David Blaine has challenged his body over the past decade in ways no other human has attempted before. He has almost died multiple times in these attempts. These challenges are real, not tricks. Do not try at home.

Officially, Homer Liwag is “an acclaimed visual designer, photographer, cinematographer, and artist. For two decades he has codirected David Copperfield’s live and television work, and collaborated as his Design Director.” Homer is also a magician and filmmaker, and he’s going to blow your mind. https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ca-rj0_A1pe/?utm_medium=share_sheet&fbclid=IwAR3bjJWSN1sOEnUggQjE3z4a5X8EX3d21xMbZ38CKoFCoJG2DCy-E2w7BwY

Statuesque Canadian escape artist and magician Miranda Allen gets wrapped in chains before diving into a water-filled barrel, which is then chained shut, on Penn & Teller: Fool Us. Will she escape? Hint: she did not die, though she might have.  

British Pathe is a repository of marvelous films, some of which showcase magicians. Here, a little-known magi named Percy Rossiter divulges a keen magical secret with some silk handkerchiefs.

Whether it’s the synth sounds of Kavinsky’s “Nightcall” or the seemingly effortless ways Shin Lim and his friends defy the laws of physics, this is one smooth video. Shin’s put out a few compilation videos from his Instagram exploits, but this has to be his best one yet, combining some stellar sleight of hand and […]

I know what you’re thinking: David Blaine’s totally going to pull a card out from under his skin, or swallow a beer bottle, or regurgitate an ant farm by the end of the video, but no. This brief six-minute video from KTLA is just a couple solid card tricks and an honest chat with Blaine […]

The nice thing about already having the Guinness World Record for card throwing is that it doesn’t matter if you succeed or fail on subsequent reattempts – you’re still the champion. Such is the case on a recent episode of The Today Show, where Rick Smith Jr. showed off his skills, first on a watermelon […]

Not everyone appears into magic at first glance (wild, I know), but even the most jaded individual can’t help but be impressed when an experienced mentalist messes with their head. That’s what happened this week on Pickler & Ben, when Max Major showed off a pair of mind-reading tricks with a marker and a pad […]

There are cruise lines and there are Disney cruise lines, and Shawn Farquhar’s done it all. In this meaty interview with TMR Studios, Farquhar talks about what makes working on a Disney cruise different from the competition, some touching stories from life at sea, and the difference between fooling someone and making someone feel special through […]

Here’s more proof that the 80’s will never die, as both Rubik’s Cubes and Super Mario are back and bigger than ever, and Norwegian Rubik’s Cube magician Rune Carlsen combines the two of them to great effect in the final round of Norway’s Got Talent this year. He passes 24 cubes out to random audience members, […]