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the contestContest, TheA Slate guessing game.2NA=1154&NC=1216&DI=4098&PS=89047&PI=7315contestfalsefalsespacernotembeddedthe contestAnd the Winner Is …The answers to Slate's Dylan contest.noAnd the Winner Is …The answers to Slate's Dylan contest.noRecently, Slate invited readers to view a new Bob Dylan video and enter a contest.  The prize? A guitar signed by Dylan himself. The video, for the song "Thunder on the Mountain," is a compendium of clips shot over the many decades of Dylan's career; we asked readers to identify the years in which each of 20 clips was shot.truenotochyperlinkno20072251533PMFridayFebFebruary172/2/2007 10:15:33 PM63306033333000000020072264236PMFridayFebFebruary182/2/2007 11:42:36 PM633060385560000000the contest"Thunder on the Mountain"Jody RosenWatch Bob Dylan's new video and win a signed guitar.no"Thunder on the Mountain"Watch Bob Dylan's new video and win a signed guitar.no"Thunder on the Mountain," the chugging boogie-blues song that kicks off Bob Dylan's great album Modern Times, begins with images of apocalypse and moves swiftly to the singer's lust for Alicia Keys. This is followed by more End Times imagery ("All the ladies in Washington scrambling to get out of town/ Looks like something bad is going to happen, better roll your airplane down"), some leering double-entendres ("I've got the pork chops, she's got the pie"), tenderness ("I've been sitting down studying the art of love/ I think it will fit me like a glove"), bile ("I'll say this, I don't give a damn about your dreams"), and deliciously strange bursts of poetry: "Gonna raise me an army, some tough sons of bitches/ I'll recruit my army from the orphanages/ I been to St. Herman's church, said my religious vows/ I've sucked the milk out of a thousand cows." All in all, "Thunder on the Mountain" is a tour de force, a perfect example of why Dylan is currently in one of the most fertile periods of his career.truenotochyperlinkno2006128100020AMFridayDecDecember1012/8/2006 3:00:20 PM6330116882000000002006128100020AMFridayDecDecember1012/8/2006 3:00:20 PM633011688200000000the contestAnd the Winner Is ...The results of Slate's Oscar contest.noAnd the Winner Is ...The results of Slate's Oscar contest.noEarlier this month, Slate asked you to assess your knowledge of Oscar nominees by guessing which motion-picture artists were featured in our "Hollywood Squares" contest. Slate awards its "Oscar" to Jacob Heller for identifying all the images correctly. Thanks to everyone who participated. The answers are posted below.truenotochyperlinkno200632031454PMMondayMarMarch153/20/2006 8:14:54 PM632784644940000000200632031454PMMondayMarMarch153/20/2006 8:14:54 PM632784644940000000the contestHollywood SquaresContest: Name that Oscar nominee.noHollywood SquaresContest: Name that Oscar nominee.noYou've seen their faces on big screens, small screens, and gracing the covers of magazines. But can you identify Halle Berry's luscious lips or Al Pacino's expressive eyes? They're just two of the elite motion picture artists who've received a nod from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In celebration of the Oscars this Sunday, March 5, Slate has compiled its own version of "Hollywood Squares." Assess your knowledge of noteworthy celebrities by guessing which Oscar winners and nominees are featured below.truenotochyperlinkno20063170205AMWednesdayMarMarch73/1/2006 12:02:05 PM63276793325000000020063170205AMWednesdayMarMarch73/1/2006 12:02:05 PM632767933250000000the contestLyrical FeaturesThe results of Slate's Grammy contest.noLyrical FeaturesThe results of Slate's Grammy contest.noEarlier this month, Slate asked its readers to test their knowledge of Grammy history by identifying 12 previous award winners by their distinguished features. Slate tips its hat to Kevin P. Menendez for matching up all correctly. Thanks to everyone who participated. The answers are posted below.truenotochyperlinkno2006223124833PMThursdayFebFebruary122/23/2006 5:48:33 PM6327629571300000002006223124833PMThursdayFebFebruary122/23/2006 5:48:33 PM632762957130000000200510445444AMTuesdayOctOctober410/4/2005 8:54:44 AM632639984840000000200510445444AMTuesdayOctOctober410/4/2005 8:54:44 AM632639984840000000falsetruetruetruetruetruetrue200592393146AMFridaySepSeptember99/23/2005 1:31:46 PM632630647060000000200592393146AMFridaySepSeptember99/23/2005 1:31:46 PM632630647060000000