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In 2022, the collections committee accessioned 176 objects into the Mackinac Island State Park Commission collection and archives. In addition to several purchases, over 90 items were donated to the collection. The summer collections internship program was restarted and Kendra Ellis, from the Maritime Studies Program at East Carolina University, was hired. She assisted Curator of Collections Brian Jaeschke with the inventory of Fort Mackinac buildings and Special Storage inside the Heritage Center.
In 2010, five pen and ink drawings of Mackinac Island were loaned to the park for exhibit in The Richard & Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum. The loan was changed to a donation early in the year. The five drawings were done in the early 1840s by Francis Melick Cayley who moved to Canada in 1836. The views are some of the most precise pre-photographic images of the island known to exist. They are so well proportioned that it is believed he may have employed artificial means to prepare the sketches, such as a "camera obscura," which permitted projection of a scene onto paper for tracing. The drawings continue to be displayed in the main gallery of the art museum.
During the course of procuring images for the new Dr. William Beaumont Museum exhibit this winter, the park purchased four paintings of the doctor and his wife from the Wayne County Medical Society of Southeast Michigan. Two of the paintings are miniature portraits of Dr. Beaumont and his wife Deborah. It is believed they were done around the time of their marriage in 1821. The other two paintings are reproductions of images showing Beaumont later in life. The portraits need conservation work and will eventually be placed on display.
The park purchased two black and white panoramic photographs showing Mackinac Island scenes. The first image, by island photographer William Gardiner, was taken from a naval vessel, quite possibly the USS Michigan. The ship is entering the harbor with downtown, Fort Mackinac and Grand Hotel visible. The second image was taken by H.J. Rossiter from the fort pasture and shows the officers' and commanding officer's quarters, Fort Mackinac and Trinity Episcopal Church. The images were taken around 1900 and give us a unique historic glimpse of the island.
Donated to the park collection this summer was a painting with a unique perspective from a path behind Trinity Episcopal Church looking toward Fort Mackinac. The oil on canvas by German-born Curt Bielefeldt was done sometime between 1940 and 1960. He lived in Buffalo before moving to Detroit in the early 1930s. He worked in oils and watercolors and was also known for murals. He was a cousin of German boxer Max Schmeling. Bielefeldt won the grand prize in the 1930 Buffalo Society of Artists in the Albright Gallery. His work was displayed in many locations including the Detroit Institute of Art and the J.L. Hudson Company Gallery.
Tags: Art, Collections, Fort Mackinac, mackinac island, Mackinac State Historic Parks, Mackinaw City, Museum, Painting, Photographs, The Richard & Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum
Mackinaw City's Petersen Center
While experiencing the cold of winter in Michigan, it's easy to think of the Straits of Mackinac in warm weather and summer fun. However, you might not realize that there is still plenty happening during the off-season at Mackinac State Historic Parks (MSHP). During the summer and fall, many staff work out of the 1859 Post Hospital on Mackinac Island or elsewhere in the MSHP park system. In the winter, office staff return to Mackinaw City to the Dr. Eugene and Marian Petersen Center. This tradition has its own history that reflects the ever-changing needs of the state parks at Mackinac.
The house at 207 W Sinclair which served as office for collections staff.
Starting in 1958, the park began to work in a form much more recognizable to today. Much of the behind-the-scenes work was spread out, with the museum's operations at various locations around the greater Lansing area during the winter. The park's collections were split up, with the archaeological collections being housed in Lansing and the historic collection being kept in a series of buildings on Mackinac Island. The permanent staff was much smaller during those times. As the 1970s and '80s rolled in, the park had to make several expansions, most notably in the areas of historical conservation, education, and marketing. This required more office space. In 1988 the park constructed a housing unit on West Central Avenue in Mackinaw City for seasonal employee housing; this also doubled as winter offices for much of the staff. Despite having a building for winter offices, the park's team were also spread out amongst the Colonial Michilimackinac Visitor's Center and Mill Creek Service Center. In the mid-1990s, the park acquired a house and old motel behind Michilimackinac on West Sinclair Avenue, which would initially serve as an office for the collections staff of the park.
The Petersen Center during its initial expansion in 1998.
Expansion of the Petersen Center in 2001.
This motel would be the beginning of a long-term project to centralize MSHP's offices, library, and collections, as much of that was still located in Lansing. In 1998, the office/housing building on Central Avenue was moved to West Sinclair Avenue and attached to the house. A further renovation was completed in 2001, adding a two-story addition to the building. This expansion would create enough space for the archaeological collection, library, and conservation lab to be moved from Lansing to the new office building. These changes also allowed for new office spaces for the park's interpretation, education, collections, and archaeological staff. This building was dedicated as the Dr. Eugene and Marian Petersen Center for Archaeology and History. Dr. Eugene Petersen was director of Historic Projects and later Park Director from 1958 to 1985. His wife, Marian, ran the office of the park. In May of 2019, the park renamed the research library after Dr. Keith Widder, in honor of his long service and contributions to MSHP.
Commission Meeting Room, Petersen Center.
The latest addition to the Petersen Center was in 2020, when the west side of the building was expanded to accommodate a new meeting room for the Mackinac Island State Park Commission. These changes allowed for a much more centralized, organized,
The Keith R. Widder Library at the Petersen Center.
and professional running of Mackinac State Historic Parks. Now, staff could conveniently do much of their work from their main office, instead of having to travel to do essential research or care for the ever-growing collection. Different departments were able to communicate with each other much more clearly and quickly with the new meeting spaces. The Petersen Center has served, and will continue to serve, as a great tool for the Mackinac State Historic Parks staff in keeping the park up and running.
The Petersen Center today.
Tags: Archaeology, Collections, History, Lansing, mackinac island, Mackinac Island State Park Commission, Mackinac State Historic Parks, Mackinaw City, Organizational History, Petersen Center, Straits of Mackinac
A Closer Look at the Collections: Orvietan Lid
It's time for another deep dive into the collection! Today Dr. Lynn Evans, Curator of Archaeology for Mackinac State Historic Parks, shows us an Orviétan Lid, which was a "cure-all" type concoction popular in the 17th and 18th centuries. The only other known archaeological example we know about is from Illinois.
