From a very young age, people in the United States are subject to the pressures of an unattainable goal: perfection. Athletes are challenged more than most to improve their bodies and their physical performances.
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Edwards has been Tomco Circus’ premier lion tamer since 2009. Friends of Edwards eagerly encouraged him to join the circus after several years of sticking his head inside dangerous dark places such as manoles, tree knots and toilets.
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In the modern age media permeates every aspect of people’s daily lives: delivering instructions on what to wear, how to think, what is important and what is not — and everything in between. As is often the case, however, in the mad dash of progress toward a centralized, business-driven and essentially corporatized media network, some things have gotten lost in the shuffle. This seems to include journalistic integrity and legitimate investigational reporting.
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Critically-acclaimed television producers Carlton Cuse and Kerry Ehrin recently teamed up to create A&E’s newest original series, “Bates Motel,” a modern-day prequel to Hitchcock’s classic…
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Fans are outraged, reporting that they had waited in the rain for tickets to see Mr. Kite perform his signature interpretive play in which he dresses as a walrus and throws strawberries at the audience. While critics have trashed the skit, calling it “no more enjoyable than sniffing an old brown shoe,” Kite has developed quite the cult following in the avant-garde art community.
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By virtue of being an over-enthusiastic fanboy, I got in line with my friends a full hour before the doors opened to Emerson Suites for the April 12th Streetlight Manifesto concert. My overzealous nature was rewarded when we were able to grab spots front and center, hanging onto the guardrail between the stage and the standing room.
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Stokes plays music on the street for money, or “busks,” ten hours a week. The only permanent audience she has on the Ithaca Commons on any given day is nine trees that grow between concrete slabs, providing a shifting shade and a slight rustle backing each note that springs from her guitar. -
I went to the circus every year with my family until I was 12. I don’t remember it being a particularly enjoyable experience, but I also don’t remember it being a torturous, avoid-at-all-costs family bonding extravaganza. Up until last week, I was pretty neutral on the circus.
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That’s not to downplay the excitement and bop-til-you-drop feel of hits like “Beta Love” and “Dance With Me.” But the tried-and-tested formula in those tracks can come off as too tried — see “Angel Please,” a key-changing little ditty which slows down in the middle and never fully bounces back from the lapse in tempo, even when it seems to try. But