Pop culture

What do quarterback Tim Tebow and federal judge Robert Bork have in common?

What do quarterback Tim Tebow and federal judge Robert Bork have in common?

January 19, 2012 Pop culture

Tebow Tebowing (image from www.andpop.com) It’s been a while, but pls clarify is now officially back in action, and residing at the new and improved website for Rosky Legal Education. I’ve posted before on the verbification of nouns, especially techie nouns like blog. Imagine my surprise when I opened the NY Times this weekend and [...]

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Obama joins the Weiner roast

Obama joins the Weiner roast

June 15, 2011 Pop culture

You probably heard that President Obama has gone on record suggesting that Anthony Weiner should resign. But you may not realize that in doing so, Obama inadvertently raised the possibility that it was Obama himself, not Weiner, who had tweeted inappropriate pictures of himself. Whaaaaat? Let me explain. As the Wall Street Journal reports, here’s [...]

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30 Rock rocks

30 Rock rocks

May 19, 2011 Grammar

I love the reference to Superman — nice way to express the difference.

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TMI

TMI

May 6, 2011 Pop culture

The royal couple as you’ve never seen them. Oh, the mischief a missing comma can cause.

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A Tribute to Sidney Lumet, in Peeps

A Tribute to Sidney Lumet, in Peeps

April 13, 2011 Pop culture

Sidney Lumet died this week after a long career as a director of intense movies like Serpico and Dog Day Afternoon. He’s most famous for 12 Angry Men — a masterpiece that’s near the top of any list of classic legal films. I always recommend the movie to law students, especially international types who aren’t [...]

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OMG, OED. LOL.

OMG, OED. LOL.

March 28, 2011 Pop culture

Link: OMG, OED. LOL. OMG, I <3 the OED. ‘OMG’, ‘FYI’ and ‘LOL’ have entered the Oxford English Dictionary as a result of popular web and text usage. For those who think these acronyms are strictly 21st century, think again: However, those at the Oxford English Dictionary claim a personal letter from 1917 could be the [...]

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