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The CW Announces New Series MASTERS OF ILLUSION..

The CW Announces New Series MASTERS OF ILLUSION..

Michael Grandinetti has come a long way since he first found a Fisher Price magic set underneath the Christmas tree in 1982, when he was just five years old. With national and international performances now under his belt, Michael is set as one of the stars in the new CWseries “Masters of Illusion”.

Hosted by actor Dean Cain (“Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman”), Masters of Illusion premieres on Friday, August 1 (8:00-8:30pm). Each week, the series will feature cutting-edge grand illusions, daring escapes, fascinating sleight of hand, interactive mind magic, and hilarious comedy routines, all performed in front of a live audience in Hollywood…

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Showbiz: It’s Sheer Magic..

Showbiz: It’s Sheer Magic..

Magician Mahdi Moudini, who won his third Merlin recently, tells Faisal Asyraf about his win and future endeavours in the New Straights Times..

MAGICIAN and illusionist Mahdi Moudini’s sleight of hand is amazing. Watch as he folds a RM1 note and turns it into US$1.

A member of the audience was so impressed that he handed over RM100 note, hoping to make a quick buck.

Mahdi, 35, was no stranger to such requests, so he took the money and told the person he would turn the RM100 into RM1 since he does not fulfil get-rich-quick requests. Later, he returns the RM100 which appears from his mouth.

The Iranian-born Mahdi has a lot of tricks up his sleeve. Standing on the small stage in the Renaissance Hotel Kuala Lumpur ballroom, he continued to amaze the audience.

He opened a book and set fire to the pages, from which a pair of white doves appeared and flew around the hall before landing on the shoulders of one of the audience. In another trick, he made a white dove appear from toilet paper in his hands.

“It’s not black magic, just a magic trick that confuses your mind,” said Mahdi, who has called Malaysia home for the past 16 years.

Read moreSHOWBIZ: It’s sheer magic – Sunday Life & Times – New Straits Times 

10 things you didn’t know about Las Vegas..

10 things you didn’t know about Las Vegas..

By Lissa Townsend Rodgers, Special to CNN…

Las Vegas (CNN) – Not many cities evoke as many instant associations as Las Vegas.

Maybe you think of the Rat Pack, showgirls and mobsters sipping martinis. Or perhaps it’s bachelorettes and bros on a bender that everyone hopes won’t end up on Facebook.

It’s a town whose story has been told thousands of times, in books such as “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas,” movies such as “Casino” and televisions shows from “Vega$” to “Vegas.”

But there’s much more to the city than just sin.

More than half a million people live here – about 800,000 if you include the adjacent suburb of Henderson. Plenty of slots and cocktails still abound, but the arts and cultural scene is blossoming and a tech boom is building.

There’s a lot about Vegas you might not know – and we don’t just mean magic tricks, personal secrets or those holes in the desert you see in gangster movies:…

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