Author Archives: Janos Marton

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About Janos Marton

Janos Marton is a lawyer, advocate and writer.

Maps, They Don’t Love You Like I Love You

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Janos Marton

Was recently turned on to this pretty rad map of the world, which uses the etymological names of countries, continents and bodies of water.            

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Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Janos Marton

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

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Peoples’ Choice Tournament: Play-in Day 2

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Janos Marton

*(Peeps, please use this version of Captain Jack Sparrow. It seems there’s an issue with the Grooveshark version.) Folks, with Guillermo detained on the lonely forest highways, I’m gonna throw up a quick Memorial Day tournament showdown.  It’s the second … Continue reading →

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Tough Times for Amsterdam

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Janos Marton

If you’ve done any serious living of the dream, you’ve probably been to Amsterdam.   The city is filled with scenic canals, cool museums, and fit bikers peddling their way around town.  That’s why someone like my mother loved visiting.  It … Continue reading →

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Awesome People Hanging Out

Posted on May 29, 2011 by Janos Marton

Thank you to LTD reader/voter Grant Rafter, who passed along a sweet site called Awesome People Hanging Out Together. Behold a cascade of photos and videos of legends chilling out.

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An Alien Podcast with Crispus Knight

Posted on May 28, 2011 by Janos Marton

We’ve all thought about aliens before.   Have they been visiting the earth for thousands of years? What are their intentions? How would  they get here?  And if they don’t exist, how can we explain some of the crazy things happening … Continue reading →

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Sonar: A Hang Out Revolution?

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Janos Marton

Cheers to Ocean City legend Brett Martin, who made a big splash yesterday at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference in New York.    Brett’s been working on an app called Sonar, which allows you to identify social media attributes of strangers in … Continue reading →

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Ken Jennings Weekly Trivia

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Janos Marton

This is our second week bringing you Ken Jennings’ Weekly Trivia.  Last week, we though Kate M. nailed question 7 when she answered that Captain Ahab, Bilbo Baggins, Mother Courage, Huck Finn, Ethan Frome, Sherlock Holmes, Lord Jim, Philip Marlowe, … Continue reading →

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Talkin’ Trafficking with Lauren Burke

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Janos Marton

Living the Dream tackled serious issues for the first time tonight (Guillermo’s Zombie book review notwithstanding), diving into the seedy world of sex and labor trafficking with lawyer and activist Lauren Burke.  Listen here: Pocast with Lauren Burke.

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Ken Jennings Weekly Trivia

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Janos Marton

Folks should definitely sign up for Ken Jennings’ weekly trivia.  The 74-time Jeopardy! winner and author of Brainiac has a listserv that gets a list of seven questions every Tuesday. Six are easy to google, so the honor code system … Continue reading →

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