More Seductive Pick-Up Lines for Authors
By As I have previously written, an enticing opening sentence to a novel is the author's equivalent ...
The Trial of the Century? Man Plans and God Laughs
The editors of The Common Reader asked me to review the posthumous publication of F. Lee Bailey's ...
You Can’t Make This Stuff Up
As I have stated before, the legal world offers up frequent new evidence in support of ...
More Thoughts on the Brave New World of X-Rated Trademarks
Yes, you are looking at the one-word trademark whose registration dispute eventually reached the United States ...
Literary Foreplay: How the Pros Get You in the Mood!
While out in Phoenix last week I had the pleasure of spending a delightful afternoon with ...
Winnie-the-Pooh and Hemingway, too! Happy Public Domain Day
The past few New Year's Days, and every January 1st going forward, herald a special event ...
Trademarks, Pelotons, and Heart Attacks: The Sex in the City Trifecta
During my years as an intellectual property lawyer, I have gathered a collection of NSFW cases ...
Why Is the Wisest Advice in the World so Hard to Follow?
Many years ago I came across some words of wisdom from Mark Twain that have both ...
Jay Gatsby and Notorious B.I.G.: A Match Made in Baseball Heaven
Ah, baseball season has arrived! And with it, the joy of the walk-up song. For the ...
Fathers and Sons and the Iliad: An Apology to Homer
I confess to a failure to appreciate certain works of literature that bask in universal acclaim. ...
