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Ornate red and ivory wall decoration, with plaque and symbols

Happy Lunar New Year!

Posted by: Andrew Weber

The following is a guest post by Laney Zhang, our Chinese law specialist at the Law Library of Congress.  Laney has previously written posts for In Custodia Legis about pandas, trains and corruption, and Chinese supreme court clothing.  Earlier this week she wrote Crouching Tiger, Hidden Author. My favorite traditional Chinese holiday is coming next week! Yes, …

Ornate red and ivory wall decoration, with plaque and symbols

A Healthy Dose of Super Bowl Ads?

Posted by: Kelly Buchanan

I finally realized that U.S. sports channels just aren’t going to bend to my will and start showing more rugby.  The result of this is that I’ve been watching a lot of American football lately instead.  One thing I’ve always noticed when watching football is how many commercial breaks there are during the game.  During …

Ornate red and ivory wall decoration, with plaque and symbols

Presidents, the Other National Pastime

Posted by: Kurt Carroll

The following is a guest post is by Betty Lupinacci, Lead Technician for Legal Processing Workflow Resolution in our Collection Services Division.  It is part travelogue which includes a visit to an inaugural site for a US President outside Washington, DC. What does a trip to Cooperstown, NY have to do with this week’s Inaugural theme?  Well, …