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Barry and Stuart: The Cartoon

The talented Yazmyn has created another cartoon in her “Mini Magicians” series featuring us.

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I’d say that is a fairly accurate portrayal of our daily existence.

Also on YouTube, electronifilm has made a quirky tutorial video that teaches you his wacky take on how to perform one of our tricks.

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5 Celebs We’d Love to Ambush with our Violent Magic

Doing magic shows for television has meant that we sometimes get to perform our illusions for real celebrity guests (although, technically, sawing a woman in half is murder up until the point you put the halves back together again. )

Here is a list of the top 5 UK celebrities that, given the opportunity, we would love to ambush with our violent guerilla magic.

5. Piers Morgan

It’s the totally unqualified “Britain’s got Talent” judge Piers Morgan, or as ‘Private Eye’ magazine refer to him “Piers Moron”. For someone who claims to be an authority on talent and celebrity, he seems to be making his talent and reason for becoming a celebrity simply being unable to get along with people.

The Illusion:

He is strapped down on a large red X. Read More »

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Be Careful What you Wish for…

Anyone who remembers the film series “The Wishmaster” might remember that you really should be careful what you wish for because you will get it in the most gory and horrific way.

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Stuart’s money might just make its way back into his pocket through an elaborate system of razor wires, hooks and other dodgy special effects.

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The Sexiest Woman in the World 2008

Well it is official, readers of FHM magazine in the UK have put their loins together and declared that Megan Fox is the sexiest woman in the world. Others included: Elisha Cuthbert, Hayden Panettiere and the all-round Renaissance woman and philosopher Keeley Hazell.

I’m not so sure that I agree with them especially when I realised this shocking truth. Inspired by the optical illusions that you see below…

One way up it looks like an young woman, but when you turn it upside-down you see an old woman.

A young woman - or an old woman

Here you might see a young woman looking away from you or you might see the profile of an old woman.

Now try the Megan Fox illusion I discovered whilst staring at the negative space between her features…

Looks like the Transformers star has been doing a bit of decepticon [sic] of her own.

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Having a real great time…

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Someone was clearly enjoying themselves a bit more than I was that moment.

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The Persistence of Memory…

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I took this at the airport in Cairo on the return journey when we filmed our Bible Specials there.

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Blue Screen of Death

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In honour of our favourite day of the year, April Fool’s day, we thought that rather than play a nasty trick on you, dear friend, we’ll show you how to play a nasty trick on your dear friend!

 

When your friend is away from his/her computer, install this Blue Screen Error screensaver. It means that whilst they are working, all of a sudden for seemingly no reason at all they will get the dreaded blue screen error message and generally be angry.

 

Alistair Darling did it this morning to our Prime Minister Gordon Brown; he rebooted his computer and lost the Word document he had been working on for two weeks resulting in doom for the whole of our country! So be careful what you do with it.

 

Get the screensaver here.

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There is no cube…

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Stuart once threw the cube into the air and when he caught it, it had grown legs and a face and started talking.

I like the fact that this cartoon encourages kids to complete the cube so that they can unlock the little man that lives inside. If you spend enough hours staring at that thing trying to work it out, the cube probably will start speaking to you, most likely mocking your inability to solve it.

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Barry and Stuart Dolls

With a catchy theme like that I’m sure that Barry and Stuart dolls would sell just as well. You could pull Stuart’s head off and fill him with soil (just like I’ve always wanted to do).

Stuart comes with special beard comb and a variety of velvet suits and Barry comes with a ring that you can actually wear. “Thanks Barry.”

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Order yours now!

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Jarre vs Brookside

Pleased to see that Stuart is going to see Jean-Michel Jarre next weekend, creator of hit tunes such as these.

This is a short clip from the Autechre webcast streamed on the 23rd February, those guys are awesome.

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