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 ...

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 ...

People's perceptions of magic tricks and why they are effective are often in direct contrast to how magicians feel their performances are being received by their audiences, new research has suggested.

After years of practice, Knight decided to enter the Magic Circle's close-up magician of the year competition, which was ...

Magic is one of the oldest forms of entertainment, and much of its enchantment is said to rely on the audience not knowing how the tricks are done. However, while magicians swear to keep their secrets ...

Sleight of hand expert Ben Seidman is back with Vanity Fair to review more sleight of hand tricks, pickpocketing and psychological magic in films including 'The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar,' 'Shade ...

I mean I really love magic. My wife, Barbara, and I recently joined the Magic Castle, Home of the Academy of Magical Arts. Located in Los Angeles, it is that old castle on the hill near the Hollywood ...

SCOTIA, NY -- It seems the trick to getting out of a traffic ticket is knowing a little bit of magic. At least, that may be how Steven Brundage got out of a ticket when he was pulled over in upstate ...

There was magic in the air and on the floor and by the final trick, magic was pretty much everywhere at Taj Campton Place in ...

What did our critOne thing you know for sure going into a Temple Comedy Series show at Des Moines Performing Arts is that you are going to have a good time. It could be a one-person show, a small ...

Sleight of hand expert Ben Seidman is back with Vanity Fair once again to review more sleight of hand tricks, pickpocketing and psychological magic in films including 'The Hunger Games: The Ballad of ...