Kim Jong-Il's favourite magician
seriously injured
Nine MSN - Japanese magician Princess
Tenko, who has charmed North Korean
leader Kim Jong-Il, was seriously
injured when metal swords trapped her in
a box during a performance, her office
said Tuesday. Tenko, who has performed
in North Korea at the invitation ...
Publ.Date : 24 Jul 07 04:56:00 UTC
Magician awaits smoke decision - Express
& Star
Magician John Milner, who runs the House
of Magic, in Stourbridge, was left
devastated when the ban came into effect
as he believed his trick, ...
Publ.Date : Mon, 23 Jul 2007 10:46:47
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Funds lag for Erie magic museum
Philadelphia Inquirer - ERIE, Pa. -
Magicians are known for seemingly
pulling things out of thin air, but
organizers are finding it tough to make
money materialize for a planned magic
museum. Retired magician Carlton Beck
wants to build the museum in Erie
because it was the ...
Publ.Date: 23 Jul 07 11:52:00 UTC
Magician injured in sword trick
BBC News - The illusionist was trapped
in a box by ten metal swords during a
show in the Japanese city of Sabae,
breaking several ribs and her right
cheek. One of the swords "would have
been stuck in her right eye if it were
one centimetre higher", her manager ...
Publ.Date: 24 Jul 07 07:33:00 UTC
Interview: Magic, Inc. and Jay Collen -
A Slice of Everyday Enchantment
(Blogcritics.org)
Love of Facts. Predictability. Logic.
I'd say these things these are fairly
important elements of the American
psyche. But how then, do you explain the
Harry Potter craze, the wild throngs of
fans for David Copperfield, David
Blaine, Penn and Teller? Because
underneath the surface, people, people
everywhere and from every walk of life
are hungry. Hungry for mystery. For
shared ritual. For ...
Publ.Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 18:23:56
GMT
Casting the right spell (The Star
Online)
Club formed by veteran magician is a hit
with aspiring illusionists.
Publ.Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2007 23:05:47
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Muggles can visit Colon, Michigan's
magic town
Detroit Free Press - He brought a
magician to town from Australia, Percy
Abbott. "Blackstone and Abbott started
the Blackstone Magic Company together
and then they had a big falling out,"
Greg explained. "So then Percy and my
dad, Recil Bordner, started Abbott's
Magic in ...
Publ.Date : 24 Jul 07 00:53:00 UTC
A charmed life - Milford Times
Before that he worked part-time as a
substitute teacher and as a magician.
"They knew I was a magician when they
hired me, but I don't think it's what
got ...
Publ.Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 11:22:09 GMT
'Mind-blowing' magician only 13
Herald News - FRANKFORT -- Presto!
Magicians often are the ultimate
secret-keepers. Whether it is sleight of
hand, card tricks or escape acts, these
performers can captivate audiences by
proving things are not always what they
seem. Blake Rivera is one of those ...
Publ.Date : 27 Jul 07 08:56:00 UTC
GIVING A PIECE OF HIS MIND (New York
Post)
WITH "The Quantum Eye," Sam Eaton
confirms my suspicion that mentalists
are the high-school nerds of the magic
world. Superstars Lance Burton and David
Copperfield bring genuine flair to their
illusions, while Eaton - much like his
contemporaries...
Publ.Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2007 09:40:37
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Prestige, The - AVRev.com
Nearly everyone, at least in public
schools, can look back on their younger
years and remember when the magician
played the schools. ...
Publ.Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2007 18:22:16
GMT
The Magic Man of Niagara Falls - Niagara
Falls Review
As Canada's most decorated magician
arrives for a morning interview, you
half-expect entrance music. Everything
he does is flashy, soaked in show biz.
...
Publ.Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2007 13:37:13 GMT
Conjuring stories
Raleigh News & Observer - 'Magic." Just
to say the word is to invite attention,
hope and some derision. Because of
magic's preposterous claims -- The
magician will show us what cannot be
shown! He will do what cannot be done!
-- the magician's audience tends to be
especially ...
Publ.Date : 29 Jul 07 08:32:00 UTC
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