 How a zany Oakland karaoke league teaches partygoers about ranked-choice votingKaraOakland’s first season—filled with costumes, power ballads, and dance routines—ends Monday night at Legionnaire.
by Jose Fermoso April 5, 2024, 1:21 p.m. As the sun set on a brisk and busy Telegraph Avenue last Monday, five people dressed up as a Master Chief from Halo, a Black Hercules, and a trio of sparkly-dressed magical dancers walked into a bar. They had not gathered to battle the growing number of Twitter trolls in Oakland or to start a bar fight. But their mission would be no less taxing. They were there to compete in a competition that has put a new spin on competitive singing: a wild karaoke tournament decided by ranked-choice voting. The battle over the next two hours was intense. Some predicted it would be replayed in people’s minds for generations, or at least for a couple of hours on Instagram... |
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