If you don’t know why I like this guy, then check out the review I posted of the film he did called ‘Magicians’ on my post called Skeptical Movies? Three You Might Have Missed.
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From Gather.com: It was five and a half years ago that Roy Horn was attacked by his feline co-star Montecore, a white tiger in the Siegfried & Roy Las Vegas show. Tonight on ABC’s 20/20 the entertainers are interviewed by Elizabeth Vargas about their show and the incident. Just this week, Siegfried and Roy reunited [...]
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Okay — strike me confused… he’s now saying he IS doing magic tricks? Thanks to iTricks, the home of magic news online: International Magic Convention in London — the recipient of the Berglas Foundation Award is Uri Geller. In reflection of all of the nonsense he’s promoted over the years — you can see many [...]
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ThiefHunters In Paradise Blog: “Prepare to be conned” is the show’s subtitle. The cast is made up of four consummate con artists who manipulate, baffle, and social-engineer the audience until they don’t know what to believe. But let me emphasize: this is not a magic show…. For me, a card scoffer, Richard Turner is a [...]
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Welcome to the enchanting spectacle that is the Giant’s Shoulders #5 at Podblack Blog! Inspired by classic science papers, this star-studded show presents its magic for both your entertainment and education. So, roll up, roll up – and be dazzled by these conjurers of science blogging! 1800s – patenting of the Bird Cage Illusion by [...]
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Flicking back through my records, I noticed a list that was first started by Daniel Loxton on Facebook, recommending some good films for skeptics. He suggested: Leap of Faith - with Steve Martin, loosely based on the Peter Popoff faith healing scam. Fairy Tale: A True Story — which he pointed out has an excellent [...]
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Gah, spent all day doing qual in a school, about an hour’s drive from the city. So, the second half of my review on ‘The One’ will have to go up tomorrow. But I did find something today that relates to a comment I’ve had on my mind for a while – from The New [...]
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In the New Yorker – an mp3 for the magic fans, especially those who enjoy the work of Jamy Ian Swiss! This week in the magazine, Adam Gopnik writes about modern magic. Here Gopnik talks about the future of magic and compares the magician’s art to the writer’s craft. You can check it out on [...]
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