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The Odd Couples

George Heymont | Posted 04.22.2013 | Arts
Read More: Vaudeville, Mark Rucker, Film, Freak Show, 4000 Miles, Side Show, Hilton Sisters, Violet Hilton, Bound by Flesh, Julia Lawler, Reggie Gowland, Camille Mana, Henry Krieger, Leslie Zemeckis, Hilton Twins, Amy Herzog, American Conservatory Theatre, Burlesque, Ward Hall, Susan Blommaert, Daisy Hilton, Bill Russell, Video, Arts News
George Heymont

It's easy to look at two friends (or lovers) who share a close rapport and wonder what attracts them to each other. But sometimes opposites not only attract, they can lead to the most unexpected kind of fame.

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9 Photos Of Children That Will Scare You

Ransom Riggs | Posted 12.13.2011 | Books
Read More: Photos, Photographs, Children, Scary Clowns, Freak Show, Strange Children, Scary Old Photos, Scary Photos, Ransom Riggs, Vintage Photos, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, Slideadbigshot, Freaky Children, Halloween, Slidepollajax, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Pictures, Books News
Ransom Riggs

Every snapshot collector has obsessions. Some collect photos of cars. Others like World War II. I collect the weird stuff.

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9 Freakiest People From 'American Freak Show' (PHOTOS)

Willie Geist | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Read More: Snooki, Blago, Jersey Shore, Morning Joe, Freak Show, Willie Geist's 'American Freak Show', American Freak Show, Way Too Early With Willie Geist, Willie Geist American Freak Show, Willie Geist, Slidepollajax, Lindsay Lohan, George W. Bush, Barak Obama, Books News
Willie Geist

After watching from my front row seat on "Morning Joe" the endless parade of Blagos, Balloon Boys, Snookis, and Salahis, I felt compelled to assemble our new political and pop cultural superheroes in a single book.

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Lobster Boy! Conjoined Twins!

The Guardian | Daniel Kalder | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Read More: Conjoined Twins, Carny, Carnival, Chang and Eng, Freak Show, Literary Fiction, Fiction, Books News

I especially like the stark contrast between the promise of wonder that hangs over the entrance to the tent, and the grim reality of door receipts, ca...

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"Ugly Americans" Gives Modern Monsters a Home in New York City

Katla McGlynn | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
Read More: Freak Show, Video, Ugly Americans, Ugly Americans Comedy Central, Comedy Central, South Park, Comedy News
Katla McGlynn

Comedy Central is rolling the dice on another animated series -- "Ugly Americans" -- a promising "horror-comedy" set around a social worker in a New York City filled with zombies, freaks and fairies.

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Attention Wal-Mart Shoppers: Public Mockery on Aisle 9

Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Gawker, People of Walmart, Cruelty, Freak Show, Internet Bullying, Humor, Wal-Mart, People of Wal-Mart, People of Wal Mart, Funny Pictures, Media News
Charlotte Hilton Andersen

Where do you draw the line between getting a harmless chuckle out of the strangeness of everyday life and cruelly poking fun of people who are, after all, just trying to buy some groceries?

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