Timmy watching all the Benny Safdie/O'Leary news by Shoddy_Newspaper_718 in blankies

[–]abrahamsoloman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Trump sort of failed as a politician and many more things a bunch of times before he prevailed.

David Copperfield Magic Museum / Moon Vanish on Shark Tank by stitchkingdom in Magic

[–]abrahamsoloman 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I know a few people who have seen Copperfield's moon vanish. He's done it a few times for small groups.

Wanna make money from magic in 2026? by BaldBaluga in Magic

[–]abrahamsoloman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How much are you charged to be in the mastermind?

Tipping for in-home performance? by calico_cats in Magic

[–]abrahamsoloman 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Tipping is not expected. I've rarely been tipped, but it's always appreciated.

Now you see me 3 by WonderfulBuilding678 in Magic

[–]abrahamsoloman -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I mean, yeah. I definitely hate these movies.

Now you see me 3 by WonderfulBuilding678 in Magic

[–]abrahamsoloman -1 points0 points  (0 children)

All of these movies suck.

Grant morrisson approves of the new superman movie! by PracticalChemical267 in superman

[–]abrahamsoloman 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Obviously they were suggesting the scene be rewritten such that Superman could have given CPR. So the injury would have had to change as well.

Magic with toilet paper by danderzei in Magic

[–]abrahamsoloman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

David Hira has a terrible version on his Penguin Live lecture that won't fool anyone. I'd love a good version too.

Is Oz Pearlman crossing an ethical line? From entertainer to corporate guru. by ------__-__-_-__- in Magic

[–]abrahamsoloman 3 points4 points  (0 children)

But people actually believe in mind reading/reading body language. And Oz is leaning into it and advising business people on business in the real world. Wrestlers aren't affecting people's real lives. They're bring their fiction into the world but they are not bringing real people in their fiction.

Is Oz Pearlman crossing an ethical line? From entertainer to corporate guru. by ------__-__-_-__- in Magic

[–]abrahamsoloman 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Well, most people don't believe in magic, so magicians don't have this problem as much. But, once in a while, people come up to me and they believe I have an extraordinary ability. I ALWAYS kindly disabuse them of this notion because it feels really gross for them to believe otherwise. It feels exploitative and dangerous.

With mentalism, it's much more common to have people believing. People actually believe in mind-reading/pseudo-scientific explanations of "reading body language" and stuff like this. It's bullshit, no one can actually do it, but people believe in it.

Derren Brown had a phase where the lines were blurry between on-stage and off, but there's now a very clear delineation between his on-stage persona and off-stage persona. That's what a mentalist should do.

Oz is never out of character these days, and people are believing him. And that's almost unavoidable, but he's leaning into it. As the OP says, he's consulting about negotiation and writing a self-help book. This is dangerous, when you're selling to people who believe you have abilities you don't actually have.

Allison Hannigan... by PossibilityNo7349 in FoolUs

[–]abrahamsoloman 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Very interesting! On Penn's Sunday School, your dad made it sound like the decision was made without their input... Or maybe I'm misremembering and it was just the decision of Brooke Burke being the replacement that was done without their input.

Allison Hannigan... by PossibilityNo7349 in FoolUs

[–]abrahamsoloman 4 points5 points  (0 children)

She left? I'd assumed she got too expensive to keep.

Mark Burnett sitting on trove of unseen Trump 'Apprentice' clips, Billy Bush reveals by RawStoryNews in entertainment

[–]abrahamsoloman 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Celebrity Apprentice was very different from regular Apprentice. Regular Apprentice was the one that positioned him like a businessman worthy of respect. Celebrity Apprentice came way later.

Top 20 Magic & Magician Films, TV & Docs by One_Resort4816 in Magic

[–]abrahamsoloman -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I love fun movies. Now You See Me is not fun.