Merry Christmas and Happy New Year ! The Magic News has taken a slight break till the first of the year. I am in the midst of Christmas, a remodel at home, a nasty cold, and the busiest time of the year in my “other” job.. Please feel free to get your magic fix reading the latest issue of the Magic Roadshow.. Over 26 pages long, I think you’ll find a little something for everyone.. http://MagicRoadshow.com/161.php
By Debbie Emery for the Hollywood Reporter..
Las Vegas performers Siegfried & Roy said goodbye to their beloved white tiger, Mantecore, on Mar. 19.
The giant cat, who had been a part of their show at The Mirage Resort & Casino, passed away after a short illness, the duo announced in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter on Tuesday.
“The world has lost one of its most majestic creatures, and I have lost a brother,” pledgedRoy Horn, despite being attacked by the animal in 2003, when Mantecore hauled him off stage and caused serious injury.
By Haley Caldwell for blog.vegas.com
Recently extending his Harrah’s residency four more years, Mac King has officially been dubbed by us, (we are official enough right?) the Las Vegas King of Comical Magic, seeing that he is the longest running magician in Vegas to be working at the same hotel. “I will have been here for 15 years in January,” King explains of his Harrah’s residency.
Combining the whimsical worlds of magic and comedy, King has mastered the art of family friendly entertainment complete with goldfish…and guinea pigs…and bears…er… oh my!
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By Sara Stewart for the New York Post..
Noah Wyle has more fun than he ever did as an “ER” doc playing the rumpled eccentric at the heart of this likable, if mild-mannered, new TNT series.
He’s The Librarian, and in the first of many nods to the fantasy genre, he explains “there’s only ever one, and when he dies another one takes his place.” (“Buffy the Vampire Slayer” fans will nod knowingly.) Of course, the series title might argue otherwise, but let’s not get ahead of ourselves.
Score another one for nerd culture with the librarian-as-swashbuckling hero: Wyle channels a little Indiana Jones here, a little Doctor Who there as he embarks on quests to save the world armed only with smarts and a kickass reference collection. He’s actually been playing this role since 2004, when he starred in the first of a three-movie “Librarian” series on TNT. His Flynn Carsen is a little brusque, very excitable and prone to bookish witticisms such as “They’re like adjectives: They travel in pairs.”