http://www.mail.com/subjects/442-spectaculars.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/442-spectaculars.html http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2092526-indian-circuses-struggle-to-adapt-court-bans.html MUMBAI, India (AP) — In the early morning heat and dust, daily practice at the Rambo Circus is in full swing. A trapeze creaks as two performers perfect their throws. A Colombian daredevil shouts to his colleagues scrambling atop a giant set of spinning wheels called the Ring of Death. Looking on with worry is circus manager John Matthew. For 38 years, he... Fri, 17 May 2013 09:05:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2092526-indian-circuses-struggle-to-adapt-court-bans.html 2013-05-17T09:05:57Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2074256-usher-to-curate-music-july-4th-fireworks.html NEW YORK (AP) — Usher will be the spark for Macy's 4th of July fireworks show. The Grammy-winning singer will collaborate with Macy's to curate the concept, music and design for the fireworks, which will be launched from barges off Manhattan. It's the first time the company has worked with an artist on the concept for its annual show, Macy's said Thursday... Thu, 09 May 2013 15:54:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2074256-usher-to-curate-music-july-4th-fireworks.html 2013-05-09T15:54:20Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2069646-michael-jackson-vegas-good-thing.html LAS VEGAS (AP) — Michael Jackson spent his life breaking music industry records. Four years after his death, the pop star's estate has delivered another first: Jackson is now the only person, place or thing to have inspired two Cirque du Soleil shows. The Montreal-based acrobatic-theater company presented a sneak peak of its new Jackson tribute show, "One... Tue, 07 May 2013 22:51:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2069646-michael-jackson-vegas-good-thing.html 2013-05-07T22:51:44Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2028706-atomic-bomb-re-enacting-dropped-ohio-air.html CINCINNATI (AP) — A popular southwest Ohio air show has canceled plans to stage a re-enactment of the devastating World War II atomic bomb attack on Japan after protests, officials said Thursday. Dayton Air Show spokeswoman Brenda Kerfoot said the June 22-23 event at Dayton International Airport will keep a planned "Great Wall of Fire" pyrotechnic show bu... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:36:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2028706-atomic-bomb-re-enacting-dropped-ohio-air.html 2013-04-18T16:36:54Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1953960-kenya-acrobat-falls-circus-moscow.html MOSCOW (AP) — A Kenyan acrobat fell through a safety net during a show at a Moscow circus, suffering severe injuries including a fractured vertebra. An amateur video aired on Russian television showed 22-year-old Karo Christopher Kazungu diving from a height of 26 meters (85 feet), hitting the net and going through it and landing on the arena floor during... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:57:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1953960-kenya-acrobat-falls-circus-moscow.html 2013-03-14T14:57:06Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1950782-marvel-circus-producer-to-team-up-live.html McLEAN, Va. (AP) — The people who bring you The Greatest Show on Earth will be taking Spider-Man, the Hulk, Thor and the X-Men on a worldwide road show. Feld Entertainment Inc., which produces the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus, along with a host of other live shows such as Disney on Ice, is announced a partnership Wednesday with Marvel Enterta... Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:51:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1950782-marvel-circus-producer-to-team-up-live.html 2013-03-13T18:51:13Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1906748-cirque-clues-to-vegas-michael-jackson.html LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas is combining its love of mega pop-stars and over-the-top theatrics for a new Michael Jackson Cirque du Soleil show opening this summer. Cirque du Soleil CEO Daniel Lamarre announced Thursday that the company's newest show will be called "Michael Jackson ONE." The show at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on the Strip will start pre... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 13:37:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1906748-cirque-clues-to-vegas-michael-jackson.html 2013-02-22T13:37:07Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1881224-fewer-year-fireworks-polluted-beijing.html BEIJING (AP) — The annual Lunar New Year fireworks barrage in Beijing was notably muted following government appeals to reduce the smoky celebrations after air pollution rose to near catastrophic levels over recent weeks. The holiday was also being celebrated in Vietnamese and Korean communities, and in North Korea's capital, Pyongyang, streams of residen... Sun, 10 Feb 2013 23:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1881224-fewer-year-fireworks-polluted-beijing.html 2013-02-10T23:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1874986-putin-angry-sochi-olympics-cost-overruns.html SOCHI, Russia (AP) — A year before the 2014 Winter Olympics are to begin, President Vladimir Putin has demanded that a senior member of the Russian Olympic Committee be fired, apparently due to cost overruns in host city Sochi — a demand certain to be fulfilled. The current price tag for the Sochi Games is 1.5 trillion rubles ($51 billion), which would ma... Thu, 07 Feb 2013 19:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1874986-putin-angry-sochi-olympics-cost-overruns.html 2013-02-07T19:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1814608-air-force-memo-outlines-sweeping-budget-cuts.