Month: September 2010

MP David Miliband v. MP Edward Miliband. LA Times: “Britain’s Labor Party Chooses New Leader“. This happened in intra-party elections held Saturday […]

No, no, he’s not from the chubby U.S. Midwest–too erudite, measured, svelte, and well-read–but good guess. We admire Albion’s new star Duncan […]

Who do you really want for the hunt? Or as one Boomer said, quoted by Scott Greenfield in a fine Simple Justice […]

Back in the Pre-Squeak Age, most people who wrote or said things were really proud–and not ashamed–of who they were. When you […]

Watch closely. At some point, a law firm, a law student, or a recent law grad may very well may bring a […]

Columbia Pictures Not really. But those folks do seem to be getting out more. Why are we talking about accountants here, anyway? […]

AAA Handbook on Commercial Arbitration–2nd Edition Editors: Thomas E. Carbonneau, Jeanette A. Jaeggi

Will someone please send one of the damn clerks to the Church of the Final Thunder down the street and Shepardize a […]

All 6 seasons of “St. Elsewhere”–the much praised mid-1980s ensemble cast TV drama–starts today on the ALN cable channel. Relive the quality, […]

“Honey, just wear a black turtleneck–even Ned Beatty looks good in a black turtleneck.” Club Ned: Beatty days before his first Georgia […]

Charles de Gaulle in 1947: “Two more months. And that’s it, okay?” There’s just no other way to say it. Sure, wouldn’t […]

“Bring it, Skippy.” Two partners excited about their evaluations. Pardon me. But isn’t employee (and associate) satisfaction the responsibility of both employers […]

Is bribery by many foreigners normal, “fair game”, an option, or rare? Inspired by Rich Brubaker at his All Roads Lead to […]

The definition of marriage has never included “man on child, man on dog, or whatever the case may be.” But we forgot […]

Chicago can wait. And we always have liked former Representative Rahm Emanuel (D-Illinois) but wish he’d put being the Mayor of Chicago […]

And Another. Get three or four–and stop hiring. But Buy Boomer. Get stuff done. Resist the low standards of The Net and […]

“Friend me?” Whoa. Life sure got smallish, wimpy and squeaky fast. “Nice guy/lady–just don’t get in a foxhole with him/her”. We hope […]

Sailors and watchers are resting now, Some on this sandy lea, And some with the sea-grass round them twined, Are asleep in […]

They may in effect send 25-year-old teacups and teletubbies to your shop each Fall–but some law profs do have fine taste in […]