Carr Hagerman

Carr Hagerman

What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Bored

A culture that never tests itself stops competing in craft and starts competing in outrage. The Renaissance Festival taught me that.

Mar 30, 2026
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A Kingdom Of Cosplay

Over the years, I invited numerous friends and connections in the entertainment and business world to visit the Renaissance Festival in Minneapolis. I thought it would be fun. Of course, I loved the place, but after so many years of working there I’d lost a sense of perspective. My friends saw the place with fresh eyes. One of my vis…

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