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999 Eyes Freakshow & Surreal Sideshow Invites You to Step Inside an American Tradition
The beauty of the bizarre
"...as vibrant, alive, and evolving as it was when P.T. Barnum made General Tom Thumb a household name, or..."

Oct. 20, 2023 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Night Has (Nearly) a Thousand Eyes With Sideshow Revivalists 999 Eyes
Austin original celebration of exceptional oddity returns
"...their families and forced to exploit their disabilities for Barnum-esque figures. These days, the freaks run the show: as..."

April 14, 2023 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Sharper
A stylishly smart and satisfying con artist drama
"...Are we hardwired to appreciate the huckster wisdom of P.T. Barnum: There’s a sucker born every minute? From the..."

Feb. 10, 2023 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Luv Doc: A Better Business Plan
If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride
"...response has been very disappointing. Only a few have patronized my business or shared my social media posts, which..."

Sept. 10, 2021 Column by The Luv Doc

The Luv Doc: A Little Dahoo Dores
We have to make space in our hearts for the paste-eaters like Greg Abbott and Dan Patrick
"...Your brother-in-law wouldn't happen to be from Lampasas, would..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Column by The Luv Doc

Brandon Cash Says He's a Clown. His Critics Say He's a Bigot. Will His Customers Keep Coming Back?
The show must (?) go on
"...This prompted an unusually intense public backlash, with protests, petitions, and press conferences, all aimed at holding Cash accountable...."

Aug. 14, 2020 News Feature by Lee Ackerley

It Chapter Two
Back to Derry as the Losers Club takes on Pennywise again
"...then there was Pennywise (played again here by Skarsgård), Barnum & Bailey’s worst nightmare and then some. An apropos..."

Sept. 6, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Edward Carey's Portrait of Madame Tussaud in Little
The Austin author both writes about and illustrates the grand, strange life of the waxworks queen
"...get flashbacks to family vacations, file her away with P.T. Barnum and his ilk – enterprising entertainers from nebulous..."

Oct. 19, 2018 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

The Ransom Center's "Vaudeville!"
This exhibition reveals how the history of that entertainment form is really the history of the U.S.
"...like kind.") It took the nation's first great huckster, P.T. Barnum, to figure out a workaround for this attitude:..."

June 8, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Greatest Showman
Don't be fooled by this whitewashed version of the great huckster
"...whitewashed biopic about 19th century American impresario Phineas Taylor (P.T.) Barnum, the notorious huckster wished for nothing more than..."

Dec. 22, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Smithsonian Rock and Roll: Live and Unseen
by Bill Bentley
"...Dylan authored the Sixties' belief system, Kiss would've been P.T. Barnum's favorite band. His gift for language fuses the..."

Dec. 15, 2017 Music Review by Kevin Curtin

Blood Brothers
This book does a superb job of capturing the essence of these two great Americans and their shared love of the American West
"...to create the genesis of American show business. Showman P.T. Barnum introduced the circus to the world, but the..."

Nov. 3, 2017 Arts Feature by Bobby Bridger

Strike Up the Band!
If it's patriotic tuneage you want for your Fourth, here it is
"...when it comes to making your heart swell with patriotic pride, there better be music – our National Anthem,..."

July 1, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Playback: Armadillo Tales
A review of the best book on Austin’s 1970s music scene since The Improbable Rise of Redneck Rock
"...Following a post-South by Southwest road trip to perform..."

April 7, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Nuts!
Stranger-than-fiction doc about an eccentric doctor
"...testicles into “sexually weak” men as a cure for impotence and infertility, so they could have kids. Feel free..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

ACL Fest 2016 Lineup
Radiohead, Kendrick Lamar, Mumford & Sons, LCD Soundsystem
"...placards: Mumford & Sons, Haim, Chainsmokers, LCD Soundsystem. That P.T. Barnum-like promotion stirred moderate social media interest compared to..."

May 5, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Playback – Sike Fest: Levitation Canceled
Levitation 2016, a bitter pill for all
"...Eeyore's Birthday announce at a volunteer meeting last Wednesday. Despite the doom, gloom, wind, and thunderstorms prognosticated by midweek..."

May 6, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Homeless Help
Homeless-backed trucks deliver food, clothing, and blankets to their own community
"...A few pages into the Mobile Loaves & Fishes..."

Jan. 8, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

For Friday the 13th... Alice Cooper
Shock rocker delighted kiddies at the Moody Thursday
"...Theater – the ringmaster leading 100 minutes of ghoulish Barnum & Bailey spectacle, Alice Cooper, recalled no less that..."

Feb. 13, 2015 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Aretha Franklin: The Way We Were
Detroit soul legend sweats a sold-out Moody once again
"...began fussing with her eye, gesturing to bandleader H.B. Barnum. After a 17-minute interlude, during which the 11-piece brass..."

Sept. 4, 2014 Music Post by Nina Hernandez

HRC Launches Digital Archive
You're out of excuses for not having perused its holdings
"...archive includes manuscripts by the Brontë sisters, pieces from P.T. Barnum, scrapbooks by Harry Houdini, and landscapes by Frank..."

Nov. 11, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Day Trips
Time is on your side at the Southwest Museum of Clocks & Watches
"...which includes a 1790 clock organ once owned by P.T. Barnum, started innocently for Gene Galbraith. After 20 years..."

Oct. 25, 2013 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

The Drink/Drank/Drunk Issue: Half a Century of the Carousel
Austin's beloved BYO club celebrates 50 years
"...down-to-earth dance club with a hint of New Orleans, P.T. Barnum, and Southern hospitality, all delicately molded together in..."

July 10, 2013 Chronolog Post by Nate Jackson

The Circus
Aerial theatre company Sky Candy was created to mount a show like this, but it juggles too much to be effective
"...It's been a good past couple of months for..."

June 28, 2013 Arts Review by Dan Solomon

Veggie Tales
PETA's mission gets lost in theatrics
"...morality. But somewhere between the first and last "tsk," PETA was busy shouting "eureka."..."

March 8, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

The Ninth Annual Staple! Independent Media Expo
It's waiting for you … not so silently … this weekend
"...But, hey, this is the 21st century – and..."

Feb. 27, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

After a Fashion
Neo-hippie aerialists have Your Style Avatar beside himself
"...facing death myself has led me down an interesting path in pursuit of filling a spiritual void that I..."

Dec. 14, 2012 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Dream Cabinet
A haunted house that deals in the ghosts of regret, lost love, and dream
"...talking, no touching the performers) and in-character (Robert Pierson's P.T. Barnum-esque huckster making a bizarre sales pitch about the..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Arts Review by Dan Solomon

Black Coming Up Short in Vision
"...get the impression that the columns are just a P.T. Barnum show. You once stated that you didn't know..."

Feb. 1, 2012 Postmarks

A Little Night Magic
Erin Morgenstern's The Night Circus
"...like the circus," she laughs. "Not in the traditional Barnum & Bailey sort of clowns-and-bears sense. ... My circus..."

Oct. 21, 2011 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

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