Magic of changing lives: Naples wine festival, pros team up to teach kids tricks

It's magic. This year, the Naples Children and Education Foundation, sponsors of the annual wine festival, which benefits local childrens' charities, wanted to bring their theme – Believe in Magic – alive.

Fight for art and science of magic

Sorcar Jr said he was all for demonstrations of magic at schools to fight superstition but cautioned that if children had to be taught to perform magic themselves, it would be crucial to appoint teachers with the right credentials. "In the wrong hands, a course on magic could ruin magic as an art. The romanticism of magic will wear off if it is reduced to a bag of tricks," he said.

Magician learned craft at young age

Anders Boulanger wasn't exactly born into his profession. But he came awfully close. An uncle bought the native of Wawanesa, Man., a Fisher-Price magic set for Christmas when he was five. "The kit looked like an old vaudeville suitcase," recalled Boulanger in an email from Winnipeg.[...]

Julia Bradbury, Pete Firman 'Magicians' Q&A: People always love magic

Peter Firman and Julia Bradbury talk magic tricks and illusions with Digital Spy .

'MasterChef' John Torode hangs off Tate Modern on 'Magicians' - video

John Torode and Gregg Wallace take part in this week's Magicians stunt.