Month: February 2011

From Lance McMillian: Javier Bardem is nominated for Best Actor for his performance in Biutiful, and Geoffrey Rush is nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his work in The King's…

From Garrett Levin: A total of 8 people have directed themselves to a Best Actor nomination (all of them are men) in a film for which they have also been…

In terms of the Ocscars, one of this year's Best Picture nominees shares something in common with The Queen, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, and Fantastic Mr Fox.  Name…

Based on these comments in response to Michelle Obama's push for more widespread use of breastfeeding, perhaps Palin should join (or perhaps just create) "The Price of Milk is Too Damn…

Here's what readers had to say makes for a "good" teacher's manual, in rank order.  Detailed Condorcet results after the fold. 1.  Very detailed answers to casebook problems. 2.  Thought-questions ...

A man who poisoned two trees at Auburn University -- then had the terrible  judgment to call into an Alabama sports radio talk show and claim "credit" for this --…

As Paul Caron notes over at TaxProf, there is an earthquake  occurring at UNLV right now.  The school's president, Neal Smatresk, announced that the school is planning for the possibility of a quasi-bankruptcy. …

Over at TaxProf, Paul Caron has assembled a valuable list of law school fellowship and visiting assistant professor opportunities.  While he sets out a good chunk of these positions, it…

From Colin Miller: Francis Ford Coppola's "The Godfather, Part II" is the only second film in a trilogy to win Best Picture. What is the only second film in a…

Eleven actors / actresses have won an Oscar for playing a real person who was still alive when the statue was awarded.  How many can you name?