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I Sing The Body Hypoxic

John Berardi, Ph.D. | Posted 06.07.2013 | TED Weekends

Read More: Physiology, Stoicism, Weight Gain, Biochemistry, Science, Tedtalks, Psychology, Nate Green, Magic, Breath Holding, Neuroscience, Bear Grylls, Plasticity, David Blaine, Weight Loss, John Berardi, Body Weight, Ted, TED Weekends News

Of course, you may never want to make your body bigger, smaller, and then bigger again. You may never want to hold your breath for 17 minutes. And you may never want to run through a forest fire.

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WATCH: How David Blaine Held His Breath For 17 Minutes

David Blaine | Posted 06.07.2013 | TED Weekends

Read More: Magic, David Blaine Magic, The 'Magic' of Endurance, Tedtalks, David Blaine, Illusion, David Blaine Breath Holding, Holding Breath Underwater, Ted, TED Weekends News

Learning to hold my breath for 17 minutes was an exciting challenge, but here, there was no block of ice, or coffin lid, or even a deck of cards separating me from the crowd.

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Why I Shopped For Wedding Gowns...Before I Was Even Engaged

Ilana Winter | Posted 06.11.2013 | Weddings

Read More: Magic, Indiebride, Bridal, Wedding Dresses, Undercover Investigation, Lovely Bride, Brides, Textiles, Fabric, Kleinfelds, Wedding Gowns, Wedding Dress Shopping, Undercover Bride, Weddings News

Here's what I learned: Wedding dresses have transformative powers. Seriously. I'm not even in a relationship, and still my appearance seemed to drastically change before my eyes all because of a beautiful white dress.

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ReThink Review: Now You See Me - Abracadiculous!

Jonathan Kim | Posted 05.31.2013 | Entertainment

Read More: Movie Reviews, Magic, Michael Caine, Isla Fisher, Jesse Eisenberg, Magicians, Jonathan Kim, Dave Franco, Mark Ruffalo, Now You See Me, Rethink Reviews, Louis Leterrier, Woody Harrelson, Morgan Freeman, Melanie Laurent, The Prestige, Video, Entertainment News

While The Prestige explores the craft and mindset of differing magicians, Now You See Me uses magic to justify a story that, on cursory examination, proves to be little more than smoke and mirrors.

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Discovering the Gift of a Learning Disability

Gary Karton | Posted 05.01.2013 | Parents

Read More: Magic, Teaching, Learning Disability, Reading, Books, Learning, Parents-Dads, Reading to Kids, Parents News

When I had kids, I promised myself that I would do everything in my power to encourage them to love reading. I knew firsthand that lectures wouldn't work. They didn't work on me. Instead, for the first time in my life, I embraced reading.

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Meet Apoorva Mali, A 7-Year-Old Magician

Posted 04.24.2013 | Arts

Read More: Magic, Video, Rajesh Mali, Apoorva Mali, Shubha Raj, Apoorva Mali Magician, Child Prodigy, 7 Year Old Magician, Indian Magician, Child Magician Mangalore, Seven Year Old Child Prodigy, Magician, Child Magician, Arts News

Meet Apoorva Mali, a 7-year-old child prodigy from Mangalore, India. No, she doesn't play the cello or demonstrate an proclivity for abstract art. The...

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Stage Door: Kinky Boots, Bullet Catch

Fern Siegel | Posted 06.10.2013 | Arts

Read More: Kinky Boots, Bullet Catch, Musicals, Musical, Theater, Broadway, Off-Broadway, Magic, NY Arts, Arts News

Kinky Boots is loud, mundane and best suited for suburbanites who consider drag risqué. It's another movie turned Broadway musical, sans the great score and story. Bullet Catch, however, featuring the multitalented Rob Drummond, is a clever show.

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This Illusion Will Blow Your Mind!

Posted 04.02.2013 | Arts

Read More: Magic, Magicians, Norberto Jansenson Magic, Norberto Jansenson, Video, Illusion, Norberto Jansenson Magician, Norberto Jansenson Illusions, Magic Tricks, Tile Magic Trick, Azulejos, Arts News

For the last few weeks while everyone geared up for a return to the magical realm of "Game of Thrones," an Argentine magician was quickly getting atte...

