AT the beginning of the second century a tight-lipped Roman, Juvenal, rasped his scorn of the frivolity of a populace that demanded both bread and circuses. Generations of schoolboys have accepted, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Clowns in American circuses were once considered a form of adult entertainment. ArtMarie/E+ via Getty Images The scary clown has ...

A series of grand structures built ostensibly to feed the population of Bucharest survived the collapse of communism in the Romanian capital, where some now stand as symbols of the free market. This ...

To keep power, Roman leaders used free “bread” (the public dole) and free “circuses” (public entertainments) to distract the populace from rioting when they had real things to riot about. But once the ...

Circuses have returned to Sarasota. Last year, no shows were able to run due to the Covid-19 pandemic, making this year's performances all that more exciting. This weekend, you can attend two: one at ...

FILE PHOTO: John Vernuccio of Italy and his elephants perfom during the "History" show at the Arlette Gruss Circus in Bordeaux PARIS (Reuters) - France will gradually ban the use of wild animals in ...

During the Christmas season, many friends and families have created traditions revolving around the attendance of spectacles in keeping with the holiday. Circuses and cabarets abound at this time of ...