Friday-oops-Thursday quiz: Special 2010 in review edition | Michael Tomasky

Friday-oops-Thursday quiz: Special 2010 in review edition | Michael Tomasky
Okay, gang. It’s the long-awaited year-in-review quiz. Befitting the occasion, it is expanded into double the usual length, with four questions each in the following six categories: politics and newsmakers; social indicators and trends; culture (high and low); science and technology; sports with an s; and ain’t that America. As the sixth category suggests, the Tomasky blog quiz will be about US …
Read more on Guardian Unlimited

Lakers and Kobe Bryant each share a nuanced view on his scoring tendencies
This issue will never reach universal agreement. This issue will always spark heated reactions from both sides of the argument. And the validity of those arguments will be based on the details surrounding each game. We’re talking of course about Kobe Bryant and his scoring mentality, an issue that has remained prevalent throughout his 15-year career, but one that has softened the last three …
Read more on Los Angeles Times

Improve Your Firm’s Image and Work Product Through ‘Typography for Lawyers’
Ernest Svenson (aka “Ernie the Attorney”) writes on his blog today that he has been reading a new book by Matthew Butterick called “Typography for Lawyers” which has helped him transform the style of his federal court pleadings and his letterhead. Svenson writes that the book is particularly helpful because, as suggested in the title, it is geared directly for lawyers and the legal documents …
Read more on Law.com