This orviétan lid was originally found during work in the Southwest Rowhouse, which was reconstructed in the early 1960s. The house was originally built in the 1730s and demolished in 1781 during the move to Mackinac Island. Mackinac State Historic Parks is currently in the planning stages to complete the reconstruction of that building in the space that is today occupied by the bread oven. You can learn more about archaeology at Mackinac State Historic Parks by clicking here.
Tags: 17th Century History, 18th-Century History, American History, Archaeology, British History, Collections, French History, fur trade, mackinac island, Mackinac State Historic Parks, Mackinaw City, Medicine, Straits of Mackinac, Voyageurs
Chief Wawatam 110th Launching Anniversary
Frank Kirby
Due to increased railroad traffic across the Straits of Mackinac, the Mackinac Transportation Company decided in 1910 that a new ferry needed to be built. The company had two ferries at the time, the St. Ignace, built in 1888, and the revolutionary Sainte Marie, completed in 1893. These vessels had been designed by noted Great Lakes naval architect Frank Kirby and he was asked to plan the new ship. The keel was laid on June 1, 1911 at the Toledo Shipbuilding Company of Toledo, Ohio as hull number 119. The ship was christened Chief Wawatam after an Ojibway Indian who befriended British fur trader Alexander Henry in the 1760s.
Captain Louis Boynton
At 9:10 a.m. on August 26, 1911, the Chief Wawatam was side launched with no ceremony or traditional breaking of champagne on her bow. Charles Calder, part owner of the shipyard, recorded that it was a clear day and the launching proceeded with "not a scratch on her hull." The ship was 338 feet long, 62 feet wide and had a draft of 20.7 feet. Built with a steel hull, she would be the largest and most powerful railroad ferry to serve the straits. She could carry 28 to 32 railroad cars depending on their size. The hull was taken to a fit-out dock where work was completed. The ship set sail for the straits on October 16, 1911 with Commodore Louis Boynton in command.
The Chief was constructed with many unique features including three engines, two in the stern for propulsion and one in the bow for ice breaking. The bow propellor first appeared on the St. Ignace after Boynton successfully used two vessels tied bow to bow to break ice. The ship was one of the first to have electricity for lighting although lanterns continued to be carried as backup. In order to protect the open bow, the anchor was placed on the stern. Thus, the vessel could anchor stern-to during a storm preventing water from entering through the sea gate. For many years, the ship bore the words "U.S. Mail" on her bow as she carried letters and packages between the two peninsulas.
The Chief Wawatam operated at the Straits of Mackinac until August of 1984 when the railroad pier in St. Ignace collapsed. The ship remained tied to the dock until 1988 when the State of Michigan, which owned the vessel, sold it to Purvis Marine Limited of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Prior to her departure, numerous objects, paper material and other items were selected and removed by Mackinac State Historic Parks staff. The plan was for the state park to store the collection until a transportation museum in St. Ignace could be built. Funding for the museum fell through and the state park continues to be the home for the collection. Objects including the ship's steering wheel and engine room telegraph are on display in the Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse.
Tags: Alexander Henry, American History, Canadian History, Chief Wawatam, Collections, Icebreaker, Mackinac State Historic Parks, Mackinac Transportation Company, Mackinaw City, Maritime History, Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse, St. Ignace, Straits of Mackinac, U.S. Mail
SS Minneapolis Revolver
On April 4, 1894, the bulk steam freighter Minneapolis sank in the Straits of Mackinac after taking on water due to ice damage. On board the ship was a Smith and Wesson Model No. 1, Second Issue revolver manufactured in 1864. It is a bottom-break revolver that holds seven brass .22 caliber short rimfire cartridges. It was one of the first handguns produced by Smith and Wesson and one of the first to use self-contained brass cartridges. The revolver belonged to one of the 14 crewmembers aboard the ship who may have carried it for numerous reasons.
Firearms were not uncommon amongst Great Lakes sailors. Revolvers provided a form of protection against unwelcome guests aboard a ship and assisted in protection of valuable cargo. Pursers aboard passenger ships were known to carry weapons to protect items entrusted to them by their guests. Officers carried them to protect monies carried on board for payroll and other business. In an emergency, firearms could be used to keep order and act as a signaling device to attract the attention of other vessels and searchers.
The crew of the Minneapolis survived the wreck, being picked up by the San Diego, a consort barge the ship was towing along with the Red Wing. The wreck was located in 1963 and today is approximately 500 feet from the South Tower of the Mackinac Bridge. The revolver was recovered from the shipwreck prior to the 1983 creation of the Straits of Mackinac Underwater Preserve, which makes it illegal to remove items from shipwrecks today. Along with several other objects, the revolver was donated to the Mackinac Island State Park Commission in 2013.
Conservation work was done in the winter of 2014 by Inland Seas Institute (ISI) for inclusion of the revolver in the new Straits of Mackinac Shipwreck Museum. The revolver was placed into electrolysis, which is the process of using electricity, an electrolyte, and anodes to remove corrosion from metal objects. After just a few hours of treatment, it was noticed that the gun still contained cartridges. Treatment of the revolver continued with the awareness that the gun could still contain black powder and lead bullets.
The revolver is composed of a silver-plated brass frame with a steel barrel, cylinder, cylinder rotating mechanisms, screws, springs and pins and brass cartridges with lead bullets which over time interact with one another causing deterioration via bi-metallic corrosion. Even though the revolver was treated, contact between these metals would continue to cause corrosion over time especially during environmental changes. During a cleaning of the exhibits in 2020, recent corrosion was noticed on the revolver. It was removed from display, examined, and photographed. ISI was contacted and a new proposal was developed to treat the corrosion and attempt to disarm the revolver by removing the cartridges and their bullets.
Electrolysis was performed again to halt the corrosion and once stabilized, the revolver was taken to a gunsmith. The cylinder was removed revealing that the gun had 6 loaded cartridges and an empty cartridge under the hammer possibly to act as a safety. Corrosion in the cylinder prevented the gun from being unloaded once the cylinder was removed, so a plan was developed to melt out the lead bullets, remove the powder, and have safe access to the cartridges for their removal. The cylinder was positioned in a way to safely do this in case the powder was still active after 60+ years underwater.
