Author Archives: Janos Marton

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About Janos Marton

Janos Marton is a lawyer, advocate and writer.

Round of 256: Division P, Left Side

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Janos Marton

Votes due Friday, July 8th at 8 PM EST: This is my first post-Turkey post, and let me tell you, it’s going to be good to hear some quality music again.  Turkey is a lovely country, but you can only … Continue reading →

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Lawyers, Guns and Money: U.S. Supreme Court Threatens Campaign Finance Reform in NYC

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Janos Marton

By Janos Marton and Morgan Pehme Cross-posted at Huffington Post New York City’s campaign finance system, often lauded as the best in the nation, has a secret. It’s under attack. On the heels of last year’s devastating Citizens United decision … Continue reading →

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Round of 256: Division H, Right Side Results

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Janos Marton

A pretty ho-hum day over here- very few high scores, and only Otis emerged as a potential tournament threat.  In fact, no songs made the Wall of 10s. #2 Can’t Find My Way Home (Blind Faith) def.  #15 Teenage FBI … Continue reading →

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LTD Podcast with Brett Martin, Founder of Sonar

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Janos Marton

It’s time for another round of our  Living the Dream Weekly Podcast.  I interview Brett Martin, founder and CEO of Sonar, one of the hottest new apps in town. We discuss Sonar, the direction of social media, and the effect … Continue reading →

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Round of 256: Division H, Right Side

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Janos Marton

I am quite pleased to have posting duties for this bracket, as I dig pretty much all of these songs.  We have a good mix of energy and emotion on the eight tracks below, which you can listen to here. … Continue reading →

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Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Janos Marton

Every Tuesday we bring you questions from former Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings.  To get on Ken’s scoreboard, email him your answers at tuesdaytrivia@ken-jennings.com. As for posting the answers below- questions 1 through 6 are pretty easy to Google, but if you … Continue reading →

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Round of 256: Division G, Left Side Results

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Janos Marton

I am also late posting tonight, after a tough slog of a basketball game. What a wild set of matches.  Tens were being dished out like whoa , the DJ Roomba family dropped another carpet bomb, and a new championship … Continue reading →

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RIP: Clarence Clemons

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Janos Marton

 “When the change was made uptown and the Big Man joined the band…” -10th Avenue Freezeout Clarence Clemons, one of the key members of Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band, passed away six days after suffering a debilitating stroke.  He … Continue reading →

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Round of 256: Division G, Left Side

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Janos Marton

A lot of heavy hitters are lining up to bid for Division G.   In fact, the lineup looks like it could be an LTD Tournament (best rock song of all time) playlist.  Listen to it here, and vote by … Continue reading →

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Round of 256: Division E, Left Side Results

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Janos Marton

Ladies and gentlemen, we have a contender. Scroll below the fold and you’ll see that “Home” put up monster numbers, the likes of which we’ve seen before in our leading contenders from the LTD Tournament. #16 Classical Gas (Mason Williams) … Continue reading →

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