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Madeline Steiner

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The Creepy Clown Emerged from the Crass and Bawdy Circuses of the 19th Century

Today’s creepy clowns are not a divergence from tradition, but a return to it.

by Madeline Steiner via The Conversation on October 25, 2022
Joe Exotic Channels the Spirit of America's 19th-Century Tiger Kings

The flamboyant big-cat aficionados of the Gilded Age weren’t strangers to fierce competition, threats and bizarre drama.

by Madeline Steiner via The Conversation on November 18, 2021

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