It’s Bloomsday, June 16, 1904–so take a walk.
Joyce Walks. Courtesy of the cosmopolitan, well-traveled (just ask Ruthie) and well-read Ed. of Blawg Review, take a walk on Bloomsday. Try […]
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Molly’s Blawg Review: Out early and excellent on Bloomsday.
Dublin’s Dr. Eoin O’Dell at certa.ie turns in a most Irish and therefore literary Blawg Review #164. “…I was a Flower of […]
Bad King John, good King Edward.
London-based Charon QC notes that today, June 15, is an important day for Brits and Yanks alike: the date of Magna Carta […]
Biology, aesthetics and human nature as badness.
Ageism. Yikes. It’s true: an old guy/gal is a terrible thing to waste. So what’s your answer, you un-evolved cretin. Do you […]
The human template: predatory, acquisitive, flat-out crazy.
The name’s Smith–can I buy all five of you a drink? First, a segue. Speaking of porn, cow-sex humor, not keeping a […]
Bad week for a great judge.
Alex Kozinski, Chief Judge of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. See in the Los Angeles Times “Alex Kozinski Suspends L.A. […]
Real Elitism
Giving better client service than the firm down the street is like being the most beautiful maiden in a leper colony. In […]
“When You Work, You Are Marketing”
When you work, you are always marketing–and constantly sending to clients barrages of small but powerful ads. Rule Six from WAC?‘s 12 […]
The Economist: America getting there.
The London-based weekly magazine The Economist does not always love the United States. But it has undertaken a useful and entertaining role […]
What if “bad customer service” were actionable?
This AP article made the rounds last week: “Los Angeles Time Sues Time Warner Cable, Claims Shoddy Service“. The suit, of course, […]
Jurywork: The eyes have it.
Anne Reed at Deliberations quickly has become a triple-threat, as she regularly has done the impossible: make bloggers, lawyers and jury consultants […]
Blawg Review #163: Client-savvy More Partner Income hosts.
For the past three years, and regularly, we’ve singled out More Partner Income, founded by Tom Collins, as the best overall site […]
Essential China Law
See “What Lawyers MUST Know About China” by Dan Harris at his China Law Blog. It’s from a talk he gave to […]
Germany makes politically-correct bombs.
Yes, environmentally-friendly bombs. America’s liberal but respected The New Republic magazine noticed this one, too. But Hermann the German, our well-read man […]
Rule One: Represent Only Clients You Like.
Another woman with Gaul.
C’est Ma Vie: Tales of My Life Across the Atlantic is a kind of Notes From The Underground by a smarter but […]
The Slackoisie
Passion for mediocrity. See Scott Greenfield’s inspired “The Slackoisie Fight Back“, capping off a week of noises from the “no artificial time […]
Americans as half full of it?
Americans all think they are going to make it big, don’t they? “Half empty or half full? Test your optimism” by Diane […]
The economy, the blues, Jim Hassett and Jimmy Hall.
The AP says stocks plunged today, the price of crude oil shot up again and–well, you know what’s going on. See Jim […]
Buying into Client Service
Everyone at your shop must do it. And that’s not easy to achieve. From our CS Rules and 12-step program: “Rule Three: […]
Bummer in Pittsburgh: The Pens Lose the Cup
In the 2008 contest for the Stanley Cup, the Pittsburgh Penguins suffered a disappointing defeat last night to the Detroit Red Wings. […]
This week on the “Baby”: Selling Science and Technology
This week’s theme on “I’m There for You Baby” is science and technology–and selling them. Neil Senturia and Barbara Bry talk with […]
The horror, the horror.
More Obama. More Hillary. Today The Economist comments on “Obama’s Victory“, and it leads off: IN THE “Friday the 13th” franchise of […]
International Dispute Negotiation: The ICC
Listen to the IDN‘s latest podcast, No. 28, “The ICC’s New Leadership: Interview with Jason Fry”. Fry is the new Secretary General […]
It’s Obama.
And he makes history. HRC does not concede. WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Barack Obama captured the Democratic presidential nomination on Tuesday, capping a […]
Lawyer hubris?
Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools. Romans 1:22
San Diego: America’s Enron-By-The-Sea?
Although it’s changing, historically San Diego minorities (women, Latin Americans, Asians, blacks, gays) haven’t done enough to secure and keep a voice […]
MSNBC: WJC really ticked off at Vanity Fair reporter.
“Scumbag” alert. Sorry. More politics. We can’t help it. MSNBC “First Read” excerpt: The same Huffington Post reporter who broke the Obama […]