Ask Greg - The Facts As You See Them, or Why You Should Be Careful About Accusing Someone of Wrongdoing on Social Media

Ask Greg - The Facts As You See Them, or Why You Should Be Careful About Accusing Someone of Wrongdoing on Social Media

I’ve always admired the usage of social media to rally support and sway public opinion, but mostly as an outsider. I've never advised any of my clients to do it and I think it would be a colossal mistake in all but the most deserving situations. 

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Is the Bullying in "Whiplash" Actually Bullying?

Is the Bullying in "Whiplash" Actually Bullying?

How much abuse would you be willing to withstand if you knew that it would pull greatness out of you? Would you consider yourself a victim or a willing participant? Those are the questions posed by the exhilarating Whiplash, a film where a young drummer gets the holy hell beaten out of him on a regular basis by his teacher under the pretense of turning him into a great musician.

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Protecting The Brand: Marvel Displays Goodwill and Badwill Over Its New Avengers Trailer

A few weeks ago, Marvel had a strategy to punch up ratings on its much-improved, but declining-in-popularity Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. on ABC. To drive up viewership, it would unveil the new trailer for Joss Whedon's The Avengers: Age of Ultron, the colossal sequel to the already colossal Avengers.

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Jon Favreau's "Chef" And The Right To Be Forgotten

There's a moment about 40 minutes into the movie  Chef that perfectly encapsulates our tortured relationship with privacy in the internet age. Carl Casper, the executive chef of a posh Brentwood bistro is savaged by food critic Ramsey Michel in his latest review. Carl (played by the film's writer and director, Jon Favreau of Swingers and Iron Man fame) loses control and against the advice of his friends, starts a Twitter feud with Michel, resulting in a public meltdown with Carl screaming at Michel in front of a hundred shocked onlookers.

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When The Movies Get It Right: Spielberg's Lincoln Understands The Law Better Than Most Movies

Before I started law school, I labored under the same misapprehension that many people do: that the law is a fixed thing with clearly delineated lines between what’s permissible and impermissible. I just assumed that law school would teach me where that line was and what sat on either side of it. My rude awakening occurred very early on in torts class when my professor’s canned response to any hypothetical from the class was “it depends.”

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