For freaks, by freaks
Vomit inducing rides, deep-fried everything, sugar and utterly unwinnable games. This is the anatomy of the modern carnival. Now relegated to semi-trailers lined up in…
Features
The current state of carnival culture
It’s opening day at the Red River Ex in Winnipeg and of course, it’s raining, but isn’t that what the weather is supposed to do…
From the ferris wheel to the mega drop
Move over ferris wheel and Polar Express. The Mega Drop is now in town and its taking all the attention. When it comes to carnival…
Jumbo attraction
In the late 19th century, P.T. Barnum traveled across the United States revolutionizing the American circus with the act he dubbed “The Greatest Show on…
From circus maximus to mall parking lots
Just over 1,900 years ago, in the first century AD, the Roman poet Juvenal was composing scathingly honest impressions of the state of life in…
Letting the big ones get away
Somewhere in the last quarter of the 20th century, between the fuel shortage crises, global warming and the irreversible devastation of fragile ecosystems as the…
Vintage isn’t just cool anymore, it’s green too!
Waiting outside for an hour in -30 C weather, and dressed in only enough to leave me with a cold for the rest of the…
One take on the carbon credit trading system
The carbon credit is a commodity that evolved out of the idealism of environmentalists, scientists and economists. Some governments, politicians, businesses and consumers around the…
Avoid the gas station
Nothing, it seems, motivates people quite as strongly as money. Like it or not, financial loss or gain is one of the best ways to…
Environmental Racism and Environmental Justice
Often, my short walks from the bus stop to wherever I happen to be going on campus — usually straight to St. John’s College for…