Amicus Curiae

The Blog of The Hon. Rufus Peckham

About this blog

The official blog of Carbolic Smoke Ball -- for the stuff we can't write there.

About Carbolic Smoke Ball:
“The city’s equivalent of The Onion.” The New York Times

“One of America’s great web sites.” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

". . . one of Pittsburgh's most popular local blogs, and it's gaining a growing national audience." Pittsburgh Magazine, February 2009

“This stuff is better than The Onion.” Tony Norman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

“They’re some of the world’s funniest men, and they deserve our attention.” Rick Sebak, PBS/WQED Multimedia

"Nothing is sacred for the guys who run Carbolic Smoke Ball. Nothing." Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

If you haven't discovered the Carbolic Smoke Ball blog, you really should give it a daily read. Rob Owen, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

"Our chief competitor." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

"Smoke gets in your eyes," Carbolic Smoke Ball profiled in Pittsburgh City Paper.