Magic tricks have a timeless appeal, especially when it comes to entertaining children. Simple illusions can captivate young minds and spark their curiosity about how the world works. Here are eight ...

Elaborate choreographed dances, singing challenges, recipe recreations — TikTok is constantly inspiring users to try something new or show off a hidden talent. But the latest trend might be the most ...

Admit it — you still get mindblown every time you come across a street magician performing yet another seemingly impossible trick. And honestly, who doesn't? They always make you scratch your head and ...

In today’s era of high-tech gadgets and costly toys, it is often the simplest things that capture a child’s imagination. A ...

To help pay for his undergraduate education, Elias Garcia-Pelegrin had an unusual summer job: cruise ship magician. “I was that guy who comes out at dinnertime and does random magic for you,” he says.

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 ...

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 ...

The Horsemen are back with more mind-bending illusions in “Now You See Me: Now You Don’t,” the third installment of the magic-fueled heist series — and this ...

AT HOME — My cat can be entertained for a while just by slight moves of my watch when light is hitting it right. He can't quite figure out where the light he's trying to catch is coming from, or where ...

“I believe the world needs a magic dragon,” says John van der Put, better known as Piff the Magic Dragon. The words come out flat, delivered with a kind of sarcastic deadpan that makes you wonder if ...

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 ...

Even in the daytime, the most hallowed ground inside the Magic Castle in Hollywood has a way of casting a spell on hard-nosed cynics who might normally consider themselves immune to the art of ...