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Is Magic A Social Service?

Saumya Arya Haas | Posted 06.01.2013 | Religion

Read More: Magic, Vodou, Voodoo, Magic in America, Magic to the People, Faith Healing, Minority Religions, Magical Spells, Religion in America, Hinduism, Religion News

Magic to the People isn't out to convince anyone that magic is real, and it's not intended to replace qualified medical or psychiatric guidance. It's for those who already believe.

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Meet The Tonight Show's Magic Clerk, Michael Carbonaro

Xaque Gruber | Posted 05.27.2013 | TV

Read More: Magic, The Newsroom, Magicians, The Tonight Show, Julie Bowen, Acting, Penn and Teller, Jay Leno, Magic Castle, Modern Family, Michael Carbonaro, Comedy, Video, TV News

It takes a certain sensibility to pull off this kind of act. Who else could do this except for someone who excels as a comedian, an improviser, an actor, and a magician?

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With a Mentor, Magic Is Truly Possible

Steven W. Barnes | Posted 05.25.2013 | Latino Voices

Cesareo Pelaez was a psychology professor at Salem State College (now Salem State University). I met him in the 1980s when I was a psychology major at Salem State. Placed seemingly randomly under the wing of such a unique individual, my life was and remains forever changed.

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WATCH: He's In Trouble, Now

The Huffington Post | Alana Horowitz | Posted 03.20.2013 | Sports

Read More: Magic, Guy Ice Cream, Video, Pacers, Ice Cream Guy, Ice Cream Man, Ice Cream Dude, Chris Webber, Guy Ice Cream Girlfriend, Sports News

Some serious drama went down during Tuesday night's Pacers-Magic game. But it wasn't all on the court. Announcers went wild after a fan refused to...

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Inside The Oldest Magic Shop In NYC

NARRATIVE.LY | Posted 03.05.2013 | New York

Read More: Magic, Narratively, Magic Shop, Magic Shop New York, Tannen's Magic Store, New York News

The first thing David Ferst did was ask me for a quarter. To prove that he was working with just an ordinary quarter, he had me initial the coin with ...

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Report: J.J. Redick Traded

AP | By KYLE HIGHTOWER | Posted 04.23.2013 | Sports

Read More: Magic Bucks Trade, Nba Trade Deadline, Bucks Magic Trade, NBA Trades, 2013 Nba Trade Deadline, Orlando Magic, Ish Smith, Bucks Magic, Gustavo Ayon, Magic, J.J. Redick Traded, J.J. Redick Trade, Nba Trade Deadline 2013, Doron Lamb, Milwaukee Bucks, Nba, Beno Udrih, Ap, Sports News

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — When he first took over as Orlando's general manager this past summer, Rob Hennigan was adamant that it would take a deliberate...

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NBA Suspends Magic's Turkoglu

AP | KYLE HIGHTOWER | Posted 04.15.2013 | Sports

Read More: Turkoglu Steroids, Magic, Nba Drug Policy, Turkoglu Suspended, Hedo Turkoglu Suspended, Hedo Turkoglu Drugs, Hedo Turkoglu, Orlando Magic, Hedo Turkoglu Steroids, Nba Drugs, Nba, Sports News

ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando Magic forward Hedo Turkoglu was suspended 20 games by the NBA on Wednesday after testing positive for steroids. The NBA...

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Pistons Lose To Lakers In Nail-Biter

AP | NOAH TRISTER | Posted 02.04.2013 | Detroit

Read More: 98-97 Lakers Beat Pistons, Magic, Lakers Beat Pistons 98-97, Video, Los Angeles Lakers, Pistons Lakers, LA Lakers, Detroit, Detroit Sports, Detroit News, Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles, Lakers Beat Pistons, Detroit Pistons LA Lakers, Nba, Detroit News

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- In a season full of turmoil and frustration, this would have been a particularly exasperating loss for the Los Angeles Lakers. ...

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Marseille 2013, II: Can Art Save Your City?

