One gets the sense of the author and illustrator as a whole person, from an oft-bedridden childhood gazing out his Brooklyn window to his global success and forays into stage and screen.

Sadly, this is the final installment of the Maisie Dobbs mystery series.

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp., or SMIC, is manufacturing chips with features less than one-15,000th of the thickness of a sheet of paper.

Evan Dunn, the Golden police officer killed last week in a suspected DUI crash on Colorado 58 will be honored in a private memorial service on Wednesday.

Civil rights attorneys say the fallback to common law is designed to keep law enforcement officers immune from civil claims despite the 2020 reforms.

Johnny McCaslin, 51, was sentenced to 192 years in prison last week for the 2021 Dollar General Store shooting in Adams County that sent a mother and her son to the hospital.

A wildfire northwest of Fort Collins on Tuesday burned 15 to 30 acres.

From Ava Abramowitz: The DC Circuit of the US Court of Appeals is looking for a new director of workplace relations. The director provides confidential and impartial assistance to judges and court employees, including Federal Public Defender’s Office employees, on workplace conduct matters. The director works closely with the Employment Dispute Resolution Coordinators (EDRCs) to … Continue reading Help Wanted: Director of Workplace Relations →

Donna Shestowsky (UC Davis) recently announced the winner of this year’s AALS Section on ADR “best scholarly article” award. That award goes to Inga Laurent, An Absence of Accountability, 54 (1) Seton Hall Law Review 137-200 (2023). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4252910 She also noted that the author has been invited to present the winning article at … Continue reading Winner of AALS Section’s Best Scholarly Article Award for 2023 →

The Journal of Dispute Resolution recently released Issue 2 of Volume 2024.   Here’s a list of the articles in this issue.  Click here to access them.   Take a look. Alternative Dispute Resolution in Agency Administrative Programs by Kristen Blankley, Kathleen Claussen, and Judith Starr Arbitration and the Mandatory Law Problem: A Mixed Mode ADR Approach … Continue reading Latest Articles in Journal of Dispute Resolution →

What about Mom and apple pie?  For or against? Most people take for granted that all these things are indisputably good (at least in theory) though we usually don’t think much about why. Not so with Andrew Mamo.  He recently published Unsettling the Self:  Rethinking Self-Determination in Mediation, which deeply analyzes the meaning of self-determination. … Continue reading Are You in Favor of Self-Determination in Mediation? →

From my colleague, Rachel Wechsler: The Journal of Dispute Resolution is seeking articles related to labor and employment dispute resolution for its 2024 Writing Competition. The winners will be published in the Winter 2025 Issue of the Journal of Dispute Resolution. Writers should send submissions to umclawjournal@umsystem.edu with the subject line “2024 Writing Competition.” The … Continue reading Journal of Dispute Resolution Writing Competition – September 6 Deadline →

As we know, American attorneys regularly represent clients in mediation.  There’s a ton of theory about mediation generally but much less about mediation representation. I just posted an article, Theory and Practice of Mediation Representation, which presents a theoretical analysis based on Real Practice System Theory.  The following graphic provides an overview, which the article … Continue reading Theory and Practice of Mediation Representation →

Pioneering family mediator Michael Lang just released the second edition of his book, The Guide to Reflective Practice in Conflict Resolution.  He provided an account of his development as a mediator as one of the Ten Real Mediation Systems.  He is the co-director of the Reflective Practice Institute International. Michael’s book builds on Donald Schön’s … Continue reading New Edition of Michael Lang’s Book on Reflective Practice →

Modern day poetry.

Exploring the challenges faced by female rappers.

Hip hop gets injected with "attitude" from an L.A. rap crew.

There's no questioning Three Stacks.

The Avs secured their second straight victory and returned to .500 on the season (8-8).

The show is currently in production in Los Angeles.

He's the Ironman of hip-hop.

He's an R&B hit-making machine.

Catch the comedic duo in White Chicks this week.

"42" premieres on Tuesday, July 7 at 6P/5C.

Sing to a new tune this week!

Catch the actor in "Shaft" on Tuesday at 6P/5C.

Watch the "Empire" star in "Pride," Friday at 9A/8C.

The original, hood 'Cookie' and 'Lucious!'

Watch the film on Saturday at 5P/4C.

The "Black-ish" actor stars in "Hustle & Flow."

Watch the comedian in "Boomerang" this week.

We're not ready for this!

Thought his pain was funny? You ain't seen nothing yet.

Beyond hilarious.

Martin Lawrence after dark is whole other sight.

Flying never felt this cool.

Yes!

Channeling her "American Horror Story" character like...

Listen to this woman sang!

'Fresh Dressed" premieres on Monday, October 13 at 10P/9C.

Watch "Roll Bounce" this week on BET Star Cinema.

See how everything turns out.

Hold the Turkey, bring on the fists.

The comedian stars in Major Payne this week.

Dancing across tables with turkey.

The actors star in TD Jakes's "Not Easily Broken."

Are you ready?

This is what Christmas is all about!

It's nothing to be a 'black american' goddess!

Relive that moment the actress kissed Taye Diggs.