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Uri Geller hijacks the New York Times, An Interview with Michael Shermer

World's Greatest Con

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The Power of Story in a Short Time

CNN's John Sutter saw David Copperfield live for the first time in Pasadena, California. The magician randomly picked a kid from the audience to appear on his show. He says it was an effective method of getting people to give money or join their cults. "I don't want to get into the business of deconstructing copper fields act in particular," he said.

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