* Predictions for the legal industry for 2011, from some “legal media stars” — Dahlia Lithwick of Slate, Robin Sparkman of The American Lawyer, Jenna Greene of the National Law Journal, Marisa Kashino of Washingtonian, and our very own David Lat. [Hellerman Baretz]
* A third bedbug lawsuit against the Waldorf-Astoria. And a travel tip: if you stay there, avoid room 1651. [Gothamist]
* Congratulations to the finalists in LexisNexis’s Legal Marketing Makeover — in which Lat is serving as one of the judges, along with Larry Bodine, Carolyn Elefant, and David Palmieri and Carol Eversen, vice presidents at LexisNexis. [Larry Bodine Law Marketing Blog]
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* Court order affirms the right of Rhode Island police to harass students who throw loud parties. I know what you’re thinking: “they have loud parties in Rhode Island?” [Chronicle of Higher Education]
* Dude, if you are going to sell a law degree on Ebay, it needs to be at least nominally related to the worth of the thing. Only law schools can get away with selling them for 10 times their value. [NetNet/CNBC]
* The “Big Boobs Friday” case has settled, so now you can get a better handle on how much your great idea for an office party will cost you. [CTwatchdog]
* Is Obama friends with anybody who is not from Chicago? [NPR]
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* Don’t friend you victim on Facebook. [Lowering the Bar]
* Not really legally related, but the shroud of Turin of underwear has been found, and we wanted you to know about it. [Gawker]