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Yes, believe it or not. The holiday season approaches.
If you're shopping for a magician, here are some suggestions for gifts that will be well appreciated. And if you are a magician, these are worthy items for your wish list.
It's all in the new Magic Gift Guide.
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Best Magic Gifts for Magicians originally appeared on About.com Magic & Illusion on Monday, November 23rd, 2009 at 11:07:46...
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- Canadian Magicians Will Write Prescriptions (blogs.nature.com)
Spencers Theatre of Illusion has been redefining the art of illusion for years as they shatter the stereotypes of traditional magician and assistant roles. The Spencers were just named the 2009 Magicians of the Year by the International Society of Magicians, which has recognized other top performers such as David Copperfield, Penn & Teller, Criss Angel, and Siegfried & Roy. They also have been honored with the Harry Chapin Award for...
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- Billionaires, Millionaires...and a Magician Team Up for Global Hunger (rss.prnewswire.com)
- Tri-Cities Magicians’ Society monthly meeting (clarksvilleonline.com)
Actor and magician Carl Ballantine has died, according to published reports. He was 92.
Ballantine began in vaudeville performing his act which combined magic and comedy. The act took him to Las Vegas, where he was the first magician to play on a bill with Harry James, Betty Grable,...
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- 'The Amazing' Carl Ballantine, Slapstick Magician, Dead At 92 (artsjournal.com)
- Carl Ballantine, Actor And Magician, Dead At Age 92 (cinemaretro.com)
Right, we’re going to need some help with this. If you’re a magician, you’ve just become our best friend.
After the jump you’ll see a video from street magician Dynamo. He’s a bit like David Blaine in a way, except he doesn’t draw eyes on his hands and therefore isn’t as much of a tit. But we digress.
In the video, Dynamo does one of those old tricks where he switches one banknote for another one that’s locked away in a bag. You’ll have seen...
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- Someone You Should Know: Ryan Shadow, Magician (cbs2chicago.com)
Bill Belichick, coach of the New England Patriots, was excoriated in post-game commentary for his game mis-management in a stunning loss to the Colts. The scene: Here’s the situation: With the Patriots leading, 34-28, and 2:08 remaining, Coach Hoodie elected...
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When Ellusionist released the first Black Tiger and Ghost themed decks some years back, I loved the edgy look of the cards as well as their quality and feel. However, at the time, I was apprehensive about performing with cards that were not standard Bicycle cards. My initial fear was that spectators may think that the unusual looking cards were gimmicked or trick cards.
But after several years of popular cards in all sorts of colors and...
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Theater Talk, a weekly expose of world theater that airs on PBS Friday nights (PBS/Thirteen) and 5 times weekly on CUNY TV will feature Broadway's best, including the creative team of Fela, Finian's Rainbow master magician, Neil Simon, George S. Kaufman and The Royal Family and more it's upcoming broadcasts this month.
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The return of Razorback freshman power forward Marshawn Powell and the arrival of former Memphis schoolboy scoring sensation Taurean Moy - who once hit 24 3-pointers and scored 83 points in a single game - highlight Thursday night's exhibition game between Arkansas and Division II LeMoyne-Owen.
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- Tigers take on Magicians in exhibition tonight (dailyhelmsman.com)
London, September 28 (ANI): Scottish scientists have thrown light on what helps some magicians perform disappearing acts, revealing that illusions occur when blind spots prevent the eyes from seeing changes before them.
Experts at Edinburgh University say that spectators lose their sight for just a few milliseconds when their eyes make tiny shifts in focus, which [...]
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NBC canceled Southland and they canceled Trauma. But they're interested in a crime-solving magician.
The network has given the greenlight to a pilot for a new drama that will feature a magician who solves crimes. It will be produced and directed by Jon Amiel and written by NCIS' Dan Fesman. No title yet, but I bet NBC will lean towards something like The Magician (hey, it's sorta like The Mentalist!) instead of something lame like Hocus Pocus...
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