{
  "id": 11791512,
  "title": "There's a magic school at Orchard Towers and I tried being a magician for an hour – here's how it went",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/theres-a-magic-school-at-orchard-towers-and-i-tried-being-a-magician-11791512",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-03T22:56:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Channel News Asia",
    "slug": "channel-news-asia",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/living/institute-illusions-magic-school-singapore-6413711"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "CNA Lifestyle recently visited Institute Illusions, a new magic school and theatre at Orchard Towers, to see if they could learn a magic trick or two. Award-winning magician Tommillusions, the founder of Institute Illusions, greeted the reporter with a deck of cards and explained that there was no way to predict which four cards would turn up. Tommillusions demonstrated his skill by splitting his cards into four piles and flipping over the top card of each, revealing four aces. The reporter, eager to try it himself, divided his cards into four piles as well, only to find that the top card of each pile was also an ace. Tommillusions then offered the reporter a chance to bet on whether his cards would beat his own. The reporter declined the bet, but Tommillusions insisted on teaching the reporter how to perform the trick. Despite the reporter's lack of coordination, Tommillusions patiently guided him through the process, even as the reporter struggled with the basic shuffle. When the reporter attempted the trick on his own later, he managed to lose his ace cards entirely. Despite his failures, the reporter left Institute Illusions with a newfound appreciation for the craft and a deeper curiosity about the mysteries of magic.",
  "summary": "CNA Lifestyle recently stopped by Institute Illusions to see if we could unlock our inner David Copperfield. Or at least do a card trick.",
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        "outlet": "CNA - Singapore",
        "title": "There's a magic school at Orchard Towers and I tried being a magician for an hour – here's how it went",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/theres-a-magic-school-at-orchard-towers-and-i-tried-being-a-magician",
        "published": "2026-10-03T22:56:51.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}