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Viewfinder: A Celebration of the 250th Year of Modern-Day Circus in London
Circus artists perform on Westminster Bridge to mark the 250th anniversary of the modern-day circus ahead of a reception in the Houses of Parliament on March 6th, 2018, in London, England.
Two Years After Announcing It Would Stop Showing Elephants, the Ringling Bros. Circus Closes
The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will cease operations, owners announced this weekend. The 145-year-old business…
Why Do Circus Elephants Get All the Sympathy?
Ringling Bros.' decision to retire its elephants has been met with near-universal approval. Why do far fewer people care about the animals being slaughtered on a daily basis?
Spectators of the Orient: Kara Walker and a History of White Americans Gawking at Black and Brown Bodies
Many viewers of “Marvelous Sugar Baby” made it clear they were oblivious to the history of enslavement and abuse—in Walker’s art and this country—when they turned the installation into just another cheap form of entertainment. But that’s nothing new.
The Elephants of Oklahoma
Circus City U.S.A. has its own circus graveyard and the second-largest Asian elephant herd in the U.S., but it's hiding in a tiny town north of Dallas.