Family Entertainment: Steve Wyrick (Las Vegas Sun)
Magician Steve Wyrick has a new room, a new show and a new outlook. Sure, he's still hooked on aviation, making jets and helicopters materialize and walking through a spinning turbo jet blade without so much as a nick.
Publ.Date : Mon, 07 May 2007 14:34:55 GMT

Magician's up to new tricks
Cincinnati Enquirer - Standing atop a makeshift stage, his neon purple crew cut glistening with sweat, illusionist Phil Dalton made a promise: "I won't be doing this again anytime soon." He was referring to an escape trick he had just completed Saturday afternoon in the ...
Publ.Date : 06 May 07 09:14:00 UTC

Great escape act outdoes Houdini (Yorkshire Post Today)
NINETY-SIX years ago celebrated escapologist and magician Harry Houdini attempted to escape from a milk churn filled with Tetley's bitter on a Leeds stage. (07/05/2007 10:31:08)
Publ.Date: Mon, 07 May 2007 14:01:13 GMT

"Mindfreak" Star Spills Beans On 40 Tricks (CBS News)
Criss Angel explains them in a new book, and demonstrates three on The Early Show . He also touches on the inspirational role his late father played in his life.
Publ.Date : Wed, 09 May 2007 12:00:03 GMT

News Blog: Posts tagged paranormal
CNET News - It depicted magician James Randi, a prominent skeptic of the supernatural, showing how Geller could have performed "magic" tricks. (Some of his critics go farther, alleging that Geller is little more than a successful con artist.) YouTube replied by ...
Publ.Date : 09 May 07 18:22:00 UTC

Michel Lauzière gets comedic bounce from everyday objects
Los Angeles Times - He started out as a magician and juggler, teaming up with his teacher to become the duo Les Foubracs. But he left his partner, as well as a budding career as an editorial cartoonist, to pursue a solo act in 1988. "I wanted to travel, I felt that my ...
Publ.Date : 09 May 07 23:58:00 UTC

Professor focuses on the magic of astronomy (Chichester Observer)
Top research astronomer and magician Professor John Brown visited Slindon College to give pupils a fascinating overview of the latest research "with a few entertaining magic tricks thrown in.
Publ.Date : Wed, 09 May 2007 23:17:57 GMT

Real or illusion? Magician Angel lets viewers decide
Washington Post - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Illusionist Criss Angel readily admits he has no magical powers, no psychic powers and no supernatural powers. So is he a fraud? "A lot of what I do is 110 percent real," said Angel, the star of U.S. cable TV series "Criss Angel ...
Publ.Date : 10 May 07 23:36:00 UTC

Double exposure
This is North East - Mitchell has taken the armchair in the room, leaving Webb to share the sofa with magician turned TV producer Andrew O'Connor. All three are together again to talk about Magicians, which marks the feature film debut of Mitchell and Webb, who met as ...
Publ.Date : 12 May 07 05:18:00 UTC

Vegas run by gays and Jews, says magician
Local - As a prelude to his controversial thesis, Labero explained that he has long been close to getting his own show in Las Vegas. "But at the end of the day it seems to be impossible - unless you are a homosexual, a Jew or an American. "I don't mean to ...
Publ.Date : 11 May 07 15:42:00 UTC

Magician Akash to perform feat in Hyderabad
Zee News - Hyderabad, May 13: Magician Akash, son of renowned magician Jadugar Anand, is all set to enthrall the denizens of twin-cities with his daring act of "under water escape" today, in Hussain Sagar Lake in the city. "The breath-taking performance ...
Publ.Date : 13 May 07 02:54:00 UTC

Crossword setter hits puzzling landmark
Daily Telegraph - In the 1960s, he often appeared on television as a magician. His love of words was probably inherited from his parents, he said. Crosswords became a full-time occupation in 1977 when his first marriage foundered and he had to look after his two young ...
Publ.Date : 14 May 07 00:22:00 UTC

Magician performs record-breaking underwater escape
Monsters and Critics - Hyderabad, May 13 (IANS) He was handcuffed, tied with a chain, wrapped in a sack and locked in a wooden box, which was then dropped into the Hussain Sagar Lake. Fifteen seconds later he emerged from the water to the cheers of an enthusiastic crowd ...
Publ.Date : 13 May 07 12:26:00 UTC

NDTV.com (NDTV)
Magician Akash from Hyderabad achieved a unique feat on Sunday. He was tied with chains and thrown underwater at the Husain S...
Publ.Date : Sun, 13 May 2007 16:13:51 GMT