The lead bullets were melted using a propane torch, which upon contact caused three of the cartridges to go off in a controlled manner for safety. The cartridges were then removed using a specially made brass punch. The screws and pins holding the revolver together were removed so complete treatment of each piece could be performed. Upon completion of conservation the revolver parts will be coated with microcrystalline wax prior to reassembly to prevent future corrosion of the barrel, cylinder and cylinder works. The revolver will be reassembled using carbon fiber screws and Delrin (polymer) pins to minimize future bi-metallic corrosion. The cartridges, screws, and pins will be returned and the revolver will be placed back on display inside the shipwreck museum. We hope you'll join us at Old Mackinac Point in the near future to see the Minneapolis revolver on display once again.
Tags: Artifacts, Collections, Conservation, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Mackinac Bridge, Mackinac State Historic Parks, Mackinaw City, Museum, Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse, Revolver, Shipwreck, SS Minneapolis, Straits of Mackinac, Straits of Mackinac Shipwreck Museum
Support Mackinac Associates Fall Appeal on Giving Tuesday
Mackinac Associates' mission is simple and encompassing: Friends Preserving and Sharing Mackinac's Heritage.
Mackinac Associates is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that supports programs at Mackinac State Historic Parks through membership dues and other gifts. Mackinac Associates has supported needed projects in every area of museum operation, and make possible interpretive programs, publications, exhibits, natural history education, park improvements and more.
Unless otherwise designated, donations received on Giving Tuesday will go to support this year's fall campaign raising funds to ensure we can continue the archaeology field project at Colonial Michilimackinac. With your help, 2021 will be the 63rd consecutive season for the Colonial Michilimackinac archaeology field project. Every summer from mid-June to late August, visitors can watch archaeology in progress at Colonial Michilimackinac in Mackinaw City, the site of a reconstructed 18th-century fort and fur-trading village. An interpreter is on site to answer visitor questions, explain the process and show sample artifacts.
Brass sideplate from a British trade gun.
Started in 1959, the excavation at Michilimackinac is one of the longest ongoing projects of its kind in North America. Structures there are built on previously excavated areas and interpretation is guided by what was found at the site in addition to available records documenting that time period. Over a million artifacts have been recovered since 1959, providing valuable information regarding diets, trade goods, firearms and recreation, helping identify between French and British, military and civilian. A pause in this program could leave artifacts exposed and cause deterioration at the site. The longer the project takes, the more the integrity of the site is threatened.
While public support is always valued and appreciated., it is especially critical during these challenging times. By supporting the upcoming season of the archaeology field project, you will help Mackinac State Historic Parks continue to protect, preserve, and present the rich historic resources of the Straits of Mackinac and make history come alive for all of us!
2020 has been a challenging year for many and Mackinac State Historic Parks is no exception. We hope you will participate in the fall appeal and Giving Tuesday and help us fund the archaeology field project in 2021.
To donate to Mackinac Associates on Giving Tuesday or any other day, please visit
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Tags: American History, Archaeology, Artifacts, British History, Collections, Colonial Michilimackinac, French History, Fundraising, Giving Tuesday, History, Mackinac Associates, Mackinac State Historic Parks, Preservation, Support
It's for Decoration
Recently, an artifact in the Colonial Michilimackinac collection was re-examined as part of our ongoing mission to present the history of our site. That object is a fragment of silver-colored metallic bobbin lace that shares with us a glimpse into the luster and shine of 18th century life in the Great Lakes. (more…)
Tags: Artifacts, Collections, Colonial Michilimackinac, Decoration, Europe, Great Lakes, History, Lace, Mackinaw City, Michigan, Straits of Mackinac, Textiles
2019 Collections Acquisitions
German made souvenir porcelain china.
In 2019, the Mackinac Island State Park Commission accessioned 188 gifts and 107 purchases to the historic object and archival collection. The park purchased or was gifted several large collections of souvenirs, paintings, glassware and postcards. Some of the interesting items were a large collection of souvenirs, paintings and other items related to Mackinac Island purchased from a long-time collector. Several black and white press photographs and an invoice from the business of an islander was acquired. Donations included the engine room plate from a Straits of Mackinac shipwreck, several pieces of Kriesche glassware and photographs and archival material belonging to a former Mackinac Island State Park Commissioner. (more…)
Tags: Collections, Donations, Frank Kriesche, Governor's Summer Residence, Grand Hotel, Keith Widder Library, mackinac island, Mackinac Island State Park Commission, Mackinac State Historic Parks, Mackinaw City, Painting, Petersen Center, Photographs, Rolando Collection, Shipwrecks, Souvenir, Straits of Mackinac, Straits of Mackinac Shipwreck Museum
Chief Wawatam Archival Collection
In the fall of 1911, the railroad ferry Chief Wawatam arrived in the Straits of Mackinac to begin a career which lasted 73 years. The Mackinac Transportation Company built the ship to haul railroad cars between Mackinaw City and St. Ignace. The ship could carry 18-26 cars depending upon their size and unlike previous ferries that worked the straits, the Chief Wawatam was built entirely of steel. Along with freight cars, the ship carried passenger train cars, automobiles, soldiers and passengers. At 338 feet, she was the largest railroad ferry at the straits and served the longest, until 1984. (more…)
Tags: Archive, Chief Wawatam, Collections, Keith R. Widder Library, Mackinac Bridge, mackinac island, Mackinac State Historic Parks, Mackinaw City, Museum, Railroad, Railroad Ferry, St. Ignace, Straits of Mackinac, World War 2, World War II


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MIA: Bindi Irwin, feminist warrior?
Mia Freedman
Image of Bindi Irwin from her Twitter account.
By MIA FREEDMAN
I think Bindi Irwin is exceptional. Have done forever. As far as young role models go, she ticks every box for me.
She's articulate, passionate, a great communicator and what she does has nothing to do with the way she looks.
I know. For a famous girl in 2013 this is nothing short of miraculous.
Bindi has always been wonderfully, endearingly age-appropriate and I can't think of a single other celebrity teen or young woman about whom I'd say the same.
When she released her nature documentary series Bindi: The Jungle Girl in 2008, I couldn't buy her DVDs fast enough to show my kids – her messages about conservation, education about wildlife and her passion for continuing the work of her father is inspiring in the true sense of the word.
And she delivered them in non-descript khaki shorts and a t-shirt with no make-up and her hair in a ponytail.
Compared to the rest of the highly commercialised, sexualised, glossily packaged crap coming at young girls? Bindi is golden.
