* I’ll be hosting Blawg Review next week. It’s a lot of pressure, especially since my wife found my external hard drive and deleted all of my Victorian pornography. But, I’m sure I’ll be able to come up with something generally inflammatory and inappropriate. Do you know how I got these scars? [Blawg Review]

* Some people think that today’s Skadden partner departures are another sign that Biglaw is crumbling. I suppose that is a necessary precursor to the end times. 12/21/12! Mark it, people. The History Channel is never wrong, especially when it is talking about the future. [Ideoblog]

* The competition is heating up for next year’s winter associates program. [Legally Drawn]

* Elections for the ABA chairman of the student’s division are being held this weekend. We support the candidate who can return law students to their rightful, dauphin-esque sense of entitlement and privilege. But failing that GULCer and former Clinton (HRC) staffer Sam Arora will do. He’s already been featured on Above the Law and a constant barrage of Georgetown jokes is fun for the whole family. [ABA]

* Thinking outside the box is a lot easier to do when the box is on fire and there’s nowhere else to go. [What about Clients?]

* We all know you can’t yell “fire” in a crowded theater. But I was surprised to learn that the word “bomb” started the America’s Next Top Model riot. I was pretty sure that the magic word was “cocaine.” [Popsquire]