3.18.2008

New Yorker Article - Modern Magic and the Meaning of Life

Magic - In its simplest form it is simply slight of hand tricks using playing cards and at its apex is making the Statue of Liberty disappear. Why does it fascinate? From Houdini, Henning, Copperfield, and the latest Blaine, it seems that a mantle of a generation magician is passed along. David Copperfield's warehouse, Genii and antimony (both magic magazines), S.W. Erdnase (mystery book of magic), and million seconds (5.7 days) all is found within the article. An interesting article nothing real revelatory but a good basic article on being a magician. Blaine's latest trick is to stay awake for a million seconds. That should be interesting. Anyway fascinating!

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