Authorities say a faulty carabiner is to blame for yesterday's circus accident in Providence. Nine people were injured—several seriously—after the apparatus broke during the circus's "hair hang" act, causing a group of acrobats to fall more than 25 feet.
Naked BART Man Was a Circus Acrobat Who Suffered a Nervous Breakdown
The naked man who was filmed running wild through San Francisco's 16th Street BART Station last month was identified late yesterday as 24-year-old Yeiner Garizabalo, a former circus acrobat who apparently suffered a nervous breakdown.
Circus-Goer Enters Bathroom, Finds Herself Two Feet from Escaped Tiger
A woman visiting the circus in Salina, Kansas, had a too-close encounter with an escaped tiger in the most unlikely of places: The bathroom.
Watch This Trapeze Artist Survive an 85-foot Fall
I'm never going to the circus again.
Ringling Bros. Elephant Shot in Mississippi Drive-By
We may never know if the person who fired his gun into the BancorpSouth Arena parking lot in Tupelo, Mississippi at 2 a.m. Tuesday morning intended to hit the circus elephant traveling there while on tour with a Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey show. We may never know if the shooter, in the heat of the moment,…
Collapsing for 10 Minutes Perfectly Normal Elephant Behavior, Says Circus
Sarah — a 54-year-old Asian elephant performer in the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus with a known history of poor health — was filmed by animal rights activists collapsing onto her side as she boarded her boxcar after a performance in Anaheim, Ca.
Atlantic City Casino Unveils 'Sufficiently Sexy' New Image
On Friday, the new owners of the Resorts Casino Hotel officially revealed their innovative marketing strategy to stimulate business and make the local townsfolk proud: fill up the place with scantily clad ladies, put on some naked circus shows, and improve the noodle bar.
Circus Trainer Attacked by Pride of Lions
If you need a reminder that wild animals are, in fact, wild, here it is. Watch as a pride of lions at Ukraine's L'viv Circus attack their helpless trainer—who survived, thankfully—during a recent routine gone awfully, horribly awry.
Runaway Elephant Goes on Gentle Rampage in Switzerland
Sabu, a five-ton elephant, escaped from the circus and wandered through Zurich last night, terrifying locals but doing surprisingly little damage. Sabu swam in Lake Zurich and was filmed strolling through the city's shopping and financial districts.
Startled Circus Elephant Tramples Trainer to Death
A spooked elephant killed its trainer at a Shriner circus in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. "In 30 years I've been doing my vending, I've never heard an animal killing their trainer and all," said a balloon vendor. The show will go on.
Death-Defying Circus Act Actually Likely To End In Death
Most circuses don't include Nissans from the 90's driving at high speeds on a wall so broken down and flimsy that you can see daylight through it. Then again, this isn't like most circuses, because this circus is in India.
Zebra's Escape from the Circus Caught on Tape
Remember that video of an unbound horse running alongside bicycles in the Tour de France, featured in Amelie? A runaway Barnum & Bailey zebra paid homage to that yesterday, but on a downtown Atlanta highway.
104-Year-Old Coney Island Strongman Killed by a Minivan
Joe Rollino once lifted 3200lbs (back in days of yore) and could still, according to this AP report, bend quarters with his fingers. He was finally felled by a minivan (he was trying to cross a street in Brooklyn, not lift it over his head or anything).
The Greatest Show, Not the Greatest Gig
In case driving a bus wasn't your thing and you're still looking for a job, please note that Ringling Bros. & Barnum and Bailey Circus is hiring. And you don't even need to wear makeup, put on a silly wig, or taunt tigers either. A job fair is scheduled for next week and the circus is looking to fill 200 ticketing,…
Tearful Britney Spears Misses the 'Excitement' Of Being Totally Fucking Crazy
It's rare that a stage-managed pop star can break free of her chains, but all of America bore witness to a time in Britney Spears's life when a gum-smacking "Y'all!" became a Klonopin-chomping "Y'allllllll." Now, Spears appears to be back on the wagon and of sound mind, body, and hair, but she confesses in the new…
Britney Spears Reunites With 'Toxic' Director, Autotune For New Single 'Womanizer'
Fresh off her VMAs victory and rumored reunion with Kevin Federline, Britney Spears continues to pound the comeback trail like it was a naughty windshield in need of a good pummelling-by-umbrella. Her latest salvo is the new single "Womanizer," the first track off her upcoming album Circus. According to Us Weekly,…
The Circus: Evil?
In the wee hours of this morning, Barnum & Bailey's Circus paraded their elephants into Manhattan, in what has become an annual tradition and spectacle. PETA is not too happy about this sort of thing. Is the circus really bad? On one hand, they're cruelly exploiting majestic mammals for the pitiful bemusement of…
