When David Saltman randomly opened a biography of Houdini in a dusty second-hand book store, he had no idea it would change his life, leading him down an unexpected life path that would become Houdini Unbound.
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A Thought Experiment for Cultivating Creative Magic
In the park across the way, we found a classic children’s book that we’d somehow never read: The Secret Garden. As Spring transforms the park, it is perfect timing to read about an abandoned garden coming to life. We saw the garden through the eyes of Colin, the young shut-in who experienced Nature for the first time. We discovered an interesting idea to experiment with as well.
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The Magical Flying Lighting We’d REALLY Love to Have
(Video link HERE.) Just as we were writing out post decrying the ubiquitous pendant lamp, Susan Dworski sent us this charmer of a short film. Sparked, a collaboration between Cirque du Soleil, ETH Zurich and Verity Studios creates an unexpected dance between a human and 10 quadcopters (drones). It’s a bit slow until 1:41 when the magical…
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Magic for Monday: Lindzee’s Wondrous Illusion
(Video link here.) Our friend David Saltman is, among other things, a magician. Over the years, we’ve learned from him that magic requires PRACTICE. When you see a great illusion, it is the result of hundredes of hours of practice, thought, innovation. This lovely illusion, found at his blog The Houdini File is an example of practice…
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