Non-Sequiturs: 02.24.09

* The five richest and the five poorest zip codes by IRS reported income. Apparently, living in the shadow of the Queensboro Bridge is the modern equivalent to the trials of Sisyphus. Still, it’s gotta be better than living in Texas right? [TaxProf Blog]

* Has anybody actually met the mysterious “Ed.” of Blawg Review fame? He’s like a Smoking Man’s Keyser Soze wrapped in a legal fiction. [What About Clients?]

* Dear New York Post. If you must make a cartoon that references monkeys, try it this way. You’re welcome. [Courtoons]

* With all the layoffs going around Biglaw, one starts to think that Shinyung Oh was just the first shot across the bow. [Law and More]

* There should soon be a new head of the DOJ Civil Rights Division. It looks like this one actually believes in civil rights, which will be an interesting change over there. [WSJ Law Blog]

* In ancient cultures, when rainmakers failed to produce rain, they were eaten. [Litination]

* So, here’s a quote from Kanye West: “My game was very sexual. The main character was, like, a giant penis. It was like Mario Brothers, but the ghosts were, like, vaginas.” This quote is put in context on our sister site, Edificial. [Edificial]

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