Optimal Organization of Blogs
Brian Leiter’s Leiter Reports is one of the most popular law professor blogs around. I’ve been a reader/subscriber for some time but always with mixed emotions. His blog contains the best gossip about the legal education community, but it is…
Like Serving Poodle Burgers at a Dog Show…
Karin Robertson, manager of PETA’s “Fish Empathy Project,” has asked the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, CA to stop serving fish in its cafeteria.. She claims “serving fish at an aquarium is like serving poodle burgers at a…
Life as a University In-House Counsel
Fascinating article in the Chronicle of Higher Education about life as an in-house university counsel. Among the legal issues that an in-house counsel encountered: · What should I do if an alligator hiding in an on-campus lake devours a poodle?…
Wisconsin Legislature Passes Anti-Internet Hunting Law
The Wisconsin Senate has passed AB 179, the anti-Internet hunting law that had previously passed the Assembly. The law is going to Gov. Doyle, who has said he plans to sign it (although he thinks cat hunting is a bad…
NYLS “Certificate of Mastery in Law Practice Technology”
New York Law School is launching a certificate program for mastery of law practice technology (free registration required). Among the topics that students can study in the program include: “• Creation of a complex Web site or blog; • Electronic…
Whale Burgers
In America, the newest restaurant “innovation” is increasingly massive burgers. In Japan, the newest innovation is to use massive animals as the source of fast food burger meat–in this case, Minke whale meat, putatively left over from the 900 whales…
What Does “100 Grand” Mean to You?
This story made me laugh out loud. A Kentucky radio station WLTO-102.5 FM announces a contest where the prize is “100 grand” to the 10th caller. A woman, Norreasha Gill, listens to the show, is the 10th caller and is…
Chicago Tribune Lauds Milwaukee
As Christine points out, there’s something pretty radical about a Chicago paper lauding Milwaukee, as the Chicago Tribune did today (free registration required). Milwaukeeans have a love/hate relationship with Chicago. Milwaukeeans tend to have an inferiority complex but also disparage…
The Ubiquitous Internet
On my recent travels, I found that many hotels are now offering Internet access for free–not the high end hotels, where they charge for everything, but the 2-3 star hotels that need some marketing hook to pack the rooms. I…
Be Nice to Your Secretary!
Richard Phillips, a London lawyer at Baker & McKenzie, shakes down his secretary Jenny Amner (who is grieving because she just lost her mother) for an $8 dry cleaning bill because she accidentally spilled ketchup on his pants. Her response?…