pluralistic, 7 months ago to random

#KingRichardsFaire is the largest #renfaire in New England, and its owner, #DickShapiro, extracts a reported $400k/day - a sum that is only possible thanks to systematic and illegal worker misclassification, which lets him pay performers sub-minimum wages and deny them benefits:

https://www.reddit.com/r/boston/comments/172267v/kings_faire_inc_aim%C3%A9e_bonnie_shapiro_nets_over/

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https://pluralistic.net/2023/10/25/huzzah/#bad-king-richard

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ginnyloveday, 8 months ago to Cosplay

The Autumn Fae bid you welcome and wish you a bountiful harvest and many blessings 🍁🍂🍄

#renfaire #cosplay #fae #fey #faerie #fairytale #renfest #michrenfest

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jboucher614, 8 months ago to FIRE

Ses Carney's Torture Show at King Richard's Faire

#renfaire #KingRichardsFaire #firebreathing #fire #carny

also King Richard is a greedy tyrant

NvrSkipGameDay, 9 months ago to gamedev

Getting very excited for the Renn Faire in my area (no, that is not the big news haha)

This level is just giving me vibes today🏹👑🐴⚔️

#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #renfaire #archery #indiegame

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HulloItsIcy, 1 year ago to random

We're now going to the Blacktown City Medieval Fayre on Sunday and I have about 5hrs tomorrow to try to make a renfaire style vest. Can I make it? 😂
#EmergencySewing #renfaire #Sewing