True

 A lawyer is a person who writes a 10,000-word document and calls it a brief.

- Anonymous

First Paragraph

 My name is Bruce Medway. I live in Cotonou, Benin, West Africa, along that stretch of coast they used to call the White Man's Grave because it was hot, humid, and full of malaria. It still is, but we don't die so easily now. Air conditioning and quinine have made us smell better and more difficult to wipe out.

- From Instruments of Darkness by Robert Wilson

Gerrymandering

 Jonathan Turley on the decision of the Virginia Supreme Court.

Yes

 

Great Moments in Architecture

 

The Obama Presidential Center Building Lapel Pin.

Commencement Wishes

 I will conclude my remarks by wishing all of you graduates, no matter what career path you choose, the best of luck with your job searches, bearing in mind that the final fulltime Applebee’s post has just been filled by an MBA from Stanford.

- Dave Barry

Big Change in Britain

 The Reform Party surges.

Overthrowing Nixon

 

Common Practice

 Grammar is a piano I play by ear.

- Joan Didion

The Real Job Description

 In many (perhaps most) cases, the real job description is covered by these words: "Other duties as assigned."