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Sneak Peek at the Carbonaro Effect and truTV”s Newest – Fake Off

Sneak Peek at the Carbonaro Effect and truTV”s Newest – Fake Off

Thanks to our friends at 360i and truTV for these advanced looks at this weeks shows.

Fake Off – Monday 11/3 @ 10/9c: Fake Off is back this week with a second batch of extremely talented performance troops recreating some awesome pop culture moments. To get everyone excited for Halloween, group  Kristef Strikes Back puts their unbelievably creative twist on the Horror Movie theme, and ‘fakes’ some of the most iconic frightening movies of all time. This performance really brings the scary to life! 

 

Carbonaro Effect – Thursday 11/6 @ 10/9c: Michael Carbonaro continues to amaze as he transforms himself into a plant nursery employee but of course, he’s definitely not sell boring, ordinary plants. This time, Michael is selling “Volcanic Fire Plants” that completely shock his innocent customers.

Our Magic: Documentary about magic, by magicians..

Our Magic: Documentary about magic, by magicians..

By Ferdinando Buscema for BoingBoing..

What is a magician? For most of the people a magician is a weird dude, wearing some odd attire with pathetic lapel pins or a clownish tie, possibly able to make balloon animals, trying to look cool and interesting with some wacky prop or a cheesy joke. Frequently endowed with an hypertrophic ego and cocky attitude, the archetypical stereotype of the magician looks like the G.O.B. character from the TV series Arrested Development. Sad but true, the perception of a magician in most people’s mind is surrounded by an aura of triviality.

Whatever the state of affairs, there is more to magic than meets the eye. As living legend mentalist Max Maven states, with typical razor-sharp wit: “The image of the magician, sadly, is for most of the public a cliché, that involves something nice for children. Judging magic through that filter is like judging music solely based on how people sing in the shower.”

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10 Tricks to Appear Smart During Meetings…

10 Tricks to Appear Smart During Meetings…

I realize not all of us earn a full-time living with our magic… OK, I realize almost no one earns a living with their magic. That said, here are 10 tricks to make yourself look smart during those pesky Monday morning meetings. Thanks to Sarah Cooper for the enlightening list….

https://medium.com/conquering-corporate-america/10-tricks-to-appear-smart-during-meetings-27b489a39d1a

Holy (Health Store) Canoli – A New Carbonaro Effect

Holy (Health Store) Canoli – A New Carbonaro Effect

Here’s another special preview from our friend Marty at 360i.. representing TruTV.. 

“In his newest installment, Michael Carbonaro is back and better than ever. The preview clip below shows Michael in a familiar spot, behind the counter at a local shop. Michael takes some trendy health food and ‘magically’ turns it into one of everyone’s favorite Italian pastries leaving his customer absolutely dumbfounded – talk about a hilarious reaction!”

 The Carbonaro Effect: October 30 @10/9c