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How One Sword-Swallower Sired a Legion of Philly Freaksnew

Almost single-handedly, Red Stuart, who at 58 is the world's oldest active sword-swallower, has helped bring to Philadelphia one of the country's most up-and-coming sideshow scenes.
Philadelphia City Paper  |  Bill Meagher  |  10-13-2009  |  Culture

Putting the Zing Back into Ringlingnew

Richmond-born Alex Ramon is the second-youngest person to helm Ringling Bros. Circus — and the first "zingmaster."
East Bay Express  |  Rachel Swan  |  08-05-2009  |  Performance

Boxes of Memories: Sonny King's Circus of Oldnew

Memories are all that remain of the original Silver's Circus, and it's the vivid recollections of travels with his dad's circus in the late 1940s that Sonny King lovingly crafted into a colorful series of 13 detailed dioramas that debuted last year at the Los Angeles Craft and Folk Art Museum.
Orlando Weekly  |  Lindy T. Shepherd  |  10-30-2008  |  Art

Dirty Secrets Under the Big Top

Lawsuits charge Ringling Bros. with abusing animals, endangering public health, and sabotaging its critics via former CIA spooks. This October, a federal court could finally determine whether rough, regular treatment of endangered Asian elephants by circus handlers constitutes illegal animal abuse. Could this be the end of the circus as we know it?
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Steve Jones  |  08-15-2008  |  Animal Issues

Mass. Activists Bullish on Circus Bannew

During a raucous State House hearing last week, animal advocates pulled out all the stops convince the legislature to effectively ban the circus.
Dig Boston  |  Keith Howard  |  10-24-2007  |  Animal Issues

The Circus Under Siegenew

Charges of cruelty follow Ringling Bros. every step of the way.
San Diego CityBeat  |  Pat Sherman  |  08-22-2007  |  Animal Issues

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