clowns
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The Last Greatest Show on Earth: Ringling vs. Reality
In other words, something’s wrong when you turn to acrobats and lion tamers to anchor yourself in a spinning world.
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This Week in Indie Bookstores
Inquiring Minds in Saugerties, New York installed a window display with the words “Make America Hate Again,” along with a swastika, to protest Trump. Hilarity Protests ensued. Minnesota has some cozy bookstores. Barnes & Noble wants to build smaller stores with more…
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Why Clowns Freak Us Out So Bad
If you find clowns more sinister than hilarious, you’re in good company. Clowning has long been associated with a frisson of tragedy or fear, since way before It or John Wayne Gacy. Smithsonian has an intriguing history of the art of…