Frank Browning | Posted 03.24.2013 | Arts

Read More: Arles, Art, Marseille, Gangsters, Immigrants, Architecture, Aix-en-Provence, Magic, Arts News

This is a good time to visit no matter the likely gentrification that will almost surely wash away the ancient city's singular story.

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Re-Misunderstanding Heckling

Liz Joynt Sandberg | Posted 03.16.2013 | Comedy

Read More: Magic, Tig Notaro, Big Bang, Hecklers, Twitter, Tig Notaro Cancer, Tig Notaro Largo, Stand-Up Comedy, Science, Nina Metz, Heckling, Chicago Tribune, Comedy, Comedy News

I'm relatively new to comedy, so my skills to shut the heckling down are akin to a dog with a new pair of roller-skates. It's awkward, and while there's usually plenty to laugh at, the dog is totally out of control.

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Magic: 'It's Over For My Lakers'

Posted 01.12.2013 | Sports

Read More: Oklahoma City Thunder, Lakers Thunder, Magic, Magic Johnson, Magic Lakers, Kobe Bryant, Magic Lakers Over, Los Angeles Lakers, Magic Johnson Lakers Over, LA Lakers, Okc Thunder, Dwight Howard, Sports News

Magic Johnson only needed to see two quarters of play on Friday. After watching the Oklahoma City Thunder take a 16-point lead into halftime again...

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Mind, Heart and Soul

Amanda Slavin | Posted 03.13.2013 | Healthy Living

Read More: Magic, India, Psychic, Spiritual Development, Heart and Soul, Mind Body, Mind and Body, Emotional Wellness, Heart Soul, Trip to India, Psychics, Spirituality, Healthy Living News

What I have learned this year is to never run from reality, to face it head on with your mind and heart; it is about staying on the ground with your two feet, and instead of looking outside yourself for the magic, never being afraid to know that it exists within you.

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Five Secrets For Making Friends On The Road

Kari Haugeto | Posted 03.12.2013 | Travel

Read More: Magic, Road Trip, Friendship, Art, Souvenirs, Family Travel, Family, Travel News

It isn't always possible or practical, but kids need time with other kids. And that can be something of a challenge when you're on the road as much as we are. Our family travel adventure can keep us away from home more than 30 days at a stretch.

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The Truth About Santa

CT Working Moms | Posted 02.23.2013 | Parents

Read More: Talking to Kids, Parenting, Christmas, The-Truth-About-Santa-Claus, Believing in Santa, Santa, Christmas Traditions, Parents-Moms, Magic, Holidays, Childhood Innocence, Innocence, Parents News

He is not someone who lives at the North Pole, makes toys, drinks hot cocoa and hangs out with elves, flying reindeer and Mrs. Claus. But he is real.

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Big Baby Leads Magic Past T-Wolves

AP | Posted 12.18.2012 | Sports

Read More: Magic, Video, Glen Davis, Magic Timberwolves Highlights, Timberwolves, Magic Timberwolves, Minnesota Timberwolves, Orlando Magic, Basketball, J.J. Redick, Nba, Magic Beat Timberwolves, Sports News

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Glen Davis scored 28 points and J.J. Redick had 18 points and seven assists as the Orlando Magic beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 102-...

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Big Baby Rejects Pau

Posted 12.03.2012 | Sports

Read More: Glen Davis Pau, Magic, Video, Magic Lakers, Pau Gasol, Los Angeles Lakers, Glen Davis Pau Gasol, Lakers Magic, Orlando Magic, Big Baby Pau Gasol, Nba, Sports News

The only way this highlight would make Orlando Magic fans feel even better would be if Glen Davis had rejected Dwight Howard instead of Pau Gasol. But...

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Why I'll Miss the Princess Aisle

Sarah Dille | Posted 02.02.2013 | Parents

Read More: Magic, Princess Aisle, Girls-and-Princesses, Fairies, Princess Phase, Princess, Disney Princess, Make-Believe, Little Girls, Disney Princesses, Parents-Toddlers, Parents-Moms, Parents News

I will miss the princess aisle this Christmas because it will always represent my daughter's utter innocence. Her ability to believe only in the goodness of people and life itself. It will forever represent, to me, the unshakable confidence of being four.

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