Former Sentinel reporter Gerald Shields shares his memories about an Orlando-bound train for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus that detailed in 1994, killing two people.

Was there a New Year’s resolution in theater to slim down a little? The latest mainstage show at Yale Repertory Theatre has ...

Police, first responders, firefighters, they all have that same thought process — when you should be running away, you’re running to it.” ...

Travis Gettys is a senior editor for Raw Story based in northern Kentucky. He previously worked as a web editor for WLWT-TV and a contributing writer for the Kentucky Enquirer, and he also wrote for ...

Across the culture, we’re seeing a resurgence of clowns, tents and more. By Kate Guadagnino In late 19th- and early 20th-century America, the circus was such a dominant form of entertainment that ...

After leaving the circus, we noticed a clown standing near the exit… staring directly at us. At first, we thought it was part of the show, but it kept getting closer. By the time we got home, the ...

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Brett Alters. Californian. Studied musical theater at Tisch, saw Cirque du Soleil, loved improv, got hooked, “auditioned in my 20s, got accepted and as the son of a psychiatrist, whatever he did came ...

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In 1925, Alexander Calder joined the circus—in a sense. As an illustrator for the National Police Gazette, he was dispatched to cover the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus at New York’s ...