It’s time to plug in your headphones if you’re reading Et Seq. in the library! Demonstrating they have talents above and beyond their mad legal skills, the folks at the Electronic Frontier Foundation have produced a festive music video to celebrate EFF’s accomplishments this year in defending free speech, privacy, innovation, and consumer rights in a digital world. …
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What do a grunting bodybuilder, an accidental brunette, and Talula does The Hula From Hawaii have in common? They were all subjects of cases covered in the Times’ roundup of ten of the weirdest cases of 2008. I’m happy to report that only two of the cases are from the U.S. Enjoy! Hat tip to the Virtual Law …
As an addendum to my post last week listing some resources concerning the current financial crisis, here’s one more to check out. JD Supra, a repository for documents created by legal professionals, also has a compilation of materials about various aspects of the crisis provided by a number of lawyers and law firms. Topics covered include implementation of …
On a more serious note, here are three good resources about the current financial crisis: First, the staff at the Chicago-Kent College of Law Library have prepared a 2008 Financial Crisis Primer, a bibliography of books, articles, and videos for learning about the people, institutions, and instruments involved, as well as background reading and guides to the bailout …
If the cases you study are boring And frequently leave you snoring Here’s a website Where the wit will delight And leave you rolling laughing on the flooring. A poet I clearly am not, but if you’ve found the cases you’ve been studying a bit dry, here’s something fun to peruse on a study break. Librarians at the …
I always enjoy looking at the silly cat pictures at icanhascheezburger, but every now and then I get an extra chuckle from a law- or library-related kitty. Here’s one: Should you require more law-related lolcats for exam period stress relief, check out the photos in the Bar Exam Lolcats group in Facebook.
The ABA Journal has posted their second annual Blawg 100, a list of the best legal blogs. There’s something for everyone on it: news and political junkies, court watchers, law students, theorists, and those just looking for a laugh should all find something to enjoy. My favorite find? That’s What She Said, a blog by a partner at …
On those days when I think about turning from librarianship to piracy, attacking an oil tanker with a motorboat is definitely not what I imagine. What fun would it be without billowing sails, eye patches, and Johnny Depp? Yet modern-day piracy has recently made a lot of headlines and The International Maritime Bureau’s Piracy Reporting Center has produced …