And now, aged 15, she's gone and done something else fabulous: made some challenging, insightful, interesting statements about poverty and over-population. Controversial? Yes. But what a refreshing change from the kind of controversial Miley Cyrus trades in by taking off her clothes and humping the floor.
In an interview with the Sunday Mail, 14-year-old wildlife advocate Bindi Irwin has voiced her opinions on the need for better birth control options for young women in third world countries, to prevent overpopulation. She said:
Bindi with her mother, Terri, on her birthday. Pic from Bindi's Twitter account
"As I've gotten older I've started to want to tackle bigger issues facing the world today
"So, starting to discuss issues that people might not want to talk about, such as not consuming wildlife or human over-population – issues that people tend to push aside and don't focus on.
"They seem to be like the elephant in the room that everyone keeps avoiding and we can't make positive change unless we talk about these issues.
"Girls as young as me or even younger are having kids and that doesn't seen right to me.
"I think that's really sad and we certainly need to start putting our heads together and thinking of ways to solve this.
"So educating our kids, giving them that freedom of choice and available help.
"There's such a thing as seven-year-implants, so if you had a girl that was 11 years old and gave her the seven-year implant she wouldn't be able to have kids until she was 18.
"So things like that maybe, might be able to contribute to solving the problem.
"I think there's lots of ways to look at it and family planning is so important and I feel bad for those who don't have access to it and it's certainly something that's close to my heart and something I think we need to start thinking about."
Bindi Irwin is a passionate wildlife advocate. Image from Bindi's Twitter account.
How delightful, refreshing and NECCESSARY to have a teenage girl speaking so thoughtfully and intelligently about an issue like this.
Too often, teenagers are dismissed as brainless narcissists interested in nothing beyond their next selfie.
For someone like Bindi to be engaging in a complex debate like the one she's dived into (and you can wait for the outrage to start in 3,2,1….) is exciting and gives me great hope.
And actually? Her idea is excellent. It shows an incredibly mature grasp of the fact that 200 million women around the world have no access to family planning, no ability to make choices around their fertility and no way to avoid the extreme poverty and often death involved in having children young and frequently.
So Bravo Bindi, bring on your brand of ecological feminism. Personally, I'd like to hear more of it.
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Bindi Irwin hugs a koala
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Terri, Bindi and Bob with Oprah in 2010
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At the 2011 Nickelodeon Australian Kids Choice Awards
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At the Logies this year
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Well said, as the mother of an 8 yr old girl, I could not agree with you more! My daughter is very interested in wildlife and earth conservation as well as animals of all kinds, especially the large cats...she could not have a better role model than Bindy Irwin. I too have been disgusted with young people in a position to be a positive image for youth (like Miley, who had a huge number of little girls admiring her for being a positive role model as Hannah Montana, now trashing that image in favor of wearing ridiculously skimpy (or sometimes NO) clothing, wagging her tongue incessantly and humping not just the floor, but just about anything her pelvis comes within a few inches of.) Although I am conflicted about Terri's choice to allow Bindi to partner with SeaWorld during the current Blackfish controversy, I realize there may be things we as the public do not know...perhaps Terri and Bindi feel they can help SeaWorld clean up their act. I think she is a beautiful, sweet and articulate advocate for young people and for wildlife and I think her Dad would be proud of her!
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One of the key components in using music strategically is demographic appeal. In fact, next to theme and purpose, this can be the single most important parameter on which to base your selections. It's yet another way you need to know your audience.
Think about the music you relate to most. It's probably the same music you listened to in high school. Those artists, songs, and lyrics are imprinted on your brain, providing an emotional link to the music. So, age is one demographic to consider when you're "scoring" your event. Other demographics include gender, race, geography (domestic and globally), social strata, and so on.
If we're producing an event for a group of young sales women, we know they'll respond to electronic dance music and top forty. If our audience is predominantly older C-suite males, we know that type of music will not only not inspire them, it will have the opposite effect. Can country music work in New York? Hip hop for a global sales rally? Of course, provided the purpose and branding of the event ties in.
When we're producing a marketing activation event for the public, the audience can vary widely, so we let the product or service drive the music. Of course, the demographic draw at an outdoor public event can be narrow or wide, so we have to take that into consideration as well.
It's important to realize there are no hard and fast rules, only guidelines. What's more important, is that you give it serious consideration and make the right choices based on your demographic goals. There's a reason Ford and Chevy use a lot of country music in their commercials. All I'm saying is, music selection is no accident. It's designed, carefully chosen, and as I said last week, carefully sequenced, too.


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The Sound of Music is touring again next year - the most successful movie musical in history. Produced by Bill Kenwright, it is directed by Martin Connor, choreographed by Olivier Award winner Bill Deamer with musical direction by David Steadman.
Emilie Fleming (Dorothy in Over the Rainbow) will play Maria, with Andrew Lancel reprising his role as Captain von Trapp.
Welsh soprano Megan Llewellyn will play the role of Mother Abbess and will be joined by Howard Samuels (Max), Michael Anderson (Rolf), Nicole Farrar (Liesl), Alex Evans (Herr Zeller) Zoe Ann Brown (Sister Margaretta), Georgina Hagen (Sister Berthe), Katie Shearman (Sister Sophia), Sophie Christine (Ursula), Olivia Alexander (Baroness Elberfeld), Jon de Ville (Franz), Wendy-Lee Purdy (Frau Schmidt), Paul Lavers (Admiral von Schreiber) and Sam Tithecott (Baron Elberfeld).
The Sound of Music tells the true story of the world-famous singing family, from their romantic beginnings and search for happiness, to their thrilling escape to freedom as their beloved Austria becomes part of the Third Reich at the start of WWII. It has a timeless score which includes Do-Re-Mi, Climb Ev'ry Mountain, My Favourite Things, Sixteen Going on Seventeen and Edelweiss and tells the tale of Maria (a nun who is constantly getting into mischief) and how her life changes when a widowed Austrian Navy Captain, Georg von Trapp, writes to the abbey asking for a governess for his seven children. Mother Abbess asks Maria to take the position on a probationary basis and a then the story unfolds.
