Word: barnumism
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...minutes of "Gangs of New York?" he teases, referring to the long-awaited Martin Scorsese movie, which has been shooting in Italy. This is vintage Weinstein. He turns this year's Oscar disappointment into next year's Oscar anticipation. He is part Louis B. Mayer, part P. T. Barnum. Kevin Spacey comes over to pay his respects to Weinstein, and is joshed for having shown up too late to reprise his skit participation from the previous year...
...hand it to Steve Jobs. Age has not withered the Apple CEO's famous flash and showmanship. P.T. Barnum himself could not have done a better job at the Macworld convention in San Francisco last week. Barnum, of course, could only offer dancing elephants; Jobs has some of the most sublimely sexy high-tech products of our age. And he was able to pull these latest tricks out of his hat at a time when Apple's profits are turning to deficits and Macs are selling at fire-sale prices. Whatever his flaws, the man knows a thing...
...moment I entered the pavilion tent of Barnum's Kaleidoscape, I was thrown back to the old days of the carnival midway, surrounded by food and souvenir hawkers and performers on both the ground and on the stage. Granted, the food at this tent pitched in New York City's Bryant Park was a bit fancier and more expensive, but there was unmistakably the same feeling of excitement in the air. Surrounded by artists performing small tricks, juggling, singing and playing, the crowd was not only warmed up but also invited into the intimate circus experience to come...
...STAR OF THE SHOW is the self-proclaimed "Clown of Clowns," David Larible. Larible won the 1999 International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo Golden Clown Award, and in Barnum's Kaleidoscape, he has found the perfect venue to show off his estimable talents, which would otherwise be wasted in the chaos of a three-ring show...
...Barnum's Kaleidoscape is playing in New York City's Bryant Park from Nov 21 to Dec 31, and will soon be travelling to San Diego...