• David Blaine plans new live stunt, his first in nearly a decade

    David Blaine plans new live stunt, his first in nearly a decade

    Magician David Blaine will attempt his first live stunt in nearly a decade in a YouTube-exclusive livestream later this month. In the live special, Blaine will float through the air — a la Pixar’s “Up” — elevated by a bunch of helium-filled balloons. The multi-hour “David Blaine Ascension” global livestream event will take place on …
  • David Blaine brings magic to coronavirus patients, medical workers

    David Blaine brings magic to coronavirus patients, medical workers

    As the coronavirus may be at its apex, David Blaine is on call. Not as a doctor, of course, but as a magician. He’s been making himself available to entertain patients, first-responders and medical workers who are fighting the pandemic. Though he’s been performing in hospitals since age 18, Blaine, now 47, has had to …
  • ‘The Magicians’ star Hale Appleman dishes on Eliot’s surprise ending

    ‘The Magicians’ star Hale Appleman dishes on Eliot’s surprise ending

    Warning — This article contains spoilers from “The Magicians” series finale.  “The Magicians” star Hale Appleman didn’t love the idea of a romance between his character, Eliot, and Charlton when he first heard about it. “I was a little resistant to the idea because I only ever thought of Charlton as Eliot’s Jiminy Cricket, as …
  • ‘The Magicians’ producers say goodbye to the Syfy series after five seasons

    ‘The Magicians’ producers say goodbye to the Syfy series after five seasons

    After five seasons, “The Magicians” are getting one last chance to save the world. Last month, Syfy announced the series, based on Lev Grossman’s book trilogy that follows a group of college students at a school for magic, would not be renewed for another season. Following the tragic death of their friend Quentin Coldwater, Season …