Marvels

some people are well aware of my love for the circus. not really the circus today, but the vintage circus life. the idea of traveling around in a caravan from town to town, working along side of amazing acrobats, dancers, and wonders just makes me want to create a time machine so i can do this for myself. i love the artwork and the posters that were used as advertisements to lure the everyday farming family into a dark tent to see something that they would tell people about ages to come. sometimes these things were illusions or hoaxes, playing on the unknown and the strong imagination mixed with the suspension of disbelief. today i stumbled on a website that pays homage to these wonders of nature, these "freaks" and "oddities". the author, J. Tithonus Pednaud, writes mini documentaries on the lives of the people. how the marvels they've received are strange genetic mutations and what led them to displaying themselves for profit. it's really quite fascinating. www.thehumanmarvels.com