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Naked Unicyclist Charged For Distracting Drivers

AP | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Texas, Video, Houston, Kemah, Dumb Crime, UK Weird News, Naked Unicylist, Weird Texas, Circus, Joseph Glynn Farley, Things You Can't Do Naked, Weird News News

KEMAH, Texas -- Police say a man arrested in a Southeast Texas city for riding his unicycle in the nude was distracting drivers and creating a hazard....

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Behind the Scenes at Cirque du Soleil (VIDEO)

Crane.tv | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Circus Act, Cirque, Broadway, Alegria, Cirque Du Soleil, Circus, Alegria Cirque Du Soleil, Video, Arts News

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Weekend To-Do Guide: St. Patrick's Day Events Galore

The Huffington Post | Rachel Tepper | Posted 03.16.2012

Read More: DC News, Video, Corcoran, St. Patrick's Day, Weekend to-Do Guide, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Ringling Bros. And Barnum & Bailey Circus, Dc Around Town, Circus, Slidepollajax, DC News

WASHINGTON -- It's St. Patrick's Day this weekend, but that doesn't mean the only things to do involve beer and the color green. Non-alcoholic even...

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2 Former Clowns Start Circus-Themed Food Truck

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Tepper | Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: DC News, Dc Food Trucks, Carnival, Video, Cirque Cuisine, DC Restaurants, Dc Around Town, Circus Food Truck, Circus, Food Trucks, DC News

WASHINGTON -- If you think local food trucks couldn't get any wackier in D.C., just wait. Two former circus clowns recently launched Cirque Cuisine, a...

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Cirque Du Soleil's Bug Life (Ovo)

Natalie Pace | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Cirque Du Soleil, Oscars, Gymnastics, Trapeze Artists, Ovo, Circus, Academy Awards, Cirque Du Soleil Oscars, Cirque Du Soleil Academy Awards, Entertainment News

Ovo simply embodies the essence of what made the world fall in love with Cirque du Soleil in the first place: Artistry.

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Judge Allows Circus To Flout Elephant Bullhooks Ban In Atlanta

Posted 02.17.2012

Read More: Peta, Elephants, Elephant Bullhooks, Circus Elephants, Ringling Bros. And Barnum & Bailey Circus, Atlanta, Circus Elephant Abuse, Animals, Circus, Ringling Brothers, Bullhooks, Video, Green News

From Mother Nature Network's Laura Moss: The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus will be allowed to use bullhooks on elephants during its ...

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Oscars Planning A Very Special Addition

AP | SANDY COHEN | Posted 04.18.2012

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LOS ANGELES — Aerialists, acrobats and contortionists from Cirque du Soleil are among the guests at this year's Academy Awards. The three-minut...

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Astoria Characters: The Fake Flowers

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: Astoria, St. Louis, Fern, Daffodil, Iris, Pink Flamingo, Garden, Lamb, Black-Eyed Susan, Silk, Tulip, Virgin Mary, Green Thumb, Lily, Plastic, Miracle-Gro, Rose, Circus, Dahlia, Carnation, Grotto, Geranium, New York News

I moved to Astoria on a February day, when the daffodils were in full bloom and the snow was on the red, red roses. I didn't need a green thumb to figure out what had been staring me in the face: These flowers were fakes.

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You've Never Seen Juggling Like This!

Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Video, Cirque De Soleil, Juggling, Cirque Garuda, Circus, Circus Technology, Sphere Play, Arts News

Cirque Garuda is a Czech take on the always-fanciful and ever-popular circus, with more than enough technological whizzes and bangs to disorient even ...

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Theater: Leo Toys With Gravity

Michael Giltz | Posted 03.17.2012

Read More: Off-Broadway, Theater, Circus, Video, Leo, Entertainment News

Perhaps the subtlest pleasure comes from the fact that when Tobias Wegner is doing something that seems gravity-defying on the video, he's actually performing something quite simple.

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Cruelest Show On Earth?

Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Ringling Bros., Animal Cruelty, Animal Rights, Elephants, Animal Rights Foundation of Florida, Miami News, Ringling Bros. And Barnum & Bailey Circus, Arff, Usda, American Airlines Arena, Circus, Miami News

The Greatest Show on Earth is in town at the American Airlines Arena, but not everyone is pleased that the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus i...

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Miami Weekend Guide: Hipster Cruises To TattooLaPaloozas

Posted 01.06.2012

Read More: Ringling Bros., Miami Events, Video, Skrillex, Weekend Guide, Japanese New Year, Holy Ship, Tattoolapalooza, Circus, Fatboy Slim, Miami News

Miami City Ballet Arsht Center's Ziff Ballet Opera House Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m., Sunday, 2 p.m. Tickets: $19 to $169 See the world premiere o...

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Stage Door: Neighborhood Watch, James Barbour, Cirque Shanghai

Fern Siegel | Posted 02.09.2012

Read More: Entertainment, Music, Circus, James Barbour, Concert, Theater, Sardi's, Cirque Shanghai, Alan Ayckbourn, Satire, British Theater, Neighborhood Watch Play, Arts, New York, China, Arts News

Middle-class frustrations are an Alan Ayckbourn specialty -- and in his 75th play, Neighborhood Watch, now at 59E59 Theaters, he posits a plausible story with unexpected results.

