magic
Ahmadinejad 'Bewitched' by Magician Adviser
Jeff Neumann · 05/15/11 11:35PMAhmadinejad's Advisers Jailed for Practicing Witchcraft
Seth Abramovitch · 05/05/11 09:17PMOoo, They Might Have Found a New Particle
Hamilton Nolan · 04/06/11 07:38AMWe interrupt your morning stupor for some news of our universe's most fundamental particles! The NYT advises us of the hottest news in physics today: researchers at Fermilab's particle accelerator think that they may have discovered the Higgs boson, a heretofore purely theoretical particle that endows certain things with mass, such as your ill-informed arguments about the nature of the universe, if you casually toss around the term "Higgs boson" like you know what it means.
Kim Jong-il Had an Otherworldly Birthday
Jeff Neumann · 02/17/11 08:35AMWe were told ahead of time that "colorful events will take place" for Dear Leader Kim Jong-il's birthday on Wednesday, but we could have never guessed just how awe inspiring the celebration of his 69th year of life would be. According to the Korean Central News Agency, a "mysterious natural wonder" took place above Kim's magical mountain birthplace, Mount Paektu:
Castle Makes Magic and Murder Look Easy
Emily Chen · 01/11/11 01:30AMWhile examining the death of a magic shop owner, Castle and Beckett revisit their childhood as well as cliched themes à la The Prestige. However, secrets of the trade aren't the only ones being revealed during the investigation. Highlights inside.
Just Do Squats, For Chrissake
Hamilton Nolan · 11/30/10 03:39PMHere Is the Worst "Magician" Ever
Matt Cherette · 09/28/10 12:35PMYou Too Can Be a Mystical D-Bag with This Criss Angel Magic Kit
Henry Baker · 08/27/10 04:33PMWant to learn how to pour salt from your hand and impress girls while wearing trucker hats? You're in luck, with the "Magician of the Century"'s own magic kit. Hilariously, Criss isn't in this, and opted for a stand-in.
The Curse of Stonehenge Is Upon Us
Hamilton Nolan · 08/12/10 03:39PMThe Grossest Card Trick Ever
nightintern · 08/09/10 09:10AMIn this clip, street magician Gavin McInnes attempts to wow an audience with an old fashioned card trick that keeps going awry. Luckily, he's got an unexpected trick up his, um, sleeve.
Mentalist Experiments on Jay Leno and Zac Efron Before Leno Makes Lame Gay Joke
nightintern · 07/21/10 12:53AMHow To Cast Magic Spells
nightintern · 07/01/10 10:00AMIn case lighting a candle, listening to "Rhiannon" on repeat, and saying "wingardium leviosa" aren't working, here's how to cast a magic spell.
How to Get Unlimited Free Subway Rides for Only $27
Adrian Chen · 04/25/10 01:31PMAmerican Optimagicians Will Triumph
Hamilton Nolan · 02/09/10 03:44PMVoo Dat: A Southern Conjurer Explains How the Saints Were Helped by Voodoo
Pareene · 02/08/10 12:00PMWhich Makes You a Better Athlete, Magic or Anorexia?
Hamilton Nolan · 02/04/10 05:32PMDavid Copperfield Probably Not a Rapist After All
Hamilton Nolan · 01/13/10 01:13PMWell well well, shut our collective mouths, magically! Last August, a woman accused David Copperfield of luring her to his private island, raping her repeatedly, and then threatening to kill her if she told anyone. Copperfield denied it at the time. But let's be honest: everyone already thought David Copperfield was kind of creepy, so it's the sort of accusation one might be inclined to believe.
The Ole Pencil Through the Nuts Illusion
Mike Byhoff · 01/05/10 03:20PMA pencil is pushed between two independently moving nuts. Or is it? Is that even a pencil? Are those nuts independently moving? Are they even nuts? Is this even happening? DID I JUST BLOW YOUR MIND!?!?