Introducing the Niqabitches
Here’s what some students in France came up with to protest recent legislation there. Read the full story at The Telegraph.
Humour
Cookie Monster Seeks Attorney
Apparently there are some royalties involved in “om nom nom nom nom.”
And they’re off to the races of … 1L Summer Jobs!
Ten days after law school started, I began to check off all the things that I needed to do in the first two weeks. Allow me to go through my checklist. Settled in my new…
The Law School Onion
The Onion has finally hit law school admissions: NEW YORK—A growing number of law schools have begun requiring applicants to specify in writing whether they do, in fact, have some desire to attend law school,…
LSAT Logic and “Ground Zero Mosque” Arguments
The LSAT Blog has a great post, LSAT Logic and “Ground Zero Mosque” Arguments. See Part 1 here, and Part 2 here.
The Donkey and the Carrot: Why Law May Not Be So “Cool†After All
For the class of 2013 (or 2014 in my case), the end of summer signals the beginning of law school. Â Buoyed by hopes of success and spurred by the prospect of good paying jobs at…
just sue it
this is a little old but still funny! A handyman working at a British hotel sawed off a tree branch while standing on a ladder – with the ladder leading against the branch being cut….
The Case for Banning Short Skirts
We’re well into 9-months into the cell phone ban for Ontario drivers, even though we know that hands-free phones are also risky. The Telegraph reports that our riskiest behaviours may have nothing to do with…
Lawsuit of the day: airline CEO wants free flights on competitor’s planes
Robert Deluce, the CEO of Porter Airlines, is suing Air Canada for free travel passes which are allegedly owed to him and his spouse. Deluce’s family used to own Air Ontario and Air Austin, both…
Never Take an Unemployed Lawyer to a Spa
From Time Magazine: My mom is not a master of subtlety. So when she said, five different times, that the only thing she really wanted for her 65th birthday was to go away to a…
OMG-20: Jon Stewart on G20
Check out Jon Stewart on the G20 at the Comedy Network.
FOR YOUR EYES ONLY.
Confidentiality Notices in emails from law students make me roll my eyes. Except this one: “POSSIBLY†CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email communication may or may not contain private, confidential, or legally privileged information, depending on what…