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 ...

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.

A viral video of a magician in Chicago performing at an adult birthday party has renewed interest in magic tricks.

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 ...

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 ...

Portland, Ore. (KOIN) — Gresham-based magician Kevin Holzer joined Everyday Northwest to perform some magic from his show “The Magic Touch.” These PNW towns were named among the 20 Most Beautiful ...

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 ...

Salem, Mass., is where Harry Houdini famously escaped from a jail cell in 1906, and at least since then, the town has attracted magicians. But lately, enrollment in Salem's historic magic society has ...

Have you ever wondered how magicians learn and create new magic tricks? Taylor Martin’s Indy Magic dives into the world of a magician “session” in which four of Indy’s best and brightest magicians sit ...

Call them the wonder boys. They’re in the business of manufacturing the effect. Derek McKee, Franco Pascali and Zach Davidson may look like clean-cut 20-somethings kicking back in an Arts District ...

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 ...