Category: Marvel Comics
Telus “World of Science” (Edmonton, Alberta)
Decided to check out the Telus “World of Science” when we were in Edmonton recently.
Unfortunately, the price of admission—$35, including a surcharge for the ridiculous Marvel Comics feature exhibit (and that has what to do with science, exactly?)—was a complete ripoff so I decided to wait in the foyer while the folks I was with ponied up the necessary coin.
To add insult to injury, the Telus folks have created a scale model of a new building they’d like to construct, with the help of public donations. Folks, Telus are the arseholes who are over-charging you for your cell phone service and making billions at your expense. They could easily fund the entire facility, while asking only a nominal fee for admission, but that is not part of their mentality.
These corporate sponsorships are a joke, advertising for companies that are socially irresponsible, capitalistic, greedy and self-serving. They pay low taxes, while earning all the benefits of the infrastructure we’ve paid for out of our pockets.
Here’s what I wrote as I waited for the group I was with to finish their tour: