Inside Two Bit Circus, LA’s new VR and arcade amusement park

LOS ANGELES—A new kind of entertainment is opening next month: a large, carnival-like arcade filled with VR headsets, brand-new arcade cabinets, holograms, escape rooms, a robot bartender named Guillermo del Pouro, hidden passages, and more. It’s called Two Bit Circus, and it’s run by a company of the same name. Founded by Eric Gradman (a […]

An elephant has died after a circus truck overturned on a motorway in Spain

El Digital de Albacete/YouTube A circus truck carrying five elephants overturned in southeastern Spain. One elephant died and two others were injured. Authorities rescued the surviving elephants with a crane. WARNING: Some images shown below are graphic in nature. An elephant has died after a circus truck overturned on a motorway in southeastern Spain. The […]

Circus at the British Parliament – Russian Foreign Ministry reacts to May's words on Skripal case

A spokesperson for the Russian Foreign ministry called the hearing at the British parliament on Skripal case a circus show. Follow RT’s coverage of the debate at the Parliament “The conclusion is obvious: this is another information and political campaign, based on provocation,” said Maria Zakharova, commenting on the words of Theresa May. Zakharova’s comments […]

Iranian FM calls Netanyahu’s drone stunt ‘cartoonish circus,’ says Israel ‘not invincible’

Iran’s foreign minister ridiculed a security conference speech by Netanyahu, who used a part of a drone to make a point. He lashed out at Israel’s “aggression to neighbors” and mentioned the country’s “crumbling invincibility.” Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif spoke at the Munich Security Conference a few hours after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu […]

‘Like a circus’: Legal fight brews over cult leader Charles Manson’s body

Multiple unexpected claims have been made on Charles Mason’s remains. Now a Los Angeles Superior Court judge will have to determine the county where the matter should be decided. The 83-year-old convicted murderer was not originally thought to have a named next of kin, but multiple claimants have emerged, including a pen pal, an estranged […]

The Circus Renewed for Season 3, to Cover Build-Up to Midterm Elections

The Circus is coming back to town, now that Showtime has renewed its political documentary series for a third season, it was announced on Wednesday. RELATEDCable/Streaming Scorecard: What’s Renewed? What’s Cancelled? The new season, premiering Sunday, April 15 at 8/7c, has Alex Wagner (of CBS News and The Atlantic) joining NBC/MSNBC’s John Heilemann and Mark […]

‘The Greatest Showman’ reviews are in — and critics say Hugh Jackman’s awful musical whitewashes the terrible history of ‘circus freaks’

Fox Reviews for “The Greatest Showman,” a circus musical about P.T. Barnum starring Hugh Jackman, are out. While Jackman puts a lot of passion into his role, the movie is glitzy but weightless. The movie also whitewashes Barnum’s exploitation of the “freaks” he hired for his circus.   The review embargo for “The Greatest Showman” […]

Escaped tiger briefly puts Paris on lockdown, killed by Circus staff 2km from Eiffel Tower (PHOTOS)

Published time: 25 Nov, 2017 03:34 Edited time: 25 Nov, 2017 03:34 A tiger which escaped from a Paris circus briefly caused pandemonium in the heart of the French capital. The animal was shot dead by circus staff, which triggered outrage among local residents and online. Reports of a tiger roaming the streets of the […]

London's Oxford Circus underground station evacuated, armed police on scene

Published time: 24 Nov, 2017 16:52 Edited time: 24 Nov, 2017 16:56 Oxford Circus Underground station in London has been evacuated, British Transport Police (BTP) have confirmed. Armed police are on the scene. According to Twitter user Assed Baig, there is “Panic at Oxford Circus as people shout bomb!” while BBC journalist Kawoon Khamoosh said […]