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Where Do Top Celebrities Hang Out in Las Vegas?

Where Do Top Celebrities Hang Out in Las Vegas?

Want to catch up with David Copperfield or Criss Angel at their favorite dining spot? Read on..

You’ve seen their shows in Las Vegas.

You’ve seen them on TV.

But what do top celebrities do in their down time while in Sin City, and what are some of their favorite hotspots?

Fortunately for you, TravelPulse presents to you a list of several well-known celebrities in Vegas, complete with their favorite places to hang out.

It may be difficult to get too close to a magician like David Copperfield, but if you dine at one Michelin-starred chef’s restaurant, you may just catch a glimpse of the illusionist.

That goes for another world-renowned illusionist, as well as some TV stars, models and comedians.

Here’s a look at the favorite hangout spots of some premier celebrities while they entertain in Vegas…

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Magicians need more than tricks to survive…

Magicians need more than tricks to survive…

By Erik Lacitis for The Seattle Times

SEATTLE — At a reported $800 million net worth, David Copperfield sits at the very top of the 9,000 U.S. members of the International Brotherhood of Magicians.

Then the earnings list goes rapidly down to those playing small clubs and corporate events. Ninety percent of magicians, perhaps even 95 percent, don’t make a full-time living at this craft they love.

They have day jobs or are retired or are labeled “hobbyists,” says their association.

Evan Reynolds, 44, a software programmer in downtown Seattle, is in that latter category.

But for those who perform for free in community theater, just like the musicians who play for $50 a night at some tavern, you gotta follow your passion….

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MEET THE KING OF THE INTERNET SKEPTICS..

MEET THE KING OF THE INTERNET SKEPTICS..

By Hope Whitmore for Vice News

If you don’t know his name, you’ll probably know Richard Wiseman’s videos. They’re those handy YouTube clips—all of them still racking up millions of views—that teach you how to successfully hustle strangers into buying you drinks (or just how to win a bet, depending on how much you like swindling people you don’t know).

But Richard is much more than the oracle of online betting advice. The professor of the public understanding of psychology at the University of Hertfordshire, a magician, a skeptic, and a best-selling author, he’s been called “the most interesting and innovative experimental psychologist in the world today.” His brand of psychology touches on everything from magic and the principles of luck, through the deconstruction of myths around paranormal phenomena and astrology, to undertaking international experiments with the aim of finding the world’s funniest joke.

I met with him in Edinburgh to chat about some of that stuff….

Watch videos and read the interview at:  HERE

Magician Kenrick ‘ICE’ McDonald Sees The Light In The ‘Dark Arts’

Magician Kenrick ‘ICE’ McDonald Sees The Light In The ‘Dark Arts’

By NPR staff..

Harry Houdini, Harry Blackstone, David Copperfield — all great magicians, and all members of the Society of American Magicians, one of the oldest and most prestigious magical societies in the world.

Last month, the society made history when it inaugurated its first African-American president, Kenrick McDonald — known in the magical world as “ICE.”

McDonald says magic has a long and little-known history in the African-American community. Even so, he says, he still had many obstacles to overcome as a young magician, including reconciling his love for magic with his Christian faith.

McDonald grew up in a religious family. His father bought him his first magic kit, but McDonald’s enthusiasm for tricks soon became a source of family tension. For many years, he says, he was forced to practice in secret — but he was determined to show his family that there was nothing evil about magic.

“I personally knew this was not a dark art. I just liked the way it made people feel,” McDonald says. “It’s that feeling of bringing people back to their childhood.”….

Listen to the interview and/or read the transcript at:  HERE