Posts by jacquelinelipton

In terms of holiday movies, so far I've seen Avatar and Up in the Air.  Surprisingly, I can highly recommend both, although Up in the Air is understandably a little…

So, the Golden Globe nominations came out today.  Do they help me with planning my proposed winter movie spree?  Well...Meryl Streep and Sandra Bullock each received two nominations - Streep…

Interesting story from today's Washington Post, reproduced in the Cleveland Plain Dealer.  The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case about whether employees have a reasonable expectation of privacy…

Further to posting about holiday movie options yesterday - and realizing that Tim Z's medical procedures have left his strange UCC-inspired sense of humor sadly intact - I noticed that…

Because I no longer seem to have time to read books anymore, I've decided to make a sad attempt to at least see a few holiday movies.  I notice a…

I keep seeing all these news stories, including some hilarious coverage on Jon Stewart about the gate crashers at the White House last week.But it got me to thinking:  What…

So while enjoying the guilty pleasure of watching the Today show at a hotel room yesterday morning, I - along with the rest of the world - heard the public…

I was asked for comment today about defamation and Twitter and, in particular, whether the laws of defamation should apply differently in this new medium.  Over the last year or…

After finishing third in Dancing With The Stars some years ago, poor Marie Osmond has just been shown up by her brother, Donny, who won this year's contest.  Full story…

I've often wondered about norms within academia about appropriate uses for tenure letters, particularly in appointments processes involving other schools.  I'm thinking particularly about two situations.1. If Professor X writes…