A LAWYER: (noticing my nametag) Hey, are you the Christopher Bird who writes for thecourt.ca? ME: Yes, I am. A LAWYER: Yeah, I was reading your analysis of… uh… damn, what was the case? ME: Hydro-Quebec? A LAWYER: No, it was about crown liability issues? Policy versus operational? ME: Right, I was talking about the [...]

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Because it debuted before The Dark Knight, which, this past weekend, became the single most successful movie to open ever, the trailer for Zach Snyder’s Watchmen garnered a lot of attention. Lots of (well deserved) drooling, lots of controversy. My particular favorite note came from Galleycat, which said: “Remember earlier this week, when a well-placed [...]

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Because there aren’t enough webcomics capable of totally breaking your heart in twelve pages. (found via the slog)

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