The exploits of any paranormal detective — from Sherlock Holmes to Scooby-Doo — will tell you that the mysterious and the magical always have an explanation grounded in science. (Take the Victorian ...

When I was in the fourth grade, I went to see my first magic show. For the final trick, the magician (he was called The Amazing Gordo for reasons I can’t remember) called my cousin Davey up to the ...

Sleight of hand expert Ben Seidman is back with Vanity Fair once again to review more sleight of hand tricks, pickpocketing and psychological magic in films including 'The Hunger Games: The Ballad of ...