Young Simi Valley magician to perform

Austin Janik, 13, of Simi Valley, will be performing at the Jersey Jim's Funtastic Family Magic Show on Saturday at the Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center, which is put on by Los Angeles-area magician Jim Wells.

Bootstrapping magician Bishop has paid his dues

  Even magicians are feeling the sting of the economy."Magic [tricks] in general … especially illusions … are quite expensive. Unless you're born with a silver spoon, it seems to be a meritocracy," said Jason Bishop, who once had all his illusion props stolen. "The only way I know...

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Dishonored PS3 Preview: making murder magical

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Paul Kieve, The Real Dumbledore - Creativity

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