
Where has all the Magic Gone? The Diminishing Returns of Magic
David Copperfield made the Statue of Liberty disappear when I wasjust old enough to understand. With a dramatic closing and opening of a curtain, the landmark appeared to have vanished, even on “radar.”I was amazed. But then I was skeptical. This was a grandiose trick. I didn’t know exactly how it worked, but I suspected […]
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