Artist Angel Hernandez knew the circus elephant sculptures that once stood outside the Hertzberg Circus Museum downtown had been around a long time, but he had no idea how much the fanciful pachyderms ...

“Murderous Mary” was executed in the town of Erwin, Tennessee, more than a century ago, and her saddening story still resonates today with conservationists worldwide. Few stories are as perplexing and ...

The golden age of the circus is long past, and gone are the days when bombastic advertisements would draw thousands of clamoring fans eager to see the exotic spectacles they promised. While that may ...