No Islands
by Ann Craig On the first day of spring, a pretty girl with blonde hair sings along to a Beatles song on the radio as she drives down a busy city street in a beat up old Volkswagon convertible with the top down. As the car rolls to a stop at a red light, she [...]
Stormtroopers in the Second World
by Mike Craig The roots of carnival reach back into Pre-Christian Europe to ancient folk rituals that celebrated the end of winter and the start of Spring. When the Christian church came along it integrated itself by incorporating many ancient holidays and festivities like Easter, Christmas and Carnival. The difference in the modern era is [...]