These magic tricks appear impossible even when performed casually. The methods rely on psychology, misdirection, and clever ...

Now You See Me's elaborate heist movie sees a group of magicians, regarded as "The Four Horsemen," performing public ...

To help pay for his undergraduate education, Elias Garcia-Pelegrin had an unusual summer job: cruise ship magician. “I was that guy who comes out at dinnertime and does random magic for you,” he says.

The exploits of any paranormal detective — from Sherlock Holmes to Scooby-Doo — will tell you that the mysterious and the magical always have an explanation grounded in science. (Take the Victorian ...

Pulling a rabbit from a top hat. Teleporting from one cage to another. Finding a coin behind a five-year-old’s ear. Magic has long inspired a sense of awe and wonder, but one portion of the population ...

Murray Sawchuck, aka Murray the Magician, racked up 65 million YouTube views exposing how simple tricks are done — a cardinal sin among magicians. Now his fate in the Academy of Magical Arts hangs in ...

Magician Justin Willman stands inside the Magic Castle in Hollywood. His new comedy/magic special, "Magic Lover," premieres Tuesday. (Annie Noelker / For The Times) Even in the daytime, the most ...

AT HOME — My cat can be entertained for a while just by slight moves of my watch when light is hitting it right. He can't quite figure out where the light he's trying to catch is coming from, or where ...

Eating glass. Fire walking. Sword swallowing. These acts that shock and delight have roots in the real and mythical practices of Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist, and Jain ascetics. This studio portrait of an ...

Close your eyes and imagine a sound, someone’s voice, coming from your left. It slowly shifts to come from behind you, then moves to your right. Around and around, it circles. Suddenly, the voice ...