In early 2012, magician and illusion designer Franz Harary presented the début of a new version of the Standing Sawing, which he christened "Slice-Her", in a special performance in Los Angeles, attended by both magicians and the media. The illusion uses a framework very similar in appearance to that used for the Assistant's Revenge illusion, except that the upper and lower stocks used to restrain the assistant's neck, wrists and ankles are open-fronted, and the waist stock is wider and designed to accept a pair of divider blades.

At the première performance, Harary began by introducing the...

Taylor Swift may have performed two sold-out shows in Philadelphia over the weekend. But that wouldn't stop the "Shake It Off" singer from flying back to Los Angeles to host a star-studded baby shower for her BFF Jaime King.
In a series of Instagram posts shared Sunday afternoon, the singer gathered more than a few familiar faces together to celebrate the upcoming baby. And in true Swift fashion, a photo booth was readily available to capture so many memories.


"So just took a red eye and threw Jaime a baby shower. Here's photo evidence," she wrote on social media. "Baby shower/major throwdown."...