"What Have the Romans Ever Done For Us?" Monty Python and the Brexit Debate

Sarah Lyall of the New York Times unearths a funny and prescient  parallel to the Brexit debate from, of all places, Monty Python's Life of Brian. But of course, we should have known that the Pythons would have been there first.

Lawyer/Parodist Entertainers at the ABA Bar Association Annual Meeting

The ABA made certain that CLE was more fun than usual at this year's Annual Meeting by inviting Ethics Follies, a group of lawyer/musicians from Texas who put legal ethics to music, to perform. The group put on an entertainment called Scamalot, inspired by (of course) Monty Python's Spamalot (but by not the legendary luncheon meat, we're sure...). There's serious stuff amid the frivolity: "The Holy Grail means the ethical treatment of our clients and each other,” says one of the characters.

Well, we knew a lot of lawyers are hams underneath. (Sorry....)  More here from the ABA Journal.

Drink Up! Oh, and Live Long and Prosper!

Ah, the uses of trademark law! Check out Vulcan Ale, now for sale in Vulcan, Alberta, in honor of the town's centennial. If you'd rather have Romulan Ale, or a Star Wars, Monty Python, or Game of Thrones brew, check out the possibilities here.