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Ghostbusters 3: Here We Go Again…
By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder
Dan Aykroyd made a few headlines last week when he made the following comments to Dan Rather about a proper Ghostbusters 3 with the original cast, and how a sequel to the 2016 Ghostbusters remake isn't happening.
Did we really need confirmation that the 2016 movie wasn't getting a sequel? My review of Paul Feig's Ghostbusters movie is one of the few reviews I've done that I wish I could take back. I essentially said, "It's not the movie I wanted. But that's okay." I think a lot of critics were afraid to be honest about that movie for fear of being labeled anti-woman, anti-feminist, or whatever. The movie was bad, but that had nothing to do with the performers being women. It just wasn't funny. It absolutely screamed "sleazy, desperate cash grab." Could it have been great? Absolutely. But it wasn't.
It's actually pretty funny that the Ghostbusters 3 rumor mill has started up again, even after a third Ghostbusters movie has come and gone.
As someone who loves both the original movies, I think it's cool that they still want to try a proper sequel of sorts. It feels a little dirty to be doing it without Harold Ramis. But there are stories they can tell, and ways they can make something funny, sentimental, and ultimately worthy of what's come before.
That being said, the fact that it's being written doesn't mean much. Ghostbusters 3 has been synonymous with "development hell" for nearly 30 years now. I see no reason why now should be any different.
But If we are going to make this movie, let's not get hung up on Bill Murray this time, okay?
I love the guy as much as anyone, and he's as responsible as anyone for the original Ghostbusters being what it is. But if they have a chance to make another good Ghostbusters movie without him, then that's what they should do. Get one or two strong new leads, and throw them in there with Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts, and whoever else fits naturally into the story. Let's see if bustin' can make us feel good again…
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Dan Schoening Easter Egg Hunt: John Candy and the Rottweilers
Before Little Shop of Horrors, Spaceballs, or Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, Rick Moranis pestered Dana Barrett and became the Keymaster in Ghostbusters. After more than 30 years, his performance still makes us laugh. ("Yes, have some!")
But the Louis Tully character could have been very different. Legend has it that Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis originally wanted Louis to be played by none other than John Candy.
In the pages of Ghostbusters: The Ultimate Visual History, producer Joe Medjuck explains that the character was originally supposed to be more flamboyant, much like Candy's SCTV character Johnny LaRue. But seemingly not wanting to go that route, Candy suggested something that in hindsight seems downright bizarre: Giving Louis a thick German accent and two pet rottweilers.
Decades later, Erik Burnham, Dan Schoening, Luis Delgado, and the IDW Ghostbusters crew gave us a hell of a "What if?" moment in the pages of Ghostbusters #4.
Naturally, the first arc in the series used a lot of familiar elements from the movies. Case in point, in issue #4 we once again find ourselves at 55 Central Park West, as the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man stomps through the city. Ray races through the building, frantically trying to get in position to deploy the "megatrap."
Ray kicks down the door to room 2206 (Dana's old apartment), and who does he find but a portly German fellow with two pet rottweilers and a very familiar face.
While you can't take anything away from Erik Burnham's script, Luis Delgado's colors, or anything else the IDW team brought to the table, Dan Schoening was really the star of this page. One of the things that sets his take on the Ghostbusters apart from everyone else's is his distinct style. It's obviously cartoony. But he incorporates enough of the actors' likenesses to make it feel like you're watching an extension of the movies. John Candy gets the same treatment here. It's so plainly him, and it really warms your heart.
It's enough to make you wonder what it would have looked like seeing John Candy become a terror dog…
For more Dan Schoening Easter Eggs, check out Martin Short and Grandma Winslow, and Eddie Murphy at Ghostbusters HQ.
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Dan Schoening Easter Egg Hunt: Eddie Murphy at Ghostbusters HQ
The Eddie Murphy/Ghostbusters connection goes back a long way. The irony there is that most people have no idea there's a connection at all.
Legend has it that while writing early treatments for Ghostbusters, Dan Aykroyd had his eye on Murphy for a co-starring role. This would have been during Murphy's days on Saturday Night Live. But as the film evolved, and Harold Ramis, Ivan Reitman, and Bill Murray became involved, the idea of Murphy playing a role fell to the wayside.
Some believe Murphy had been pegged for the Winston Zeddemore role, i.e. the everyman who gets to asks the Ghostbusters expository questions. A quote from Harold Ramis is cited in Ghostbusters: The Ultimate Visual History, which ultimately debunks this idea…
"Everyone thought that Winston was written for Eddie Murphy, but Eddie was really only going to costar with Danny is in his original version of the story. I never spoke to Eddie about being in the film."
Decades later, Dan Schoening would pay a subtle tribute to Murphy in Ghostbusters #2.
Alright, maybe subtle isn't the right word.
As Ecto-1 does one of its trademark zooms out of the firehouse, it nearly clips Axel Foley, Murphy's character in Beverly Hills Cop. Foley is conspicuous by his trademark black jacket and muscle car.
Fittingly, both Ghostbusters and Beverly Hills Cop were released in 1984. Both made big bucks, and spawned franchises. *sigh* Sure makes you miss the '80s, doesn't it?
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A Ghostbusters: Displaced Aggression Review – Chemistry and Comics
TITLE: Ghostbusters: Displaced Aggression
AUTHOR: Scott Lobdell
PENCILLERS: Ilias Kyriazis, Michael Dialynas. Cover by Nick Runge.
COLLECTS: Ghostbusters: Displaced Aggression #1-4
Editor, Fanboy Wonder
You'll find very few people happier than me that the Ghostbusters are back in comic shops. I doubt you'll ever see a writer re-capture the magic of what Bill Murray, Dan Akroyd, Harold Ramis and the others brought to the screen all those years ago. But it's still a lot of fun to watch the boys in grey suit up and kick some slime! (That's right, I said it.)
After being defeated by the ghostly villain Koza'rai, the boys in gray each find themselves trapped in a different time period. Their only hope is Rachel Unglighter, a student of Egon's, who travels back in time to reunite the team and save the world.
This book is pretty accessible to Ghostbusters fans young and old. The story almost writes itself. And with Peter trapped in the old west, Ray trapped in the days of King Arthur, etc, the jokes do too. That's unquestionably the hardest part of the Ghostbusters movies to replicate on to the page: that comedic camaraderie Murray, Aykroyd and the others put into it. How do you channel the genius of Bill Murray? You can't. You simply have to do your best.
