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Justin Willman reveals how he turns magic skeptics into believers: 'The trick itself is never enough'

Magician Justin Willman stands inside the Magic Castle in Hollywood. His new comedy/magic special, "Magic Lover," premieres Tuesday. (Annie Noelker / For The Times) Even in the daytime, the most ...
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These magicians just designed a new magic trick for people who are blind

Pulling a rabbit from a top hat. Teleporting from one cage to another. Finding a coin behind a five-year-old’s ear. Magic has long inspired a sense of awe and wonder, but one portion of the population ...
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Best magic tricks you can do (easy to learn tricks)

Master these easy-to-learn magic tricks and amaze everyone with your skills! Experts warn the internet will go down in a big ...
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Can I master a new magic trick in 24 hours?

A fun, skill-focused challenge following the process of learning and practicing a new magic trick within 24 hours, ...
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A trick for getting into the Magic Castle — and how to avoid the bracelet of shame

The other night, my wife and I paid good money to a business that immediately set about deceiving us. This is not the first time that’s happened to us in Hollywood. But this time, we appreciated it.
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How magic works: Magicians share 6 psychological secrets they use to trick us

The exploits of any paranormal detective — from Sherlock Holmes to Scooby-Doo — will tell you that the mysterious and the magical always have an explanation grounded in science. (Take the Victorian ...
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What Can a Magic Trick Teach Us About Free Will?

When I was in the fourth grade, I went to see my first magic show. For the final trick, the magician (he was called The Amazing Gordo for reasons I can’t remember) called my cousin Davey up to the ...
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Have You Seen This? Cats respond hilariously to simple magic tricks

AT HOME — My cat can be entertained for a while just by slight moves of my watch when light is hitting it right. He can't quite figure out where the light he's trying to catch is coming from, or where ...
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Monkeys without opposable thumbs aren’t fooled by magic tricks, study finds

This trick required the scientists to put food in one hand, and present that hand to each individual monkey. Clayton (a professor of Comparative Cognition at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow ...
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Brad Meltzer’s Magic Trick: Turning a Graduation Speech into a Book on Empathy, Kindness and Transformation

Bestselling author Brad Meltzer, 54, is used to giving speeches, but one he delivered in May 2024 was different. He stood on the stage at the University of Michigan addressing graduates and their ...
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Justin Willman reveals how he turns magic skeptics into believers: 'The trick itself is never enough'

Even in the daytime, the most hallowed ground inside the Magic Castle in Hollywood has a way of casting a spell on hard-nosed cynics who might normally consider themselves immune to the art of ...