Breath-Holding For Dummies - New York Times Blogs
Before I get into my adventure in breath-holding, a brief announcement: Here's your opportunity to find out how David Blaine goes to ...
Publ.Date : Tue, 22 Apr 2008 05:07:56 GMT

VH1 Gets Magical With its New Series 'Celebracadabra!' Premiering Sunday, April 27 at 9PM ET/PT (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
VH1's Celebreality gets the magic treatment with its newest reality competition series "Celebracadabra!" Seven TV and film stars will vie for the title of "Best Celebrity Magician" when they attempt to learn and perform tricks normally left to the professionals.
Publ.Date : Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:23:00 GMT

Magician set for Spanish success - Ipswich Evening Star
TEENAGE magician David Johnson is set to disappear from his home town for four months - to take up a fantastic opportunity to kick-start his showbiz career. ...
Publ.Date : Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:33:55 GMT

No Tricks: Magician Comes Out - Queerty
We have another celebrated magician on the gay team. British "illusionist" Derren Brown made headlines this weekend after coming out as a living, ...
Publ.Date : Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:44:25 GMT

TV magician says he found his 'perfect' man - Gay NZ
Popular UK television illusionist Derren Brown has come out of the closet, telling a tabloid that he's been in a ...
Publ.Date : Tue, 22 Apr 2008 05:07:57 GMT

Magicians protest against Mohanlal's decision to perform - Hindu
Kochi (PTI): A group of magicians on Monday protested against popular film actor Mohanlal's decision to perform the "death defying escape act-burning ...
Publ.Date : Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:18:42 GMT

Magicians can't be cornered, even when the audience surrounds them - Toledo Blade
By ANN WEBER annual "Afternoon of Close-Up Magic" presented April 6 by the Toledo Society of Magicians , Ring 68, at the Holiday Inn French Quarter in ...
Publ.Date : Sun, 20 Apr 2008 10:31:27 GMT

Protest lands magician behind bars (Gulf Daily News)
A PLANNED attempt at a death defying stunt which went wrong in Bahrain nearly a decade ago led to the arrest of a protesting magician in India yesterday for attempted suicide. Indian magician Gopinath Muthukad was injured in Bahrain in 1998 while trying to break free in his Great Fire Escape trick.
Publ.Date : Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:25:37 GMT

Mohanlal to cast a spell... as a magician - The Statesman
Mohanlal has been training under the supervision of magician Gopinath Muthukad and will make his stage debut in Thiruvananthapuram with "Burning Illusion" ...
Publ.Date : Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:11:01 GMT

News, notes and updates from the Bay Area arts and culture scene - San Francisco Chronicle
He's received top honors and awards from the Academy of Magical Arts, International Magicians Society and Society of American Magicians . ...
Publ.Date : Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:09:19 GMT

Award-winning illusionist brings snow, magic to Wingate University - WSOCtv.com
Like David Copperfield and Criss Angel, Bishop is said to be one of the country's most versatile illusionists. "People were talking about the show for days ...
Publ.Date : Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:30:26 GMT

David Blaine's Breathtaking Oprah Appearance - E! Online
Yes, David Blaine will (yawn) once again try to break the underwater breath-holding Guinness World Record during a live appearance on the talk-show queen's ...
Publ.Date : Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:33:16 GMT

David Blaine Appearing on Oprah Attempting to Break Record for ... - Gambling911.com
Magician David Blaine will appear on The Oprah Winfrey Show attempting to break the record for holding one's breath and the online oddsmakers are already ...
Publ.Date : Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:38:25 GMT

I Hate Rabbits - Sydney Morning Herald
He performed his signature card trick, one that earned him the title of Australian Magician of the Year, and is buzzing. With the cameras in tight for a ...
Publ.Date : Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:06:35 GMT

