University of Exeter: Incredible history of one of England’s last pierrot troupes on display for the first time
University of Exeter:
Times of India: As a circus goes online, clown pines for hugs and selfie requests
Times of India: As a circus goes online, clown pines for hugs and selfie requests. “The last time Biju Pushkaran had whistled at a girl, she had shown him her slipper and soon, they were married. Many years later, young girls would whistle at this shy Malayali widower and smother him with hugs as they took selfies. Such unsolicited proximity used to make Pushkaran -the painted face of Rambo Circus- uncomfortable but the lockdown turned the joke on the joker.”
It’s 2016 and Clowns Are Everywhere
Sometimes I put stuff in ResearchBuzz not because I think it’s immediately useful but because I think it’ll be useful to look back on years from now. This is one of those times: Is the Scary Clown Craze a Harmless Hoax or No Laughing Matter? “For the past few months, creepy clowns have been terrorizing America, with sightings of actual clowns in at least 10 different states and the mass hysteria is causing extreme reactions. After eight such sightings, York College sent out a safety alert to the campus and a school in New Haven has outright banned clown costumes. Some states have passed laws that ban masks altogether, apprehending teenagers dressed as clowns.”