Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus

Putting the Playboy in PETA

Q&A: Texas Legend Joe Ely

Lunatic fringe

Melissa Cooper creates the most ambitious Festival of the Unexpected to date

Events for the week

Melissa Cooper creates the most ambitious Festival of the Unexpected to date

Keep out of reach of children

The Hunchback of Notre Dame offers a dangerous Disney innovation: authentic emotion

Events for the week

The Hunchback of Notre Dame offers a dangerous Disney innovation: authentic emotion

Buzz

The Hunchback of Notre Dame offers a dangerous Disney innovation: authentic emotion

Events for the week

The Hunchback of Notre Dame offers a dangerous Disney innovation: authentic emotion

Aural Sex

Holly Mullen meets Dunham and Miller, the radio jocks whose sports talk show leaves Dallas women panting for more

Deconstructing Richard

Richard Hamburger transformed the Dallas Theater Center into a regional marvel, but as he faces a million dollar debt and a host of angry critics, is it curtains for his daring vision?

Pennywise and clown foolish

Richard Hamburger transformed the Dallas Theater Center into a regional marvel, but as he faces a million dollar debt and a host of angry critics, is it curtains for his daring vision?

Night & Day

July 23 - 29, 1998

Buzz

Kissy, kissy

Madwoman

Miller on Miller

T-Pain

Thr33 Ringz (Nappy Boy Entertainment)

Clown Around

The circus is coming! The circus is coming!

Jumbo Screen

Ring up the funds for the DCT

What A Clown

Ring up the funds for the DCT

Thrilling Rain

Cirque Eloize makes the mind and stage do crazy things

Big Top Brothers

Cirque Eloize makes the mind and stage do crazy things

Rock the Top

The circus is back in town

Three-Ring History

The circus is back in town

Like a Topless Version of Cats

People for the Ethical Treatment of AnimalsWe didn't get the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals press release till way late in the afternoon yesterday, but on Tuesday, PETA member Shari Pearson took off her top, whipped out the body paint and crawled into a cage in downtown Fort Worth to pr ... More >>

Folk Lore

People for the Ethical Treatment of AnimalsWe didn't get the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals press release till way late in the afternoon yesterday, but on Tuesday, PETA member Shari Pearson took off her top, whipped out the body paint and crawled into a cage in downtown Fort Worth to pr ... More >>

Send in the Clowns

Slappy and Monday challenge clown stereotypes

Soup's Up

Slappy and Monday challenge clown stereotypes

Fat Boys

An elderly gang of seedy Mississippi bluesmen anchors Fat Possum Records and the label's documentary

Big Top

Summer's three-ring fling

Big Tent History

Leftovers from The Greatest Show on Earth

Hairy Situation

Bandits holds out for a hero and gets two: Willis and Thornton

Circus of the Bizarre

Even performance artists want to run away with the circus

They Walk by Night

Join us for a chilling tale of the (highly paid) un-dead at DISD headquarters

Send in the clowns -- or not

Cirque Eloize ain't another white-trash circus. It's French-Canadian.

Your cheatin' heart...

...will land you on TV, if local attorney Bobby Goldstein and his partner can talk you into it

It's one "ele" of a show

Save the elephants ... from these circus costumes

Mr. Funny Guy

Save the elephants ... from these circus costumes

Dirt Don't Hurt

Save the elephants ... from these circus costumes

Circus People

Save the elephants ... from these circus costumes

In Case You Were Curious: Bowling For Soup's Self-Esteem Levels Remain As High As Ever.

​Denton's own Bowling for Soup has never necessarily been known for its modesty. But a new songs from the pop-punk outfit find the band taking taking its confident feelings to a whole new level.The song, called quite simply "Here Comes Bowling for Soup!," apparently acts as the band's theme/intro ... More >>

First Look: Naga Thai Kitchen & Bar

All the fashionable people these days wear ballon hats.​Thursday night was the grand opening bash at Naga Thai Kitchen and Bar, and the who's who of Dallas was out in full force for the event in Victory Park. Who are we kidding? We don't know the who's who from the who's not, but there was a r ... More >>

Run For Your Life

All the fashionable people these days wear ballon hats.​Thursday night was the grand opening bash at Naga Thai Kitchen and Bar, and the who's who of Dallas was out in full force for the event in Victory Park. Who are we kidding? We don't know the who's who from the who's not, but there was a r ... More >>

PETA Brings Its Fight Against "The Greatest Show On Earth" To Cowtown Library

From PETA's coloring book for kids, which it wants handed out at Fort Worth libraries​At 10:30 this morning, the Riverside Branch of the Fort Worth Library played host to Slappy and Monday -- two clowns from Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus who treated some 43 kids to Reading with Ri ... More >>

PETA's Bringing the Naked Protest Back to Downtown Tomorrow at Noon

​On Monday, in the comments to Daniel's item about People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals protesting Fort Worth's libraries for hopping into tent with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, longtime Friend of Unfair Park Religion of Bacon complained that "PETA lost all credibility whe ... More >>

Getting Topless for Animal Rights Downtown, It's, Yes, Another PETA Protest

Patrick MichelsSee more pics of the protest in Kevin Todora's slideshow.​If you happened to stroll past Pegasus Plaza downtown over the lunch hour, what follows may not be news to you. Odds are, you already noticed the 20-some protesters wielding signs with behind-the-scenes photos of elephants an ... More >>

Three Rings To Wow You

Patrick MichelsSee more pics of the protest in Kevin Todora's slideshow.​If you happened to stroll past Pegasus Plaza downtown over the lunch hour, what follows may not be news to you. Odds are, you already noticed the 20-some protesters wielding signs with behind-the-scenes photos of elephants an ... More >>

Competitive eater “Nasty” Nate Biller chases the dream of athletic glory, one distended stomach at a time.

Patrick MichelsSee more pics of the protest in Kevin Todora's slideshow.​If you happened to stroll past Pegasus Plaza downtown over the lunch hour, what follows may not be news to you. Odds are, you already noticed the 20-some protesters wielding signs with behind-the-scenes photos of elephants an ... More >>