That's the thing about the GB miniseries' that have come out in recent years (to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the first film). In my opinion, they're only as good as their Venkman. Did Aykroyd create the concept? Yes. Did he and Ramis write the films? Yes. But the Peter Venkman character (along with Sigourney Weaver's character, Dana Barrett) was what injected some reality into them. He was the healthy cynic. In essence, he was the Han Solo of Ghostbusters (I think that means Egon was C-3P0). So as a writer, the closer you can come to generating something along the lines of Murray's performance, the better your story is going to be.
I don't think Scott Lobdell comes incredibly close in that regard, but he does a decent job. For my money, the best Ghostbusters graphic novel out there is Legion by Andrew Dabb.
From an artistic standpoint, Displaced Aggression is pretty "cartoonish," but I can live with that. At the end of the book, Michael Dialynas pencils a short story about what Janine (the Ghostbusters' secretary) was doing while the main story was taking place. His style looks a little more "comic bookish" to me. But then again, who am I to say what looks cartoonish or comic-bookish?
The real question is, if Janine can get in the book, why can't Louis Tully?
In the end, this book was fun for me because I'm such a ghosthead. But I can recognize that it doesn't recapture the magic of the films. And that's okay. It's doesn't look like The Real Ghostbusters cartoon, and the creators' hearts are in the right place. For me, the latter is what matters most.
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Sam Dees - The Show Must Go On
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Sam Dees (vocals & keyboards), Glen Woods (guitars), David Camon (bass), Sherman "Fats" Carson (Drums)
Written by Sam Dees, David Camon (A1, B1), Jesse J. Lewis (A4), Bill Brandon (A5), Al Gardner (B1), Sandra Drayton (B2), Bill Brandon (B5)
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Original Label : Atlantic
Recording : May 25 and August 29, 1960 by Tom Dowd & Phil Iehle, at Sound Of Birmingham & New London Recording Studios Birmingham, Alabama
Arranged by Sam Dees & Randy Richards (A1, B1, B2), Ronnie Harris (A4 & B5), Skip Lane (A2, A3, B3 & B4)
Horn arrangement on A5 by Aaron Varnell
Produced by Sam Dees
Re-mastering by Ray Staff at Air Mastering, Lyndhurst Hall, London
1. Child Of The Streets
2. The Show Must Go On
3. Come Back Strong
4. Just Out Of My Reach
5. Claim Jumpin'
1. Troubled Child
2. What's It Gonna Be
3. Worn Out Broken Heart
4. Good Guys
5. So Tied Up
« The best R&B songwriter and soul singer that most people have never heard of, Sam Dees has written songs for countless artists, including Gladys Knight, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, George Benson, the Temptations, Teddy Pendergrass, Millie Jackson, Jackie Wilson, the Manhattans, Regina Belle, KC & the Sunshine Band, Willie Clayton, and many others. He's also a pretty fine singer, having recorded for the Chess, Atlantic, Polydor, and SSS imprints, and he had a nice string of his own hits in the 1970s. His 1975 Atlantic album The Show Must Go On has long been regarded by Southern soul aficionados as one of the best of the genre, but curiously it has never been available in the digital realm until now. This reissue, which adds six additional tracks and single mix edits, proves the point. Sounding a bit like a deeper-voiced Curtis Mayfield (in both style and theme), Dees sings with assurance, wisdom, passion, and a whole lot of soul here. Songs like "Child of the Streets" (here in both album and single versions), "Troubled Child," "What's It Gonna Be," and the harrowing album outtake "Signed Miss Heroin" share Mayfield's commitment to social commentary, and Dees knows his way around a love song, too. With the bonus tracks added, it makes a lost treasure even more of a gem. Kudos to Real Gone Music for bringing The Show Must Go On forward into the 21st century. It's absolutely essential. » AllMusic Review by Steve Leggett
"Pure Pleasure's re-mastered vinyl of The Show Must Go On is a real treat! The sound quality is excellent and the stereo mix is even and balanced. The primary focus and centering is on the fluid vocals of Dees. Both the mellifluous textures and occasional gravelly tonality are intact. The rhythm section levels are understated and the flute, keyboards and strings are low-keyed and complementary." Audiophile Audition February 2018 by Robbie Gerson
The best R&B songwriter and soul singer that most people have never heard of, Sam Dees has written songs for countless artists, including Gladys Knight, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, George Benson, the Temptations, Teddy Pendergrass, Millie Jackson, Jackie Wilson, the Manhattans, Regina Belle, KC & the Sunshine Band, Willie Clayton, and many others. He's also a pretty fine singer, having recorded for the Chess, Atlantic, Polydor, and SSS labels, and he had a nice string of his own hits in the 1970s.
His 1975 Atlantic album The Show Must Go On has long been regarded by Southern soul aficionados as one of the best of the genre. Sounding a bit like a deeper-voiced Curtis Mayfield (in both style and theme), Dees sings with assurance, wisdom, passion, and a whole lot of soul here. Songs like "Child of the Streets", "Troubled Child," & "What's It Gonna Be," share Mayfield's commitment to social commentary, and Dees knows his way around a love song, too.
Allmusic : 4.5 / 5 , Rate your music : 3.69 / 5.0


Have you ever asked your friend or that special someone what they want for Christmas and they said "I don't mind"? Because same. Every year actually. And, sometimes, the annoying thing is that they either don't like it, don't make use of the present I got them or complain because it's not something they liked or wanted. It's the same every single Christmas, especially with my younger sister whom I find a little bit ungrateful at times.
So, I decided to come up with this gift idea: it's like one of those goody bags you get at the end of a [children's] birthday party - those small plastic bags or boxes with a mix selection of toys, mini games and sweets. It's pretty much like that, but more 'christmassy' and it'll be suited more to the receiver's preferences so they won't complain or return the item (it's sad because it happens to me almost every year :c ).
Here's an example of a friend. This friend of mine wants to have clear skin, enjoys eating and loves food and likes to smell nice so I've gathered a Peppermint mask (the powder kind in which you add water) which I purchased during a day trip to Lille, France, Galaxy white bubble chocolate, a green tea milk candy from Hong Kong and a bottle of perfume from Soap & Glory, all (kind of) wrapped together in red tissue paper in a small gift box which I finished off with a white string tied neatly at the ends.
