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Awesome, From The Staff | Comments

Most weekdays we have one of our iTricks.TV Staff members select one of the recently uploaded videos, post it here on the front page and explain why it’s awesome.

Click the thumbnail to see today’s video amongst the luxurious number of other magic clips.

Today, the staff member is Justin and the video is Dr. Daley’s Last Trick…

“In this magic video, Bill Malone performs Dr. Daley’s last trick the only way he knows how. Rapid-fire, hilarious and flawless.”

This video is only one of nearly 2,000 available at the newly revamped iTricks.TV.

If you have a video you want to see on iTricks.TV, make sure to send it to MagicVideos@iTricks.com. Keep your eye on iTricks.TV for our constantly updated feed.

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According the Entertainment Weekly’s Michael Ausiello, Neil Patrick Harris will host the Emmys this year. NPH is, of course, a board member at the Magic Castle in LA, where the award ceremonies will be held.

Is it too much to ask for a little magic during the ceremony? Neil?

Entertainment, TV | Comments

It’s July, which means we’re inching ever closer to the first ever FISM held in the great nation of China. According to official reports, the crowd looks to be both large and diverse.

About 2,300 magicians from 65 countries and regions will attend the 24th FISM World Championships of Magic, to be held here from July 26 to 31, according to the event’s host China Acrobats Association (CAA) Friday.

FISM will reportedly be followed by another big magic event entitled Supreme Magic held August 1-8 and featuring an emerging list of famous practitioners.

We’ll keep you posted.

Conventions | Comments

• By and large, America’s Got Talent has been very kind to magic this season. In fact, the only time they destroyed an act… well… just watch. [Magic Newswire]

• Never beg for applause. Please. [Weekly Magic Failure]

• Magic satire abounds on the newly minted, aptly named, The Magic Onion website. Check it out. [The Magic Onion]

Got a great post you want the iTricks audience to read? Send them along to iTricksNews@iTricks.com for the next Chatter.

Magic Chatter | Comments

Scarlett is coming, and she’s bringing the Abra-Ca-Sexy with her.

Thanks to the Vegas Rex blog on Posterous for the snap. The writer also amusingly added “they call me the same thing.”

Las Vegas | Comments

Lance Burton get six years at the Monte Carlo! Is America’s Got Talent now a safe haven for magic? Derren Brown does impressions of Family Guy characters?

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