magic Ted Chiang talks about magic, AI, capitalism, and superheroes Thom Dunn

magic People are trying to alter our reality with algorithmic magic Thom Dunn

magic MagiQuest with Jeff McBride is the real deal of an online "magical experience" Ferdinando Buscema

magic Watch Harrison Ford's wonderful reaction to David Blaine's impressive card trick David Pescovitz

magic Fanning powder helps card flourishes and old decks Jason Weisberger

books Susanna Clarke's new book PIRANESI is a contemplative thriller about solitude Thom Dunn

documentaries Watch the "In & Of Itself" movie – created by Derek DelGaudio, directed by Frank Oz Ferdinando Buscema

magic Ghostly magical castle appears in the clouds over eastern China David Pescovitz

magic Saturday, September 12th: live stream'Two-Headed Dreams' Jason Weisberger

Food Watch this superhero chef use her incredible superpowers to make Mooncake David Pescovitz

magic Watch this magician do some pretty good bits with a cigarette Andrea James

magic Watch this fantastic "quick change" magic act David Pescovitz

books Amaze: A book about how to think like a magician David Pescovitz

Entertainment Zabrecky and Mike O'Brien try to summon the spirit of Andy Rooney Jason Weisberger

happy mutants Drone filmmaker captures Children's Fairyland from the view of a flying fairy — and it's downright magical Rusty Blazenhoff

magic North Korea state media officially admits that Kim Jong Un did not teleport or time travel David Pescovitz

Weird Watch this wondrous "house of cards" illusion about COVID-19 and our tenuous realities David Pescovitz

magic How to make chocolate out of nothing David Pescovitz

magic Behold, the "invisible" Rube Goldberg Machine! Rusty Blazenhoff

magic "Pick a number and I'll guess it": the math behind the magic David Pescovitz