I've done a similar thing with my other friend, with the same Hong Kong candy and chocolate but with a Writer's Manual and a crystal encrusted drawstring bracelet because she loves accessories and reading and writing.
I hope that, in a way, this has inspired you or helped you when your blocked for last minute gift ideas, especially if it's for the 'fussy' and 'indecisive' friend in your life (I have many, many of them in mine).


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September 30, 2014 by Robert Connolly Leave a Comment
Competition Policy International (CPI) recently published a collection of articles relating to the FTAIA and the Motorola Mobility case. I was pretty excited to have an article in the collection that included distinguished authors such as Professor Eleanor Fox. CPI is a subscription-based service, but this is the blurb introducing the issue:
In Motorola Mobility, the Seventh Circuit is readying to rehear a lawsuit that will (hopefully) clarify the extent of U.S. antitrust law's reach outside of the United States. The issue concerns the Foreign Trade Antitrust Improvements Act, which was ostensibly passed to clarify the reach and limits of the Sherman Act for U.S. companies doing business abroad. However, given divergent court opinions, matters have become quite messy. This issue will bring you up to date on the history, the issues, and the significant ramifications at stake. As Eleanor Fox writes in her article, this situation raises the possibility that "U.S. law is in danger of creating a void in the reach of U.S. antitrust law to reprehend anticompetitive acts by foreigners abroad destined to raise the price of goods and services to U.S. consumers."
In my article (here) I make the following points:
The FTAIA ought to be repealed. The FTAIA was passed in 1982 primarily to provide immunity to U.S. exporters to engage in anticompetitive conduct as long as it was directed at foreign markets. The world has changed since 1982 and such immunity is now obnoxious.
The comity concerns of foreign nations who have filed amicus briefs arguing that Sherman Act jurisdiction should not extend to overseas sales of components are not frivolous. Many, perhaps most, products purchased by U.S. consumers contain components that were made, purchased and assembled overseas.
The court should find that the FTAIA requirements of "direct, substantial and reasonably foreseeable effect" on U.S commerce were met on the facts in Motorola Mobility. This would allow the Antitrust Division to prosecute foreign component cartels as it did in the LCD panel matter. The executive branch has a strong incentive to weigh the comity concerns of foreign nations before proceeding. The Antitrust Division has "skin in the game" of fostering international cooperation, and in fact no foreign government has objected to the Division's criminal prosecution of both foreign companies and foreign executives in the LCD panel investigation.
The direct purchaser rule of Illinois Brick and related cases, however, should apply to civil damage actions brought by U.S consumers. If a company, or consumer, has elected to make purchases overseas to take advantage of various favorable circumstances and/or laws, it is not unreasonable to require that they pursue damage actions in the jurisdiction where they elected to make the purchase.
Repeal the FTAIA
The FTAIA makes the Sherman Act inapplicable to conduct involving export or wholly foreign commerce except when that conduct has a "direct, substantial and reasonably foreseeable effect" on U.S. commerce and that effect "gives rise to a claim." In my article I argued that for starters, the FTAIA ought to be repealed. It was enacted in another era when only the U.S. and Canada had active enforcement against cartels. The Supreme Court explained "[t]he FTAIA seeks to make clear to American exporters (and to firms doing business abroad) that the Sherman Act does not prevent them from entering into business arrangements (say, joint selling arrangements), however anticompetitive, as long as these arrangements adversely affect only foreign markets." F. Hoffmann-LaRoche LTD v. Empagran S.A. 542 U.S. 155, 161 (2004). Today, the competition landscape is completely different. Thanks to the efforts of the Antitrust Division, cartel enforcement has been one of the most successful exports of the United States. At a time when the U.S. actively seeks to extradite foreign executives to the U.S. for price-fixing and imprison them for up to ten years, it's a not a good thing to be providing immunity to U.S. executives who ay wish to cartelize foreign markets. It is also an incoherent policy that fosters FCPA prosecution for bribes to foreign officials to obtain contracts, but would bless a conspiracy to rig bids for contracts to foreign consumers. The FTAIA should be repealed and the reach of the Sherman Act judged under the pre-existing case law as set forth in Hartford Fire Ins. Co. v. Cal., 509 U.S. 764 (1993).
Deciding Motorola Mobility
On to Motorola Mobility. In the vacated opinion the court found that the FTAIA requirements of "direct, substantial and reasonably foreseeable effect" on U.S. commerce was not met. "The alleged price fixers are not selling the panels in the United States. They are selling them abroad to foreign companies (the Motorola subsidiaries) that incorporate them into products that are then exported to the United States for resale by the parent. The effect of component price-fixing on the price of the product of which it is a component is indirect…." The ruling in this case drew a bright line in finding that sales made overseas do not satisfy the FTAIA requirements. The decision alarmed the United States and the government has filed several amicus briefs for the rehearing. The United States requested that the panel "hold that a conspiracy to fix the price of a component can directly affect import commerce in finished products incorporating that component and that the conspiracy in this case did directly affect that commerce." The United States has advocated a "reasonably proximate causal nexus" test. The Second Circuit in Lotes Co. v. Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., 753 F.3d 395 (2d Cir. 2014) recently adopted this test. The Second Circuit rejected the interpretation whereby an effect is "direct" if it follows as an immediate consequence. Instead, the court wrote, "We agree with Lotes and amici [the United States] that this less stringent approach (reasonably proximate causal nexus) approach reflects the better reading of the statute."
The issue that seemed to concern Judge Posner in the original Seventh Circuit opinion, now vacated, was the idea that virtually every product sold in the United States has some foreign-made component. Allowing component based private damage actions might make the U.S. the world's policeman. Judge Posner wrote: "The position for which Motorola contends would if adopted enormously increase the global reach of the Sherman Act, creating friction with many foreign countries and 'resent[ment at] the apparent effort of the United States to act as the world's competition police officer,' a primary concern motivating the foreign trades act."
