruption of Power: Lord of the Rings and the Civil Rights Movement
Few groups of people have shaken the American status quo like the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC- pronounced “Snick”). These college-age activists, mostly black and mostly southern, launched the sit-in movement and the Freedom Rides. The sit-in movement involved thousands … Continue reading
Posted in History, Miscellaneous
Tagged Andrew Goodman, Bob Moses, Freedom Rides, James Chaney, Jerry Mitchell, Lord of the Rings, Mickey Schwerner, SNCC, Wesley Hogan
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Who Dat?
“Who Dat?” (1937) Who dat up there / who’s dat down there Who dat up there / who dat well down there Who’s dat up there / sayin’ who’s dat down there When I see you up there / well … Continue reading
Could This Really Be The End? The Quest for 50 (Part II)
(Click here to read Part I of Janos’s quest to party in all fifty states) The drive from Biloxi to New Orleans on I-10 has long been my second favorite stretch highway, after the other-worldly Denver-Las Vegas connection. It is … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Great American Road Trip
Tagged Bicycle Shop, Haley's, HopJacks, Memphis Blues Again, Mobile
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Show Me the Way to the Next Whiskey Bar: The Quest for 50 (Part 1)
(The following is the first of several forthcoming pieces about trip to the Gulf Coast this winter) The open road has always been home. Even compiling insurance receivership statutes for a fifty-state survey can make me nostalgic. When I coast … Continue reading
Adrock Presents His World Cup Tournament
Few voters were more reliable during this year’s tournaments than Adrock of Mass., who has also held many personal music tournaments of his own since rooming with me freshman year of college. This is his first crack at a World … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Music Tournament
Tagged Adrock, Blind Guardian, Personal Music Tournament, World Cup
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The 2013 Mayor’s Race and Google Trends
At a holiday party tonight for Untapped, journalist Sheila Marikar introduced me to Google Trends, a program that could dramatically shake up journalism and politics. The journalism buzz is that Google already so dominates the information landscape that if it … Continue reading
Posted in Political ramblings
Tagged 2013 Mayors Race, Christine Quinn, Ed Koch, Google Trends, John Liu, Ray Kelly, Sheila Marikar, Untapped Cities
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How to hold your own World Cup Music Tournament
With LTD taking a break from large-scale music tournaments this winter, now is the perfect time to host your own personal tournament, and there’s no better personal music tournament format than the World Cup. Just as in soccer, 32 … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Music Tournament
Tagged Living the Dream, Personal Music Tournament, World Cup
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We Have A Winner!
The 2011 Covers Tournament Champion is…. “With a Little Help From My Friends” by Joe Cocker, covering the Beatles. He defeated “Valerie”, an Amy Winehouse and Mark Ronson cover of the Zutons hit, 161.2-147.65, with 10s from ChrisRoomba and Midnight … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Music Tournament
Tagged Best Cover, Joe Cocker, Living the Dream, Music Tournament
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Covers Tournament Finals!!
This holiday weekend our third music tournament in 12 months comes to a close, with #5 With A Little Help From My Friends (Joe Cocker) taking on #2 Valerie (Amy Winehouse and Mark Ronson) for the distinguished title of “Best … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Music Tournament
Tagged Amy Winehouse, Best Cover of All Time, Grooveshark, Joe Cocker, Living the Dream, mark ronson
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