Snapdragon is a mobile device company, claiming to make “smartphones smarter one chip at a time.” Recently, they asked their consumer base how many praying mantises it takes to power a smartphone… While the following commercial does not exactly answer the riddle, it is quite entertaining, even for a corporate commercial:

I’m not sure which is more amusing: the fact that this woman is in heels or that the video is titled “Old Two Trux.” I’m still not convinced this was filmed without a little rigging assistance. If anyone more familiar with this type of stunt has any insights, I’d love to hear your two cents.

The History Channel series American Pickers has garnered quite the following since it’s debut in January, 2010, and I’m often surprised to find that many of my fellow sideshow nerd comrades are obsessed with this show. Apparently there’s some genetic link between the love of the freakshow and that of old, Americana junk. For those [...]

An Emmy-award winning production company has decided to take on an interesting series focusing on sideshow characters with unique living requirements who are interested in finding a house to accommodate their lifestyle. While I’m not at liberty to publicly post much more information than that, below is a blurb from the producers of the show. [...]

There’s a reality television show in the works for 2011 following the life of carnival workers, appropriately titled Carnies. This seems like a natural progression given the success of PBS’s Circus documentary series which followed the Big Apple Circus personnel behind the scenes. The sneak preview for Carnies has leaked online, but that’s about it. [...]

In November, PBS will premier a six hour series exploring life in the Big Apple Circus. The directors set out to both capture the romantic charm of circus life, as well as the gritty underbelly. The film crew followed the circus cast for a year, and they were dedicated to uncovering the social structure, lingo [...]