Most days, life in Iowa (or anywhere, really) feels like a relentless conveyor belt. Between endless emails, grocery runs, school drop-offs, and the grind of work, it's easy to feel flattened, frayed, ...

Aidan Corcoran, left, Jordan Meller, Jacob Martinez and Anja Steyn are members of the Academy of Magical Arts' Junior Society at the Magic Castle. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times) Anja Steyn has ...

The Magic Castle might have a new trick up its sleeve. Owner Randy Pitchford has proposed a wide-reaching reorganization of the business that would take operational control and most revenue streams ...

The conjurers have decided to stay put at Hollywood's Magic Castle. In a membership vote of the Academy of Magical Arts that concluded Monday, members say that about 92% of those voting endorsed a ...

A Los Angeles institution spared from the flames gives back to the community with donations and magic tricks to lift evacuees' spirits. LA's Magic Castle offers a brief escape during the wildfires ...

I raised my kids smack in the middle of wizarding fever. We devoured Harry Potter books page by page, watched the movies like sacred rituals, and yes, sometimes even queued for a midnight book release ...