Christian book monitors have found a literary savior in G.P. Taylor and his young-adult novel “Shadowmancer,” which they call a Christian or faith-based alternative to J.K. Rowling’s magic-filled ...

Last Tuesday, author and witch J. Allen Cross tweeted out some advice for white people who want more BIPOC speaking and teaching at their “magical witchy” conferences. One of his pieces of advice was, ...

(RNS) Magician Penn Jillette and his shorter, quieter partner Raymond Teller have mystified audiences around the world with theircard tricks and other illusions that would make even Harry Houdini ...

Growing up he pronounced "Cagigal," his last name, with the "ca" of CAT, the "ji" of JITNEY and "gal" like the "gull" in GULLET, but it wasn't until he was 21 that Christian realized that Cagigal ...

What, we might well ask on this occasion, is a compelling reason to write about a 60-year-old novel? A) It expertly dramatizes and illuminates a bygone era. B) It addresses universal human concerns ...

Shaily Shashikant Patel receives funding from Virginia Tech. Virginia Tech is a state institution, and therefore research awards are technically "government-funded." Americans are fascinated by magic.

Prepare to crank those amps up to eleven.

Sir Guy Grand adopts homeless bum Youngman to be heir to his obscene wealth, and immediately begins bringing him into the intricacies of the family business, which is to prey upon people's greed by ...

Xpress' 6th grade reviewer offers her thoughts on Pixar's latest gem. The poster for this 1969 film reads, “The world’s richest man and the world’s poorest boy are getting it ready… and everybody ...

Xpress' 6th grade reviewer offers her thoughts on Pixar's latest gem. The poster (which, by the way, is on the wall in my living room) for this 1969 film reads ...