carny
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Previously, amusement parks, including Disney, had what Gagne calls “dark carny rides,” where patrons rode around in carts, and mirrors and lighting created the mood.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
The man is rhapsodically shameless—oafishly charismatic, memorably strange-looking—a cynic at heart, and a carny in spirit.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
Once out of the carny racket, McCurdy became more famous in death than he had been in life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2025
Professional wrestling and carny culture can be great fun.
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2025
Look, professor," he said, "I've got a job, right here in the carny.
From Charley de Milo by Laurence M. Janifer
His principled defense of free speech shouldn’t preclude him from excluding the cranks and carnies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
His follow-up, “Nightmare Alley,” is a bleak tale of carnies, grifters and a dishonest society that creates a far more despairing portrait of the world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2021
Not obviously with actors because we're basically shiftless carnies you know.
From Fox News ● Oct. 22, 2019
His production of “Così” is set in a Coney Island-like seaside, among sideshows and carnies.
From New York Times ● May 19, 2017
The crowd, ostensibly, was learning about this through games administered by confused carnies.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2014
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