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Newt Threatens Mitt's Position as Top Banana in Republican Nomination Circus

Robert Creamer | Posted 02.04.2012

Read More: Herman Cane, Ron Paul, Donald Trump, Circus, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich, Barack Obama, Republican Presidential Primary, Newt Gingrich 2012, Michele Bachmann, 2012 Election, Jon Huntsman, Mitt Romney 2012, Elections 2012, Politics News

That leaves us with the two apparent "contenders." Newt Gingrich -- the former House Speaker with a seemingly endless supply of far out "big ideas" -- and robot-Romney -- whose campaign was, up until recently, based mainly on the "inevitability" of his nomination.

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Sarah Cannot Wait Another Day

Olivia Munn | Posted 01.21.2012

Read More: Ringling Brother Abuse, Circus Animal Abuse, Ringling Brothers, Circus, Elephant Abuse, Sarah the Elephant Collapses, Sarah the Elephant, Los Angeles News

Sarah's story doesn't need embellishment or a funny line to draw you in, just the facts. Sarah is an elephant with a chronic infection and symptoms of arthritis and she's being forced to travel and perform with the Ringling Bros.

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Britney Spears' Video For Marilyn Manson Song

Posted 11.16.2011

Read More: Britney Spears Sweet Dreams, Video, Britney Spears, Marilyn Manson, Britney Spears Circus, Music, Britney Spears Marilyn Manson, Circus, Marilyn Manson Sweet Dreams, Culture News

Those fans who stuck with Britney during her Circus years were treated to video of the star writhing around at a orgy masquerade party, set to Marilyn...

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Bob Barker Fighting For New Bill To Stop 'Heartbreaking' Treatment Of Circus Animals

HuffingtonPost.com | Hayley Miller | Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: Animal Rights, Circus Animal Treatment, Bob Barker, Jorja Fox, Circus Animals, Ringling Brothers, Circus, Jim Moran, Animal Defenders International, Green News

WASHINGTON -- Bob Barker doesn't think "The Greatest Show On Earth" is great for animals, and he made his case Wednesday on Capitol Hill. The form...

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Circus Elephant Abuse Lawsuit Dismissed By Appeals Court

AP | NEDRA PICKLER | Posted 12.28.2011

Read More: DC News, Video, Elephants, Circus Animal Abuse, Ringling Bros. And Barnum & Bailey Circus, Animal Protection Institute, Animals, Circus, Feld Enterainment, Elephant Abuse, Green News

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Friday upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by animal rights activists that claims the Ringling Bro...

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Performers Chew, Spew Vegetables In New Absurd Play

www.huffingtonpost.com | Posted 11.12.2011

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JENNIFER FARRAR, The Associated Press NEW YORK — Flouting the age-old parental refrain, "Don't play with your food!" comes a zany Irish productio...

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A Skateboarding Circus: 'The Main Thing Is To Try To Stay Injury-Free The Whole Time'

AP | By MARK KENNEDY | Posted 10.04.2011

Read More: Circus Skateboarding, Traces, Traces Circus, Circus, Traces Show, Culture News

NEW YORK -- Doing skateboard tricks on a theater stage is usually deeply frowned upon. But at the Union Square Theatre these days, they're not only en...

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Russia's Olympic Bear Caged With Retired Circus Animals In Rusty Bus

AP | By DMITRY LOVETSKY | Posted 10.02.2011

Read More: Russia Circus, Big St. Petersburg State Circus, Russia Bear, Russia Animal Rights, Animals, Circus, Russia Animals, Russia Olympic Bear, Green News

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia -- For two years, a 36-year-old bear who performed during the 1980 Moscow Olympics has been kept with other retired circus anim...

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PHOTOS: Lucent Dossier Experience At The Palace Theatre

| Katie Bain | Posted 09.28.2011

Read More: Los Angeles Events, Los Angeles Around Town, Circus, Acrobats, Palace Theater, Lucent-Dossier, Lucent-Dossier-Experience, Los Angeles News

Los Angeles' favorite avante garde performance troupe the Lucent Dossier Experience took over downtown's Palace Theatre on July 28 with a stunning spe...

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WATCH: Giant Circus-Themed Sand Sculptures

Posted 09.14.2011

Read More: Circus Inspired Art, Video, Latvia, Art, Sand Sculptures, Sand Sculpture Festival, Reuters, Cool Art, Sculpture, UK Arts, Art Festival, Circus, Sand, Arts News

In Latvia, 16 artists used 500 tons of sand to create beautiful sand sculptures around a circus theme. This is the fifth year that the festival has ta...

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On the Culture Front: Todd English's New Gothic Bar and Zarkana

Chris Kompanek | Posted 09.05.2011

Read More: Rare, Hilton Hotels, Cirque Du Soleil, Theater, Gastropub, Zarkana, Circus, New York Rooftop Bar, Francois Girard, Todd English, Crossbar, Radio City Music Hall, New York News

Malls make me cringe, especially when they take over iconic city buildings, like the Limelight Marketplace has done with the formerly infamous club. S...

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Theater: Cirque Du Soleil's Zarkana Murky But Fun At Radio City

Michael Giltz | Posted 08.30.2011

Read More: Theater, Gymnastics, Radio City Music Hall, Acrobatics, Circus, Cirque Du Soleil, Arts News

Cirque du Soleil is a victim of its own success. Over the years so many of their new shows have popped up all over the world it's inevitable that expectations have been raised and lowered many times.

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