I liked the lede on this one. My wife came up with the blog post headline. I was trying to think of something other than a variation of “Backstreet’s back… in court”
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One of my best social media moments. My Tweet about #RejectedGrammyCategories made the Daily Rehash list. I’m there with the likes of John Fugelsang and Denny’s.
After nine years in New York (including the last three-and-a-half years with ALM Media), I will no longer be a resident of the Big Apple. As of December 9, I’ll …
Should smartphones come with a kill switch?
Law firms are dominated by Windows, but lawyers love using Apple products. What to do?
Lou Reed was a genius. But not because he was a great musician.