The Indian Rope Trick has captivated audiences for centuries, merging mystique with theatrical performance. Often referred to as ‘the world’s greatest illusion,’ this act features a magician, a length ...

DENVER - Aspiring cowboys take note: If you want to learn to lasso, you've got to start big. The ideal lasso for rope tricks has a large loop, making up 70 to 75 percent of the total rope length, ...

People, in general, are all the more gung-ho about being healthy and staying fit these days, and it is no wonder that many exercises and workouts that can be done anywhere convenient - especially at ...

Oxford University Press has done an immense disservice to John Zubrzycki’s fascinating “Empire of Enchantment: The Story of Indian Magic.” Apart from some print-on-demand atrocities, I’ve seldom ...

One of the most famous tricks in chemistry is “The Rope Trick.” First discovered in 1959 by the chemist who went on to invent kevlar, this lets chemists pour two liquids into a glass . . . and then ...

‘The Rope Trick’: The Rational Thinkers Society is hosting an intimate conversational event on the topic of historical seances- and you’re invited. Witness Diana, the society director, interview Helen ...

THE last time I was passing through India, I looked up an old fakir friend of mine to exchange a few burnooses (the burnoose is the official Indian monetary unit), and of course I ran into the same ...

The pageantry was centered in the arena — the dancing horses, the rope tricks, the bull riding — a brass band, complete with a tuba, played in the background as members of the local Latino community ...