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RIP: Burlington illusionist Brian Michaels wowed audiences..
The Burlington Post is reporting the passing of Brian Michaels.
An award-winning magician and illusionist who once toured with Céline Dion has died.
Brian Moynagh, who went by the stage name Brian Michaels, died at Toronto General Hospital on Friday, Feb. 7.
He was 39. There is no word on the cause of death.
The Burlington resident made a number of appearances as an opening act for renowned Canadian pop singer Céline Dion on one of her world tours…
‘People imagine I’ll be good at poker because of what I do, but I’m not. I’m hopeless’: Inside the head of Derren Brown..
There’s a number of articles on the web today referring to this article.. Why read the rest when you can read the best.. Yeah, corny of me – no doubt.. but this IS a really good interview with Derren...
He’s got a secret room in his house where he practises magic, but he’s rubbish at card games and a clown on the basketball court. The ‘mentalist’ does have a new trick up his sleeve, though… he’s going to reveal the secret of eternal happiness…
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/event/article-2558600/Derren-Brown-People-imagine-Ill-good-poker-I-Im-not-Im-hopeless.html#ixzz2tcNvsvov
Magicians could disappear from Raleigh Housing Authority street signs..
In an ongoing dispute with the Raleigh Housing Authority, Raleigh’s Newsobserver continues it’s polemic against one of the best run housing authorities in the South..
RALEIGH — The Raleigh Housing Authority is considering again renaming the streets in its Walnut Terrace development, replacing the names of obscure magicians with black educators and other notable figures in the neighborhood’s history.
The agency recently drew fire for changing street names in the community – which is being rebuilt as a mixed-income neighborhood – to honor historical names in magic like French conjurer Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin and Austrian card magician Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser.