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 ...

Even in the daytime, the most hallowed ground inside the Magic Castle in Hollywood has a way of casting a spell on hard-nosed cynics who might normally consider themselves immune to the art of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Since mid-November, Blumenthal Art’s Blume Studios has hosted a mesmerizing world of magic, where a range of local and regional performers entertain crowds at the North American premiere of The ...