Lately, it seems like many one-of-a-kind art forms are struggling to find their footing in an increasingly strange new world. One close to our heart is the Big Apple Circus, modeled on the European-style one-ring tent circus tradition. For nearly 40 years, it has thrilled audiences around the country with wildly imaginative performers, like the great Bello Nock, above. Check out his wild, beautiful act.
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(Full video here). We laughed out loud when we saw this riff of Charlie Chaplin whose only prop was his baggy pants and his body. Laughing made us feel a whole lot better. As did Chaplin’s very wise words:
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After we stumbled on this image of an crazy beautiful bike with square wheels, we followed links to a Classic Bikes Auction being held by Copake Auction. The online catalogue is surprisingly compelling, with all sorts of iterations on 2 and 3-wheeled human-powered vehicles, some like fanciful sculptures. (We can imagine having the square-wheeled bike in our…
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