Numerous countries have filed amicus briefs urging the court upon rehearing to again find that Motorola Mobility did not satisfy the FTAIA requirements because the purchases were made overseas. Korea, for example, contends that applying the Sherman Act here would extend its application "to any intermediary product produced or purchased outside the United States, so long as it is eventually incorporated into an end product sold in the United States." The DOJ replied: "But there is no reason to believe that would be the consequence of finding a direct effect on U.S. commerce in the particular circumstances here or in many other cases." Of course, the uncertainty of this case-by-case analysis may be the very concern of the foreign countries that filed amicus briefs. It is fairly certain that private plaintiffs would find the FTAIA requirements met in a much broader set of circumstances than the DOJ.
The solution I proposed was to hold that the price-fixing at issue in Motorola Mobility did have a "direct, substantial and reasonably foreseeable effect" of U.S. commerce. The U.S. therefore should not be barred from bringing criminal enforcement actions involving component price-fixing. As the U.S. noted in its amicus filings, no foreign government objected to the U.S prosecutions, not only of foreign companies but also of foreign executives, for price-fixing in the LCD panel matter. The Antitrust Division works closely with foreign enforcement agencies on international cartel matters and seriously considers comity issues before bring such cases. Without foreign cooperation in matters such as coordinating dawn raids, MLAT's, extradition and many other areas, the U.S. ability to prosecute foreign cartels would suffer. The Antitrust Division has "skin in the game" in the need for foreign cooperation in these prosecutions. Courts normally defer to the executive brick on when issues of comity with foreign governments are raised and should do so in Motorola Mobility.
The comity concerns of foreign government are much different with respect to private civil damage actions. Private plaintiffs simply don't have to weigh the impact on long-term enforcement. Their obligation is to vigorously press the damage claims arising in their case. The U.S. government has reason to weigh comity and sovereignty concerns when bringing international component cartel case. Private plaintiffs do not.
A compromise decision in Motorola Mobility would be to find the requirements of the FTAIA met, thus preserving the DOJ's ability to bring appropriate component price-fixing cases, while applying the principles of Illinois Brick to dismiss the plaintiff's suit. The purchases that are at issue are purchases made overseas by Motorola's foreign subsidiaries. These price-fixed panels were then assembled into a finished product and imported for sale into the U.S. Under Illinois Brick, therefore, the plaintiff in Motorola Mobility was not a direct purchaser and does not have standing to bring the suit. There is some equity in this position. Motorola Mobility chose to set up and purchase the LCD panels through foreign subsidiaries to take advantage of tax, labor and other laws it must have considered favorable in doing business in those countries. It is not unreasonable to find that "You take the good with the bad" and any damage actions should be brought in the country where the businesses were set up. U.S consumers, by contrast, have little to no choice but to buy products that have some foreign-made components in them.
The concern that foreign companies world be exposed to litigation in the United States based on component price-fixing is heightened by the fact that the circuits are now unanimous that meeting the FTAIA requirements is a substantive element of the offense, not a jurisdictional requirement. The Second Circuit in Lotes stated: "We hold that, under the principles articulated in a line of recent Supreme Court decisions … the requirements of the FTAIA are substantive and nonjurisdictional in nature." Other circuits agree. As a practical matter this means that the FTAIA issues generally cannot be decided on a motion to dismiss. Instead, discovery will take place before the issue can be raised on a summary judgment motion. This can result in very protracted litigation. Judge Posner observed that the Motorola Mobility civil litigation was in its fifth year. The case of Animal Science Products v. China Minmetals Corp. (Sherman Act damages case against Chinese magnesite companies) involves FTAIA issues. The case was filed in 2005 and the plaintiffs were just recently granted leave to amend their complaint.
It would be a loss to cartel deterrence if the plaintiff in Motorola Mobility was found not to have standing to bring suit. But, it is a reasonable compromise to address the concerns of foreign governments by applying Illinois Brick, while at the same time allowing enforcement actions by the Antitrust Division to go forward by finding the FTAIA requirements met. If the Seventh Circuit, and ultimately the Supreme Court, finds that component price-fixing as a matter of law does not have a "direct, substantial and reasonably foreseeable effect" on U.S commerce, global cartel enforcement would suffer a huge blow.


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Why Do Judges Wear Black Robes? Amy Coney Barrett Has The Answer
By Philip Ewing
Published October 13, 2020 at 5:46 PM EDT
Supreme Court Justices (from left) John Roberts, Elena Kagan, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh attend the State of the Union address on Feb. 4, 2020. In her confirmation hearing, Judge Amy Coney Barrett explained the tradition of judges wearing black robes.
Republicans control the Senate and they are in lockstep behind Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, which means they don't need to convince one another, or any Democrats, about supporting her.
That left members free Tuesday on the second day of her confirmation hearing to digress, as Texas Sen. Ted Cruz did, from a sharply argued indictment of Democrats, whom he accused of abandoning democracy, to pleasant get-to-know-you questions with Barrett about whether she plays an instrument (the piano) or speaks a foreign language.
Barrett took French in high school but asked Cruz not to ask her to speak any now; the senator graciously accommodated her request and moved on to the merits of adoption, in view of Barrett's children.
Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse reprised some of his "civics vs politics" discourse from Monday and then asked Barrett something that many other Americans watching these proceedings also may have had on their minds, at one point or another: Why do judges wear black robes in court?
Barrett, who was a law professor before her current stint as an appellate judge, was ready with an explanation.
"Chief Justice John Marshall started the practice," she said. "In the beginning, justices used to wear colorful robes that identified them with the schools that they graduated from."
Barrett takes pride in representing Notre Dame; she told senators on Monday she would be the only justice on the high court, if she's confirmed, without a degree from Harvard or Yale. But as the judge continued, the color of the robe is no longer about alumni spirit.
"John Marshall, at his investiture, decided to wear a simple black robe. Pretty soon, the other justices followed suit and now, all judges do it," she said. "I think the black robe shows that justice is blind. We all address the law the same, and I think it shows that once we put it on, we are standing united symbolically, speaking in the name of the law. Not speaking for ourselves as individuals."
Philip Ewing
Philip Ewing is an election security editor with NPR's Washington Desk. He helps oversee coverage of election security, voting, disinformation, active measures and other issues. Ewing joined the Washington Desk from his previous role as NPR's national security editor, in which he helped direct coverage of the military, intelligence community, counterterrorism, veterans and more. He came to NPR in 2015 from Politico, where he was a Pentagon correspondent and defense editor. Previously, he served as managing editor of Military.com, and before that he covered the U.S. Navy for the Military Times newspapers.
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