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[HN] The End of the Magic World’s 50-Year Grudge (www.nytimes.com)

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[–] xavier@infosec.pub 3 points 1 year ago

Here's a non-paywall link: http://archive.is/newest/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/08/business/uri-geller-magic-deep-fakes.html

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

"Skeptics couldn't beat him."

The fuck you say?

https://youtu.be/JPt-7j3ahP0

[–] Lumidaub@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

Suddenly, Mr. Geller seemed like a workaday huckster and the world seemed a little duller.

Boo-fucking-hoo. Harmless entertainment my ass. Geller himself may not have harmed anyone but people who believe he has powers will also easily believe a bunch of other nonsense. That's why Randi was mad at him until the end.