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Sheer Illusion: Kenrick ‘ICE’ McDonald To Preside Over The Society of American Magicians (Watch)..

Sheer Illusion: Kenrick ‘ICE’ McDonald To Preside Over The Society of American Magicians (Watch)..

Written by DeBorah B. Pryor for ThisNthat..

*Wow! This is huge. It’s one thing to be recognized by people around the globe because you’ve built a reputation backed by talent, skill and a great work ethic. But it is quite another to be singled out and chosen by The Society of American Magicians (S.A.M.), the 112-year-old organization that at one time had legendary magician Harry Houdini in the role you will now hold.

Talking about filling some big shoes.

As master illusionist Kenrick ‘ICE’ McDonald prepares to step into the role of the organizations’ National President, he also realizes that he is making history as the first African American to do so.

But he is way too busy to gloat over this. …

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Dobbs Ferry’s Hocus Pocus Magic Shop Re-Appears In Scarsdale

Dobbs Ferry’s Hocus Pocus Magic Shop Re-Appears In Scarsdale

By Danny LoPriore for the Daily Voice..

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – Richie Magic’s love of magic and performing for audiences is not an illusion but the result of a lifelong devotion to the art of slight of hand he began to develop at the age of 7.

Magic, who legally changed his last name to remove all doubt of his persona, opened his Hocus Pocus Magic Shop in Dobbs Ferry a year ago and is marking repeating that trick by opening another shop in Scarsdale this week.

“Magic and performing for people is who I am,” Magic said as he sat in his shop performing for customers and friends last week. “I fell in love with it when I was just a little kid, my mother encouraged me and I was off.”..

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How Do Magicians Manufacture Reality?

How Do Magicians Manufacture Reality?

A TED report, broadcast by NPR on WUNC..

The power of the placebo has been consistently proven in medicine. Magician Eric Mead extends that idea to magic, pulling off a gruesome trick that’s so convincing, you’ll cringe.

About Eric Mead

Eric Mead is a magician, mentalist and comedian. He’s the author of Tangled Web, a collection of magic and mentalism taken from his personal repertoire.

Transcript:

GUY RAZ, HOST:

Do you think you’re a good liar?

ERIC MEAD: I’m a great liar.

RAZ: This is Eric Mead and he’s a magician.

MEAD: The most important skill of good magic is not sleight-of-hand or misdirection, it is the ability to lie convincingly…

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