var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-23695231-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); I’m an attorney working the intersection of art and law. My heroes are Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Isabella Blow, Eudora Welty, Patti Smith and Hermione Granger. {Note: This blog is not intended to give or substitute for IRL legal advice.} Want to contact me? You can follow me on Twitter hereTumblr (3.0; @boholawyer)http://boholawyer.tumblr.com/Why Isn't Gatsby in the Public Domain? [EFF]: When The Great Gatsby rolls out to theaters across the...http://boholawyer.tumblr.com/post/49923745728http://boholawyer.tumblr.com/post/49923745728Wed, 08 May 2013 05:26:35 -0400Mad Men Power Rankings, Episode 606 - Grantland: 3. Peggy Olson (last week: 2) New York City. May...http://boholawyer.tumblr.com/post/49895306491http://boholawyer.tumblr.com/post/49895306491Tue, 07 May 2013 20:40:58 -0400““Dr. Johnson said, rightly, that anyone who decides to write something believes herself...http://boholawyer.tumblr.com/post/45107648782http://boholawyer.tumblr.com/post/45107648782Mon, 11 Mar 2013 09:25:42 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/cff671abd40f8d439f0a856165466df7/tumblr_mhi582Jw6X1qav5oho1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://newyorker.tumblr.com/post/42056915287/cartoon-by-michael-maslin-for-more-from-this" class="tumblr_blog">newyorker</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><span class="Apple-style-span">Cartoon by <strong>Michael Maslin</strong>. For more from this week’s issue: <a href="http://nyr.kr/VwxALy" rel="nofollow"></a><a href="http://nyr.kr/VwxALy"><a href="http://nyr.kr/VwxALy">http://nyr.kr/VwxALy</a></a></span></p></blockquote> <p>One of the cuter lawyer cartoons I’ve seen.</p>http://boholawyer.tumblr.com/post/42089428557http://boholawyer.tumblr.com/post/42089428557Sat, 02 Feb 2013 04:00:58 -0500The New Yorker: It's a Mad, Mad, Mad Disney World: newyorker: Tim Wu on why “Escape from...http://boholawyer.tumblr.com/post/41321198355http://boholawyer.tumblr.com/post/41321198355Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:16:08 -0500lifeinbiglaw: When you’ve printed everything, are ready to file with the court, and the partner...http://boholawyer.tumblr.com/post/41288577945http://boholawyer.tumblr.com/post/41288577945Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:04:49 -0500lifeinbiglaw: When you tell a senior partner that there are no cases with that holding he thought...http://boholawyer.tumblr.com/post/40709347520http://boholawyer.tumblr.com/post/40709347520Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:11:18 -0500Santa's Privacy Policy [McSweeneys]: FYI: “Santa also employs a paranormal method of...http://boholawyer.tumblr.com/post/38717603811http://boholawyer.tumblr.com/post/38717603811Mon, 24 Dec 2012 10:38:02 -0500Christmasnaughty or niceSanta's Privacy Policyparody maybelifeinbiglaw: Leaving your office building and eating lunch “off-campus” Oh god, it&#8217;s like...http://boholawyer.tumblr.com/post/37792012076http://boholawyer.tumblr.com/post/37792012076Wed, 12 Dec 2012 11:02:12 -0500Maud Newton: Southern cities for Obama: maudnewton: “Voters in Charlotte, N.C., Atlanta,...http://boholawyer.tumblr.com/post/36146344832http://boholawyer.tumblr.com/post/36146344832Tue, 20 Nov 2012 12:41:06 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdqxr1bZx31rgrk0bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://boholawyer.tumblr.com/post/36146299393http://boholawyer.tumblr.com/post/36146299393Tue, 20 Nov 2012 12:40:13 -0500For Tumblr, A Post About Boring NYT Headlines is a No-Brainer [Telegraph UK]: As a former...http://boholawyer.tumblr.com/post/36145389652http://boholawyer.tumblr.com/post/36145389652Tue, 20 Nov 2012 12:21:00 -0500grey ladyheadlinesthe times of new york<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdloc5GXKB1r7tu05o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://food52.tumblr.com/post/35862289797/i-decided-to-do-something-a-little-silly-in-order" class="tumblr_blog">food52</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>I decided to do something a little silly in order to satisfy my desire to slide a can-shaped tube of cranberry sauce into my little fish dish. I made a batch from scratch and molded it into the can shape using BPA-free cans.