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A " cause célèbre " is an incident arousing widespread controversy. The French term became popular in the English language during the Alfred Dreyfus Affair, a legal and political case that caused widespread public debate. While the people who caused these hoaxes, conspiracies, and public debates pass away, the controversies live on in the public memory through fiction books, plays, and other adaptions. I had never heard of Mary Toft's hoax of giving birth to rabbits until lit

Art I'm currently loving, most of which I saw on my trip to New York City. (1) The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak Painted by Albert Bierstadt in 1863, this painting was hung next to George Washington Crossing the Delaware and The Heart of the Andes as part of Civil War propaganda, centering the Union among two great ranges spanning North and South America. The paintings were displayed at the New York Metropolitan Fair in 1964 to raise money for the war effort. They 3 paintin

I am a lover of Hallmark Channel, but as an attorney, there are a few movies I cannot rewatch (or even finish) because they get the law wrong. The below 3 Hallmark Channel Movies all misunderstand how adverse possession works. As always with my law blog posts, this is for informational and entertainment purposes only. It is not legal advice. If you have specific legal questions, you should consult with an attorney licensed in your jurisdiction. (1) Love, Fall & Order Love, Fa

"Harry Potter Casting Stones" was a board game launched in 2001 by Mattel in connection with the Warner Brother’s Harry Potter and the Sorcerer Stone . Board Game Geek’s average rating of the game is 4 stars out of 10 ( Link / Archive ). Since the game is only for 2 people, has a lopsided game play, and you must buy multiple packs to have a complete game, I’ve decided to create my own generic version: Magical Casting Stones . Board Game as Collectable Harry Potter Casting S

Great non-fiction, longform articles to send you down a rabbit hole and possibly learn something new! "Light Among the Nations" by Suzanne Schneider for Jewish Currents "Why Americans Hate the Media" by James Fallows for The Atlantic Monthly " The Whitening Thief: Latent White Supremacy in Percy Jackson" by Maxwell T. Paule for Medium I found this interesting in the context of everyone suggesting Percy Jackson series in place of Harry Potter. Maybe there is no "perfect, u