Category Archives: Miscellaneous

Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia

Posted on June 14, 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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LTD: Dallas Mavericks Edition

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Janos Marton

Our deepest congratulations to Dirk Nowitski, Jason Kidd, Jason Terry, Shawn Marion, JJ Barea and the rest of the gutty underdog Dallas Mavericks, who just won the NBA Finals, beating the Miami Heat in six games.   Basketball is an exhilarating … Continue reading →

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Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia (and the true story of Yossarian)

Posted on June 7, 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.  This week’s questions are a little drier than usual, but the show must go on. As for posting the answers below- … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War (Book Review)

Posted on May 19, 2011 by g-mo

I’m very excited to be writing this for a number of reasons: 1) This is my first non-music-tournament post 2) Anyone that has talked to me after midnight on any given weekend of at least the last two years has … Continue reading →

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The Evolution of Political Parties: Studying the Founders, Part V

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Janos Marton

This is the fifth, penultimate entry in a series analyzing historian Richard Hofstadter’s 1969 book, The Idea of a Party System. During a period when progressives’ frustration with the Democratic Party seeks constructive resolution, it is worth looking at the … Continue reading →

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The Evolution of Political Parties: Studying the Founders, Part IV

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Janos Marton

This is the fourth in a series analyzing historian Richard Hofstadter’s 1969 book, The Idea of a Party System. During a period when progressives’ frustration with the Democratic Party seeks constructive resolution, it is worth looking at the historical evolution … Continue reading →

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