</p> <p>Read More: <a href="http://www.foodinjars.com/2011/11/home-canned-cranberry-sauce-made-in-a-tin-can-mold/">Home “Canned” Cranberry Sauce Made in a Tin Can Mold</a> from Food52 via Food in Jars</p></blockquote> <p>How to keep everybody happy @ Thanksgiving.</p>http://boholawyer.tumblr.com/post/35965941789http://boholawyer.tumblr.com/post/35965941789Sun, 18 Nov 2012 00:08:30 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md34oeCBnA1qbw76po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)</p><p>I am so so so happy.</p>http://boholawyer.tumblr.com/post/35196152925http://boholawyer.tumblr.com/post/35196152925Wed, 07 Nov 2012 05:46:24 -0500 You absolutely have the right to vote.  And you absolutely should know your rights when you...http://boholawyer.tumblr.com/post/35063078544http://boholawyer.tumblr.com/post/35063078544Mon, 05 Nov 2012 12:19:00 -0500vote and be countedelection 2012proper idgeorgianew yorknew jerseygefilteria: We would like to express our support and sympathy to anyone affected by Hurricane...http://boholawyer.tumblr.com/post/34789532199http://boholawyer.tumblr.com/post/34789532199Thu, 01 Nov 2012 19:11:23 -0400“The past is not dead. Actually, it’s not even past.” (It’s also pretty litigious.)” -...http://boholawyer.tumblr.com/post/34765682882http://boholawyer.tumblr.com/post/34765682882Thu, 01 Nov 2012 14:50:27 -0400FaulknerWoody AllenMidnight in Parisfair usethe past is litigious<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbfev4rFfn1r5568mo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbfev4rFfn1r5568mo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://livelymorgue.tumblr.com/post/34700674451/march-13-1993-a-powerful-snowstorm-with-the" class="tumblr_blog">livelymorgue</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>March 13, 1993: a powerful snowstorm with the “<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/1993/03/14/nyregion/blizzard-93-overview-storm-paralyzes-east-coast-snow-covers-south-33-killed.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm">heart of a blizzard and the soul of a hurricane</a>” rammed the East Coast, spawning tornadoes and 6-foot snowdrifts, killing 33 people and cutting power to 2.5 million homes. A week later, this photo, showing a woman struggling against the elements on 14th Street, appeared with a blurb about the reeling insurance industry, which struggled to cover the billions of dollars of recent storm damage. <span class="lm-credit">Photo: Suzanne DeChillo/The New York Times</span><span style="display:none" class="lm-assetData" data-asset-id-front="100000001822598" data-asset-id-back="100000001822599"></span><span style="display:none;" class="lm-tweetBody" data-tweet-body=""> </span></p></blockquote> <p>And I had to go to work in this. I had to climb over a six foot snowbank and battle icy winds and snow drifts to get to work, where I was assigned to write a story about staying indoors during a weather emergency.</p>http://boholawyer.tumblr.com/post/34702564831http://boholawyer.tumblr.com/post/34702564831Wed, 31 Oct 2012 10:54:01 -0400<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/R_fUsssnHPw?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://updates.jezebel.com/post/34664942147/yes-henri-the-existential-cat-has-a-new" class="tumblr_blog">jezebelcom</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Yes! Henri the existential cat has a new, ennui-filled video for you.  </p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://bunnyfood.tumblr.com/post/34649907844/henri-the-existential-cat-talks-halloween-via">bunnyfood</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Henri the existential cat talks Halloween</p> <p>(via <a href="http://www.tastefullyoffensive.com/2012/10/henri-existential-cat-lhaunting.html#.UJAtHxyP_vk">tastefullyoffensive</a>: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_fUsssnHPw&feature=player_embedded">HenriLeChatNoir</a><a href="http://www.tastefullyoffensive.com/2012/10/henri-existential-cat-lhaunting.html#.UJAtHxyP_vk">)</a></p> </blockquote></blockquote> <p>I have just discovered Henri Le Chat Noir. And il est fantastique.</p>http://boholawyer.tumblr.com/post/34670287439http://boholawyer.tumblr.com/post/34670287439Tue, 30 Oct 2012 20:33:50 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcgs2hk4m31r1x9hio1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://boholawyer.tumblr.com/post/34400981721http://boholawyer.tumblr.com/post/34400981721Sat, 27 Oct 2012 02:14:01 -0400