The strange history of the Frankenstein carnival sideshows
After the 1930s Frankenstein movies took the world by storm, people began creating carnival sideshows devoted to Frankenstein freaks. Film writer Pierre Fournier takes us back to a time when carnies mixed with The Monster. Step right up! The place is somewhere in England. The time, perhaps the late Thirties or the early post-war years.…
Eight Great Tips For Traveling With the iPad
The iPad is an almost perfect travel computer. But as convenient as it is, a little preparation will make things even smoother. Here are some things you should do before you leave the house. Go Offline A 3G iPad is a wonderfully useful machine, but outside of your home country, unless you’re willing to pay…
The Sailboat Race that Outpaces the Wind
Re-adjust what you imagine when you think of a fast sailboat. Forget the floppy sails, majestic prows, and guys scurrying around in silly caps. Those would fly off on a C-class catamaran. Hell, the boats even fly. C-cats, as they’re affectionately known, are the most efficient wind-powered vessels on water. They’re light, weighing about as…
