DES MOINES, IA—Capping off the Iowa State Fair’s opening weekend with a much-beloved tradition, throngs of cheering fairgoers gathered in the Midway Sunday evening to witness the annual deep-frying of a virgin. “There’s something for everybody here at the fair, but the frying of the pure one is always a highlight,” said Iowa State Fair marketing director Lori Chappell, the crowd roaring as the dazed teenager was led to a platform where she was stripped nude, hog-tied, covered in butter and flour batter, and then dipped in a vat of boiling cooking oil.
Frederick Wiseman, who captured the weirdness and wonder of everyday life,
dies at 96
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The prolific, pioneering filmmaker made dozens of documentaries and
chronicled the inner workings of institutions. His 1967 film, *Titicut
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