Gemini the Magician Shows KIII What he Can Do (KIII Corpus Christi)
Corpus Christi resident Jay Garcia, who goes by the stage name "Gemini", says he has wanted to be a magician ever since he was 5 years old. Today he performs weekly for kid's parties and has even made a television appearance on Domingo Live.
Publ.Date : Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:43:57 GMT

David Has Best Tricks Up Sleeve - Glasgow Daily Record
MAGICIAN Alan Duncan has many magical heroes but in his mind there is only one complete conjurer - David Copperfield . He said: "I really admire how far he ...
Publ.Date : Wed, 23 Apr 2008 05:07:53 GMT

Mamet brings mixed martial arts to the big screen - ESPN
life by respected if not marquee actors like Brits Ejiofor and Mortimer, and Mamet regulars Ricky Jay , Joe Mantegna, David Paymer and Rebecca Pidgeon. ...
Publ.Date : Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:03:38 GMT

Local magicians take top honors - Annapolis Capital
He sent that list to the 31 magicians named and asked them to rank their own Top 10 in order - and 29 replied. World famous magicians like Harry Anderson ...
Publ.Date : Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:52:34 GMT

David Blaine - Blaines Glass Eating Trick (ContactMusic)
Magician DAVID BLAINE stunned onlookers at a New York restaurant by smashing a glass - and proceeding to eat it piece by piece. The renowned illusionist was recently ...
Publ.Date : Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:34:37 GMT

The sorcerer's apprentice: "Celebracadabra" - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
A magician's skill is concealed. With jugglers and singers, you're applauding the skill they have. In a magician's case, the skill is hidden. ...
Publ.Date : Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:53:58 GMT

Local scribe predicts problems for Cirque over Criss Angel - Los Angeles Times
But his unrepentant and unacceptable behavior toward Clarke, not to mention all the other Criss Angel -Miss USA issues that have been reported by me and ...
Publ.Date : Thu, 24 Apr 2008 21:58:00 GMT

Faded stars learn new tricks
And I have no awareness at all of their magician mentors, including David Regal, Simon Lovell, Asi Wind, Derek Hughes, Silly Billy and one-name wonders ...
Akron Beacon Journal, OH - Apr 25, 2008

Jerry Sadowitz: comic, magician, psycho - Norwich Evening News
Comedy, magic and insulting behaviour - an evening in the company of controversial Jerry Sadowitz is never an easy one. The Glaswegian comedian is quite ...
Publ.Date : Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:22:01 GMT

Mamet successfully takes up jiu-jitsu in "Redbelt" - Reuters
So even though his regular ensemble, including Joe Mantegna, Ricky Jay and Rebecca Pidgeon, has been augmented with a number of professional practitioners ...
Publ.Date : Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:29:49 GMT

Author Diana Zimmerman Opens Magical World to Young Readers
The writer, who was once a professional magician, says the theme of magic has guided her career. Mike O'Sullivan spoke with her in Los Angeles. ...
Voice of America - Apr 25, 2008

That old hack magic on 'Celebracadabra'
Each is paired with a professional magician, who teaches them a basic trick. They get one day's training, then are sent onto the street to round up an ...
New York Daily News, NY - Apr 26, 2008

Magician tells Norwich society about tricks of the trade - Newsday
As a matter of fact, Kalver, 51, is a full-time magician who learned at the knee of his grandfather, also a magician and assistant to Harry Houdini. ...
Publ.Date : Sun, 27 Apr 2008 18:28:35 GMT

Magicians audition for TV talent show - Daventry Express
A DAVENTRY couple are hoping to add a touch of magic to a TV talent search. Carl Dean and Claudine, together the Deans of Magic, have already been filmed ...
Publ.Date : Sun, 27 Apr 2008 06:56:12 GMT

'Scrapbook' looks at the after-work lives of Nazis
Starring genuine magician Rocco Silano, this new reality series gathers the contenders at Hollywood's Magic Castle, where they'll attempt to learn and ...
Dubuque Telegraph Herald, IA - Apr 27, 2008