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March 21, 2016 Rick Carruth

Now You See Me 2 – Official Trailer.

Lost HP Lovecraft work commissioned by Houdini escapes shackles of history..

A long-lost manuscript by HP Lovecraft, an investigation of superstition through the ages that the author was commissioned to write by Harry Houdini, has been found in a collection of magic memorabilia.

The Cancer of Superstition was previously known only in outline and through its first chapter. Houdini had asked Lovecraft in 1926 to ghostwrite the treatise exploring superstition, but the magician’s death later that year halted the project, as his wife did not wish to pursue it.

According to Potter & Potter Auctions of Chicago, the 31-page typewritten manuscript was discovered in a large collection of memorabilia from a now-defunct magic shop. Part of the collection consisted of papers kept by Houdini’s widow, Beatrice, and her manager, Edward Saint. Read more..

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/mar/16/hp-lovecraft-harry-houdini-manuscript-cancer-superstition-memorabilia

Criss Angel to close ‘Believe’ to launch ‘Mindfreak Live!’ at Luxor

March 21, 2016 Rick Carruth

(From Robin Leach) After more than 3,000 performances, magician Criss Angel will shut down his show “Believe” at the Luxor on April 17. “Believe” recently celebrated its seventh anniversary and has thrilled more than 4 million guests since its October 2008 opening.

Then after a three-week installation at the Luxor theater, he will open “Mindfreak Live!” in preview performances May 11. Criss will officially celebrate the new show’s star-studded premiere June 23.

Vegas DeLuxe readers first learned of these changes in an earlier Wicked Whispers & Racy Rumors story in our daily Strip Scribbles column. Read more..

http://lasvegassun.com/vegasdeluxe/2016/mar/17/criss-angel-to-close-believe-to-launch-mindfreak-l/