This week, USA Today talks sideshows (including Freakshow's Venice Beach Freakshow), the San Francisco Chronicle profiles one of Immortalized's challengers, and /film reveals Comic Book Men star Kevin Smith's upcoming tour. Plus, Celebuzz hails AMC's Real Original Thursdays. Read on for more:

• USA Today notes that Freakshow's Venice Beach Freakshow is one of only three permanent sideshows that remain in the United States.

• The San Francisco Chronicle profiles Immortalized's Kevin Clarke, the challenger in the Immortalized series premiere, "Size Matters."

• /film reveals dates and locations for Kevin Smith's upcoming tour of Jay & Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie.

• Celebuzz calls AMC's Real Original Thursdays an introduction "to unique individuals that [you] probably never knew existed and the exciting worlds they live in."

• CapitalGazette.com chats with Immortalized challenger C.J. Fegan, who appears in Season 1 Episode 2, "End of the World."

• ARTINFO.com discusses Immortalized and the place of "extreme" taxidermy in the art world.

• Immortalized is on the Atlanta Journal Constitution's list of TV best bets this week.

• For a recap of Comic Book Men Season 2 Episode 11, "Stash-teroids," check out ComicBook.com.