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Flowers Made Of Nude Bodies

Posted 06.01.2012

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Cecelia Webber creates entrancing images of flowers in full bloom, from luscious roses to sprightly sunflowers. But if you look a little closer you wi...

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WATCH: Magician Pours Beer From iPad

Posted 05.22.2012

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Do our eyes deceive us? Is this man actually pouring beer from an iPad? That's what it looks like in this video by German magician and performance ...

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FIRED

AP | KYLE HIGHTOWER | Posted 05.22.2012

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- For months the Orlando Magic have been trudging through the aftermath of a preseason trade request by Dwight Howard that sapped the l...

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What Sleight Of Hand Reveals About Brain Function

| Mariette DiChristina | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Magic, Neuroscience, Video, Cognitive Science, Pseudoscience, Neuromagic, James Randi, Psychology, Magician, Skepticism, Perception, Science News

“I see you have a watch with a buckle.” Standing at my side, Apollo Robbins held my wrist lightly as he turned my hand over and back. I knew exac...

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Puff, the Magic Relationship

Meredith Fineman | Posted 05.17.2012

Are you expecting to board the platform 9 3/4 Train to Boyfriendland, where everyone looks like Javier Bardem and they're waiting for your arrival holding three bags of Louboutins and a puppy?

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Montezuma Castle & A Mom's Magical Gifts

Meg Pier | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Mother, Montezuma Castle National Monument, Surrender, Desert, Magic, Lung Cancer, Phoenix, Submarine Rock, Mom, Insights, Survival Skills, Vortex, Sedona, Awakenings, Airport Mesa, Thunder Mountain, Sinagua, Huff/Post50 News

Just as the sparse landscape of the Sinagua is a monument to survival skills and, ultimately, surrender, my mother's legacy will include rising to challenges and bowing to the inevitable.

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Game of Thrones and the Many Faces of the Goddess

Graham Milne | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Daenerys Targaryen, Game of Thrones Garden of Bones, Lord of Light, Davos Seaworth, Feminism, Magic, Women's Sexuality, Game of Thrones, Goddess, George R. R. Martin, Game of Thrones Season 2, Robb Stark, Game of Thrones Commentary, Littlefinger, Melisandre, Femininity, TV News

The infinite and mesmerizing complexity of the feminine was embodied by the incredible women of Game of Thrones in this past episode, "Garden of Bones."

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WATCH: Gob's Failed Magic Tricks On 'Arrested Development'

The Huffington Post | Andrew Rothschild | Posted 04.20.2012

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It's hard to control our excitement (and chicken dance urges) now that we've learned that all 10 new episodes of "Arrested Development" will be releas...

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Penn and Teller Suit: 'Magician Stole Our Trick'

Newser | Posted 04.20.2012

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Half of Penn and Teller is suing a fellow magician who he says ripped off a classic trick. Dutch illusionist Gerard Bakardy reportedly posted a You...

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Believing In Magic On Passover

Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: Princeton University, Passover, Magic, Judaism, Religion News

I recently read in the New York Times about a study of Princeton University Students who actually believed that they had an impact on the Super Bowl merely by thinking about the game. How ridiculous is that?!

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Knicks Defeat Reeling Magic

AP | KYLE HIGHTOWER | Posted 04.05.2012

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- The New York Knicks seemed to be the NBA's resident team-in-turmoil last month, stumbling through coaching issues and their second pr...

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Pistons The Magic Ones After All

AP | NOAH TRISTER | Posted 04.04.2012

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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Greg Monroe had 22 points and 11 rebounds, and the Detroit Pistons beat the depleted Orlando Magic 102-95 on Tuesday night. Th...

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Nuggets Guard Breaks Magic Star's Ankle

Posted 04.02.2012

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In basketball, when we say that one player "broke the ankles" of another player it's generally not a literal description of what just went down. The e...

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Water From Elephants: Elephant Room at St. Ann's Warehouse

Bess Rowen | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Magic, Theatre, Theater, Elephant Room, St. Ann's Warehouse, Magic Shows, Illusion, Illusionists, Brooklyn Theater, Brooklyn, Arts News

I've always been a fan of secret societies like fraternities, sororities, Freemasons, Illuminati, and... The Elephant Room Society? In a magical "room" propped up on cinder blocks at St. Ann's Warehouse, a secret society comes to the audience Elephant Room.

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Stage Door: Elephant Room

Fern Siegel | Posted 06.01.2012

Read More: Comedy, St. Ann's Warehouse, Performance Art, Entertainment, Magic, Arts News

A trio of loopy, but gifted magicians perform a unique blend of magic and mayhem. Now at St. Ann's Warehouse in Brooklyn's DUMBO neighborhood. Or as they call it: "Stan's Warehouse."

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The Magic of Tiny Voices

Maria Rodale | Posted 05.14.2012

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The other morning my littlest daughter put on a full, Disney-esque princess show. She played all the characters with their different voices. She made ...

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'I Want To Stay And Finish The Season'

AP | By KYLE HIGHTOWER | Posted 03.14.2012

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- First, the Orlando Magic earned one of their biggest victories of the season. Then Dwight Howard turned the tables on what has been t...

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Dwight Dominates Heat

AP | KYLE HIGHTOWER | Posted 05.13.2012

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ORLANDO, Fla. — Dwight Howard had 24 points and 25 rebounds, Jameer Nelson scored 25 points, including 12 in the fourth quarter and overtime, an...

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WATCH: Dwight Howard's Charles Barkley Impression

Posted 03.09.2012

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Move over Frank Caliendo. It turns out Dwight Howard also does a pretty good impression of Charles Barkley. Just before Orlando snapped Chicago's ...

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Magic Snap Bulls' Winning Streak

AP | Posted 03.09.2012

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CHICAGO -- Dwight Howard had 29 points and 18 rebounds to lead the Orlando Magic to a 99-94 win over the Bulls on Thursday, snapping Chicago's eight-g...

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Teller Reveals His Secrets

Smithsonian Magazine | Posted 02.26.2012

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In the last half decade, magic—normally deemed entertainment fit only for children and tourists in Las Vegas—has become shockingly respectable in ...

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Predicting Where Dwight Howard Goes Before Trade Deadline

Posted 04.25.2012

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As the NBA trade deadline approaches following the All-Star break, it is becoming increasingly more likely that the Orlando Magic will look for a trad...

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Desperate Lakers Looking Far And Wide For Answers?

Posted 02.13.2012

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As the Lakers' roller coaster season continues, the outlook of the franchise -- both short term and long term -- can seem to change by the day. Shortl...

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Celtics Erase 27-Point Deficit In 'Ball Fight'

AP | By KYLE HIGHTOWER | Posted 01.27.2012

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Paul Pierce had 24 points and 10 assists, and E'Twaun Moore added 16 points to help the Boston Celtics erase a 27-point deficit and b...

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Of Magic And Maps

Posted 03.27.2012

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Glenn Kaino's works are amalgamations of odd parts. Like a mad scientist at work, he incorporates computer science, comics, digital media, maps and ma...

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