CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Magic Cabaret is kicking off its new season of tricks and illusions on Wednesday night. It is Chicago's longest running weekly magic show and the magicians behind it all are David ...

In the age of the internet, we’ve seen the proliferation of all kinds of street magicians and stage illusionists. Who needs the local town square to perform cool magic tricks when you’ve got YouTube ...

This video demonstrates a quick visual magic trick where a finger appears to pass directly through a bottle cap. After ...

A collection of clever illusions reveals how some of the most surprising magic tricks actually work. Each trick appears impossible at first, creating moments of disbelief for anyone watching. However, ...

The holiday season will be even more magical than usual when the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust makes a group of seven master entertainers appear on the Heinz Hall stage with their bag of sophisticated ...

‘What happens inside your brain when you’re experiencing something that you know to be impossible?’ ‘What happens inside your brain when you’re experiencing something that you know to be impossible?’ ...

In a brightly coloured shipping container in east London, Rubens Filho is asking me to pick a card. “Any card,” he says, fanning the pack out face down. “And don’t worry, you can show me. That’s not ...

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 ...

A small experiment using sleights of hand and illusions offers insights into how birds and people perceive the world. By Veronique Greenwood The coin is in the illusionist’s left hand, now it’s in the ...

The “Golden Age” of magic coincided with the heyday of the lithographic poster, and acts involving levitation, decapitation, escapes, hypnotism, and other illusions were lavishly advertised. Illusions ...