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Air Force leaders will cut flying hours by nearly 20 percent and prepare for a possible end to all noncombat or noncritical flights from late July through September if Congress can't agree on a budget and billions of dollars in automatic cuts are triggered. In an Air Force internal memo obtained by The Associated Press, Air Force Secreta... Fri, 11 Jan 2013 23:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1814608-air-force-memo-outlines-sweeping-budget-cuts.html 2013-01-11T23:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1799410-ivory-coast-years-death-toll-rises-to-64.html ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Ivory Coast's health minister says the death toll in the New Year's stampede has risen to 64. Health Minister Raymonde Goudou, speaking to the press, said three more people died in addition to the 61 who were killed from being trampled when thousands left a New Year's fireworks display. She said 26 people who had been missing a... Fri, 04 Jan 2013 11:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1799410-ivory-coast-years-death-toll-rises-to-64.html 2013-01-04T11:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1794258-stampede-fireworks-kills-61-ivory-coast.html ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — A crowd stampeded after leaving a New Year's fireworks show early Tuesday in Ivory Coast's main city, killing 61 people — many of them children and teenagers — and injuring more than 200, rescue workers said. Thousands had gathered at the Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium in Abidjan's Plateau district to see the fireworks. It was ... Tue, 01 Jan 2013 20:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1794258-stampede-fireworks-kills-61-ivory-coast.html 2013-01-01T20:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1794142-world-to-2013-violence-economic-woes.html NEW YORK (AP) — As the world rang in 2013 with spectacular fireworks displays and showers of confetti, the specter of economic uncertainty and searing violence dimmed some festivities and weighed on the minds of revelers hoping for a better year. "With all the sadness in the country, we're looking for some good changes in 2013," Laura Concannon, of Hingha... Tue, 01 Jan 2013 13:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1794142-world-to-2013-violence-economic-woes.html 2013-01-01T13:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1793990-us-europe-hope-year-brings-better-times.html NEW YORK (AP) — From the glittering New Year's ball dropping in Times Square to joyous fireworks in London and cheers in a once-isolated Asian country, the world did its best to ring in 2013 with hope for renewal after a year of economic uncertainty, searing violence and natural disasters. "With all the sadness in the country, we're looking for some good ... Tue, 01 Jan 2013 06:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1793990-us-europe-hope-year-brings-better-times.html 2013-01-01T06:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1792796-myanmar-fetes-2013-with-public-countdown.html YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar rang in 2013 with its first public New Year's Eve countdown and a grand fireworks display, a celebration unprecedented in the former military-ruled country. The party is the latest, and perhaps most exuberant, example of the country's emergence from decades of isolation. Organizers announced that about 90,000 people gathered... Mon, 31 Dec 2012 23:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1792796-myanmar-fetes-2013-with-public-countdown.html 2012-12-31T23:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1789942-animal-rights-group-settles-lawsuit-with-ringling.html WASHINGTON (AP) — An animal rights group will pay Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus $9.3 million to settle a lawsuit the circus filed after courts found that activists paid a former circus worker for his help in claiming the circus abused elephants. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said Friday it was not admitting any ... Fri, 28 Dec 2012 21:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1789942-animal-rights-group-settles-lawsuit-with-ringling.html 2012-12-28T21:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1784426-hobbit-extends-no-1-journey-with-367.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tiny hobbit Bilbo Baggins is running circles around some of the biggest names in Hollywood. Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" took in $36.7 million to remain No. 1 at the box office for the second-straight weekend, easily beating a rush of top-name holiday newcomers. Part one of Jackson's prelude to the "The Lord of th... Mon, 24 Dec 2012 05:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1784426-hobbit-extends-no-1-journey-with-367.html 2012-12-24T05:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1782314-pippin-back-surrounded-broadway-buzz.html CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — "Everything has its season, everything has its time," goes a famous song from the musical "Pippin." Well, maybe, but for the many fans of that '70s Stephen Schwartz hit, a return to Broadway has been overdue for years. Now those fans may get their wish. An ambitious revival that fuses the famous Bob Fosse choreography with the dari... Fri, 21 Dec 2012 18:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1782314-pippin-back-surrounded-broadway-buzz.html 2012-12-21T18:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1736282-pope-greets-clowns-acrobats-circus-to-town.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI greeted thousands of clowns, acrobats, puppeteers and even a pair of lion cubs on Saturday as the circus came to town for an unusual papal performance. Benedict clapped and watched amused as circus workers flipped, flopped, juggled and twisted before him in what the Vatican has called a historic audience to make stree... Sat, 01 Dec 2012 13:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1736282-pope-greets-clowns-acrobats-circus-to-town.html 2012-12-01T13:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1711962-cirque-du-soleils-totem-planned-york.html NEW YORK (AP) — Cirque du Soleil will mark the 25th anniversary of its first trip to New York next year with a visit by its high-octane show "Totem." The show will open March 14 at Citi Field, home of the New York Mets. Since its world premiere in 2010, "Totem," written and directed by Robert Lepage, has visited over 16 different cities in four different ... Mon, 19 Nov 2012 19:00:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1711962-cirque-du-soleils-totem-planned-york.html 2012-11-19T19:00:00Z