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NEWS ABOUT: magic

magic stories: 8 news summaries

(Newser) - An escaped tiger ended up roaming the streets of Las Vegas after pulling a disappearing act from its magician owners, AP reports. Police, who heard reports from residents about a wandering tiger, say they recaptured the tame animal without incident after it was found in a back yard. The animal... More »

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Las Vegas • magic • tiger

 Oops! Broken Arm 
 Not Part of Trick 

Copperfield assistant injured in 'freak accident' with fan blowing smoke for illusion

Dec 19, 08 11:11 AM CST
(Newser) - David Copperfield fans may feel disillusioned after one of the magician’s tricks went horribly wrong onstage in Las Vegas this week, breaking an assistant’s arm. The employee got his limb stuck in a fan during a routine stunt in which Copperfield “disappears” while passing through the whirling... More »

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Las Vegas • magic • accident • illusion • David Copperfield

 'Gospel Illusionists'
 Tricked Out for Jesus

Saving souls with sleight of hand

Aug 31, 08 5:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Though the Bible places strictures on the “magic arts,” a group of faithful tricksters are using sleight of hand to convert the wayward, Mother Jones reports. Weslyan University recently hosted the annual convention of the Fellowship of Christian Magicians, where performers were more likely to quote scripture... More »

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magic • Christians • magician • illusion • scripture

 Illusionist Escapes
 Imploding Building
 —Barely

Vows never to try another dangerous stunt

Jul 31, 08 11:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Goth illusionist Criss Angel escaped an imploding hotel in Florida last night, reports Central Florida News. During the stunt, which aired live on A&E's Mindfreak, the daredevil had three and a half minutes to pick handcuffs and four padlocked doors before catching a helicopter on the roof. While... More »

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Florida • publicity stunt • magic • Criss Angel • illusion • escape • stunts • A&E

David Blaine Breaks Breath-Holding Record

Endurance artist sets new record at 17 minutes, 4 seconds

Apr 30, 08 12:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - David Blaine broke the world record for holding one’s breath today when he was submerged for 17 minutes and 4 seconds during a taping of Oprah. The endurance artist looked relaxed emerging from a water-filled sphere, the AP reports. Blaine had undergone simulated altitude training and pure oxygen treatment... More »

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Oprah Winfrey • celebrity • magic • magician • breath • Guinness World Records • David Blaine

The Boss Works Old, New 'Magic'

New album mixes pop and politics - and gets rave reviews

Sep 30, 07 1:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - In an era of has-been acts making a mockery of themselves, Bruce Springsteen rolls out his fourth album in five years—a poppy album with steely political undertones that proves he's as relevant as ever. Magic drops sugar-coated bombs on the Bushies, the New York Times' A.O. Scott writes,... More »

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pop music • magic • Bruce Springsteen • classic rock • The Rising • music review

Sleight of Hand Gets the Academic Treatment

Magicians break code for benefit of science

Aug 21, 07 4:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Magicians got in on the act at this summer’s Magic of Consciousness conference, hobnobbing with—and even tricking—cognitive scientists as they helped dissect their own profession. The New York Times visits Las Vegas, where master illusionists were welcomed for what one scientist calls "their specific interest in... More »

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magic • perception • consciousness • Daniel Dennett • Penn and Teller • magician

Potter Pages Leaked in Web Hocus Pocus

Scanned book appears on Internet despite $20M security

Jul 18, 07 5:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - The world's favorite boy wizard flies onto bookshelves for the final time Saturday, but scanned pages of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows—some real, some phony—have already landed on the Internet. Photographs of what seem to be every page of the 784-page tome have been posted on several... More »

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Harry Potter • Scholastic Books • publishing • wizard • Gaia Interactive • magic

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