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Author: Rick Carruth

How technology, the Internet and the iPad are changing a magician’s secret work..

How technology, the Internet and the iPad are changing a magician’s secret work..

Technology is all around us. So is magic. But while magic is a secretive, ancient art, technology is credited for its relentless drive towards innovation.

Now, the two worlds are meeting head on.

“The Internet is a blessing and a curse for magicians,” says Stuart Nolan, who calls himself a research magician. For Nolan, the Internet is a curse because of the way people like to post videos and share the secrets of the game.

But for magicians like Simon Pierro, the Internet has been a blessing.

The 35-year old, who is known as the iPad Magician, posted one of his first YouTube videos three years ago. It showed Pierro performing tricks with Apple’s tablet PC.

The video went viral and his YouTube account has since garnered more than 20 million views…. Read more….

http://www.dw.de/how-technology-the-internet-and-the-ipad-are-changing-a-magicians-secret-work/a-17537152?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

David Copperfield’s Wall Street Journal Interview (and a trick)..

David Copperfield’s Wall Street Journal Interview (and a trick)..

This is not a totally new interview.. it was filmed about five months ago. But, as it was published to Youtube under the Wall Street Journal banner, I assume it was not widely viewed.. 

Legendary illusionist David Copperfield talks to the Wall Street Journal’s Lee Hawkins about his ongoing show at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, how he became one of the most recognizable performers in the world, the business of magic, his success in the real estate business, some of his work with Michael Jackson, and his philosophy about how success can be achieved through listening. Copperfield also shows Hawkins how to do a magic trick on-camera. 21 minutes in length…