Variety magazine reported on Sunday that Paramount Pictures and (appropriately) MTV Films have bought the film rights to the story of Joseph Frederick, the Alaska high school student who was suspended for unfurling a banner near his school saying "BONG…
The soccer team Chelsea FC has banned three fans, and says it may press charges against them, for throwing celery onto the soccer pitch during the FA Cup quarter-final on March 19. Two were arrested at the match; a third…
Police in Hobart, Indiana, said Monday they had arrested Kevin Russell after he went to a local bank and tried to cash a $50,000 check that was signed "King Savior, King of Kings, Lord of Lords, Servant." Even with all…
After an intensive evaluation process, which involved me reading things and writing down the names of the ones I liked, the top ten stories of 2006 have been chosen. In no particular order, they are: Client in a Box Quick…
The polls are closed and results are in for the first annual Best (actually, in most cases, Worst) of the Year in Law for 2006. Lawsuit of the Year: Physicians’ Committee for Responsible Medicine v. McDonald’s, Burger King, et al.,…
I also want to honor the most compelling lawsuit of 2006. It was particularly hard to choose between so many qualified contenders in this area, so I definitely wanted to put this to a vote. (Note: these lawsuits are ones…
As January 2007 comes to an end, so also does any excuse I might have for recapping the best stories of 2006. I'll be doing that this week and am finishing up the review process. It is very difficult to…
This is the essay I was looking for. James Lileks does a review of the new Perry Mason DVD box set and reminds you that you don’t really need to get it because every show was basically the same. Link:…
Not stemming from dodgeball impact, either. From my original home zone of the Midwest comes this story of dodgeball gone wrong. A humble game of dodgeball at Crescent Lake Christian Academy in Liberty, Missouri, turned ugly in February when one…
A Santa Claus at the Paisley Centre mall in Scotland (I think) was being praised as a hero this week after he fought off a gang of teenagers who attacked him as he was giving out presents to children. Not…