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July 15, 2019 by Stefan BC 2 Comments

Throughout most of the country right now it is graduation season. Across thousands of colleges and high schools, scores of new graduates are celebrating remarkable academic accomplishments with their families, all while planning for a future full of hope and possibility. YOU on the other hand went to law school, so your graduation felt either like…

Filed Under: Best of Bitter Lawyer, Featured, Featured Lawyer, Lawyer Tagged With: Adderall, bar exam, weed

April 9, 2019 by Bitter Prof 3 Comments

The semester is in full swing.  In fact, many students may actually already be thinking about finals. Although this doesn’t apply to any of the students we know, because it’s possible this current crop of scholars believe they learn through some sort of osmosis. Not the kind of osmosis that happens by actually showing up to class,…

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January 28, 2016 by Ali Davis 141 Comments

Forget who you would vote for in a contested primary. It’s time to think about which presidential candidate you would want to have on your side in a REAL fight. 14. Ted Cruz Let’s be clear here: Ted Cruz is not just the worst presidential candidate to have on your side in a bar fight. He is…

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January 6, 2021 by BitterEmpire Leave a Comment

When attempting to return an ill advised gift, you no doubt have stumbled upon the phrase “store policy.” It may feel like store policy is a punishment for consumers, but after some consideration, I’ve decided that store policy is actually a slap in the face to all those who work in the store. Or an…

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January 6, 2021 by Bitter Staff Leave a Comment

Having come across Knitted Knockers, the incredibly awesome charity organization that does this: …creating amazing knitted prosthetic breasts for breast cancer survivors, one of your intrepid editors may have gone down a rabbit hole of weird knitted projects. While none of our findings were as charitable as the Knitted Knockers organization, they certainly gave us…

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January 6, 2021 by Bitter Contributor 34 Comments

To prepare for gut-wrenching, mind-numbing “networking” events, here are a few exercises that can steel you for boredom, humiliation, and awkwardness.

Filed Under: Columns, Featured, Featured Lawyer, law school, Lawyer Tagged With: Bitter by Numbers, bitter rant, law students

January 5, 2021 by BitterEmpire Leave a Comment

It’s fair to say 2020 has been a year like no other due to the ravages of coronavirus. Since the virus first emerged in Wuhan, China, it has made its way round the world turning life as we knew it upside down. From distancing to isolation and home-working, the world has seemed a very different…

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December 17, 2020 by Bitter Staff 2 Comments

And soon, you’ll be able to fulfill that superhero dream. Because, science. That’s right, scientists are currently attempting to make all our dreams come true with this stretchable conducting cable. The fiber itself is made from sheets of carbon nanotubes wrapping around a rubber core. Oh, that sounds boring? Well, do flexibile exoskeletons and morphing aircraft sound…

Filed Under: Featured, SciTech Tagged With: Like A Fish, Martin Jetpack, science, stretchable conducting cable, superhero, technology

December 17, 2020 by Caryn Rose 8 Comments

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band appear on the season finale of Saturday Night Live this week, to promote the release of the 35th anniversary box set of The River, and Springsteen will also be joining Jimmy Fallon on the couch later this evening on The Tonight Show, Mainstream network television appearances were not something Bruce…

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December 17, 2020 by A Favorable Light 2 Comments

I’m not one to spend all day explaining to people how intuitive my cats are. But at the same time, I think there are a few lessons my brood has taught me over the years. I don’t just mean that they will pee on my bed in retribution for me going away for a long…

Filed Under: Columns, Lawyer Tagged With: cats, legal advice, litigation

December 17, 2020 by A Favorable Light Leave a Comment

Have you ever wondered why you seem to be cursed with bad luck in your law practice? Why situations that seemed so simple turned into catastrophes? Do you often feel like a shortstop, expecting to field one grounder, and suddenly you’re pelted by balls from every direction? Why are there so many balls? When did…

Filed Under: Columns, Lawyer Tagged With: advice, career advice, practicing law

December 16, 2020 by C.A. Pinkham 83 Comments

For this week’s Off the Menu, some reaaaaaaaaally bad employees.

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December 16, 2020 by Lyda Morehouse Leave a Comment

When the Moon Was Ours Anne-Marie McLemore Longlisted for the 2016 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature When the Moon Was Ours is about secrets. There’s a lot of magic in this book, too, the kind of strange, commonplace everyday weirdness that’s typical of the magical realism genre. For example, one of our main…

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