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'I'm Spiritual, Dammit!' is touching—but only half a message from the other side
SPECIAL TO THE TRIBUNEAfter Harry Houdini's mother died, the magician debunked spiritualists and mediums, believing that they preyed on grief. Former anchorwoman and broadcast reporter Jenniffer Weigel's journey is a reverse commute from Houdini's. When her father, beloved...Tags: Election Day, Elections, New York, Theater, Julia Sweeney
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'Death Defying Acts'
Special to The Times"Death Defying Acts" is far more diverting and well crafted than its promotion-free release campaign might suggest. Then again, for a film largely based on the notion that "nothing is what it seems," such lowered expectations may actually work in its...Tags: Movies, Gillian Armstrong
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California Briefing
The city Department of Water and Power will pay two Hollywood museums $75,000 each to settle a dispute over artifacts allegedly contaminated by toxic PCBs in a 2004 electrical transformer fire. Leaders of the nonprofit Pacific Pioneer Broadcasters and...Tags: Beach Vacations, Health and Safety at Work, Health and Safety at School, San Francisco 49ers, Atlanta Falcons
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An L.A. loft for high-flying Depp
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterJohnny Depp has been busier than any pirate in the Caribbean, and that could be why the downtown L.A. loft he bought in the fall for close to $2 million is still vacant. Depp bought a penthouse in the Eastern Columbia Building, an Art Deco landmark on...Tags: Ellen DeGeneres, Movies, Johnny Depp, Marlene Dietrich, Economic Policy
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The sage of Sag Harbor
Tribune's cultural criticUp and up and up they inched, the sailors climbing to the ship's mastheads, because as every good whale-hunter knew, the masthead was the center of the world. "If, after a three, four, or five years' voyage she is drawing nigh home with anything empty...Tags: Health and Safety at School, CBS Corp., Awards and Prizes, New York University, George Bush
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Spirits move them
Sun reporterFledgling ghost-hunters step expectantly into the darkened theater. It's nearing midnight, the campus is otherwise deserted, and an autumnal breeze rustles the drying elms. Moody. Just the way they like it. With hope in their hearts and fresh batteries...Tags: Photography, Patrick Burns, Theater, Roman Catholic, Television
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Tenth Los Angeles Conference on Magic History
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAs exclusive gatherings go, this one was noteworthy, even by the high local standards set by A-list Hollywood, with attendees including a former acting director of the CIA, at least one prime-time TV star and half of Penn & Teller (the smaller, quieter...Tags: History, New York, Theater, Maryland, Television
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Glendale
Special to amNewYorkIn the last 400 years, the area now known as Glendale has morphed from freshwater swamp to vibrant German farming community to saloon-filled "playground," and finally to an attractive multicultural enclave bounded by graveyards and lush parks. Although...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Mae West, Joni Mitchell, Ceremonies, Food and Dining Culture
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Houdini stories can make magical reading
Special to The TimesHave you ever wished you could perform magic? Then you and your book club will have fun reading about Harry Houdini, a magician who freed himself from handcuffs and chains and made an elephant disappear on stage. Tom Lalicki's "Danger in the Dark: A...Tags: Santa Monica, Glendora, Clubs and Associations, Assault, Books and Magazines
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TV Fashion: Criss Angel of 'Mindfreak' (A&E)
Zap2It.comIt's weird how some guys look really good in eyeliner - King Tut, Johnny Depp, Howdy Doody. And now it's safe to add master illusionist Criss Angel of "Criss Angel Mindfreak" to that list. If Marilyn Manson and Tony Danza had a love child, it would be...Tags: Johnny Depp, Marilyn Manson, Tony Danza, Clothing and Textiles Industry
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A magical look back at a man who hoodwinked even Houdini
Washington Post Book WorldOn the night of Feb. 6, 1922, a man named Sam Margules introduced Harry Houdini to a gifted young performer, Dai Vernon, whom Margules considered the finest sleight-of-hand artist he had ever known. "Houdini glanced at Vernon, sizing the newcomer up,"...Tags: Washington Post Company, Literature
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Sahara
STAFF WRITER(PG-13). Matthew McConaughey, Penelope Cruz and Steve Zahn battle African desert insurgents in search of a missing battleship, the source of a runaway plague and a good director. Save your "Ishtar" jokes: this action-adventure is not a disaster on that...Tags: Movies, Matthew McConaughey, Epidemics and Plagues, Clive Cussler, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California)
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