New Orleans is a hotbed of musical and culinary talent. But it’s also an incubator for more esoteric skills, sword swallowing, contortion, striptease and fire spinning among them. Snake Oil Festival, ...

One need look no further than transplants Donny Vomit, a sideshow performer and emcee from Coney Island's huge scene, and Russell Bruner, a burlesque dancer from Portland, who arrived within the past ...

During the 19th and early 20th centuries, so-called snake oil salesmen sold mysterious and unproven, often fraudulent medicines to a captivated public. To pay homage to the unknown and unquantifiable ...