Six minutes doesn’t sound like much time. Yet it’s enough to learn a card trick that leaves people stunned. There’s no sleight of hand involved. The method hides in plain sight. The impact is far ...

The setup feels familiar and harmless. What follows defies expectation immediately. Even close attention doesn’t reveal the ...

H e was the most famous magician of the 20th century. Yet Harry Houdini’s peers were often scathing about him. His tricks were “awful stuff” and “a bunch of junk”, they sniffed. “Watching him play the ...