News & Media
Time to Rethink the Libel Process
by Charles Platt I don’t much care for libel laws. If someone seriously defames me, my classical recourse is to engage in a lengthy and expensive court battle which is
According to poll, Teabaggers are not poor white trash
Despite the fact that Teabaggers seem like an unwashed mass of poor white trash to me, it seems that the data conflicts with my anecdotal perspective.
Fireball lights up the midwest
By J. DeVoy I was wondering what the huge, bright streak across the sky was last night. The event lasted for several seconds and lit up the 10 pm sky
Tax day arrives!
By J. DeVoy Dear the top 10% of income earners: Thank you! Because of your toil as business owners, doctors, lawyers and financial service experts, you are able to
Alan Grayson wins a muzzle
By J. DeVoy Alan Grayson, the Democrat Congressman from central Florida, has been on a hot streak for bad PR. In December, Marc broke the story about Grayson’s poor reaction
There Goes the Neighborhood
In Eastwood (near Syracuse, NY), a church congregation is up in arms because a video store is opening next door and they intend to have adult videos available. (source) Roosevelt
If you're still Catholic….
You must be on crack. Hartford, Connecticut (CNN) — A bill in Connecticut’s legislature that would remove the statute of limitations on child sexual abuse cases has sparked a fervent
Dumbass Typosquatter of the Day
Some dumbass registered thousands of typosquatting domains. A handful of them were typosquatting on Microsoft’s trademarks, so Microsoft sued him for $2.4 million. Now the dumbass wants to just hand
2010 U.S. News rankings leaked?
By J. DeVoy Via Above The Law, it appears that someone released the 2010 US News Law School rankings before their street date. To be very clear, this may be
"Only verifiable statements of fact can be libelous."
“Only verifiable statements of fact can be libelous.” So sayeth New York Supreme Court Justice Alice Schlesinger in rejecting a defamation claim brought by Sandals resort against an anonymous critic.
Towing company sues student for starting Facebook page
A Kalamazoo, Michigan towing company is suing a Western Michigan University student for starting a Facebook Page against the company. The complaint is here. The quality of the work is
Reason 1313 that Flori-duh needs an anti-SLAPP law – the tale of emiller1313
Michael Steadman bought a time clock from eBay seller emiller1313 for $44. He says that the ad for the clock said that it was in good working condition, but that
Will the healthcare bill cover sewing someone's jaw shut?
Quote of the day: ‘If you’re trying to be bitchy, you’re doing a good job.” Said by Barney Frank’s boyfriend to a pair of bitchy opthalmologists on a flight from
Slap happy at Ball State University
By J. DeVoy An unknown assailant is tormenting the women at Ball State University by slapping two of them on the bottom. As suddenly as the attack began, the assailant
Drunk Driving: A Victimless Crime
by Charles Platt I wonder if anyone else agrees that drunk driving is a victimless crime. A conviction merely affirms that a person was more likely than average to hit
Arrest the Pope
This sounds like a great idea: Arresting the Pope. Too bad it won’t happen. But, if it did, imagine the poetic justice of him getting raped in the joint… and
What Apple Should Have Launched Instead of the iPad (Or why Apple should beg for help from Kyocera)
Okay, fine, the iPad is neat. I’m not even going to bash it here. But, if Apple really wanted a killer device, it would have launched my idea — the
Cuckoldry in nature
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Online "dating" catches on among newlyweds
By J. DeVoy Via Roissy (I don’t care what he’s calling himself these days), Ashley Madison – the online dating service specializing in matching married men and married women –
