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"I Wrote the Fake MLK Viral Quote!" "No, I Wrote the Fake MLK Viral Quote!" [UPDATED]

in Media on May 3, 2011 at 8:11 am PT

Martin Luther King, Jr. didn’t say it, and magician/satirist Penn Jillette says he did. Except so does someone named Jessica Dovey.

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Penn & Teller Teach IPhone New Tricks

in News on September 15, 2009 at 8:35 am PT

Anybody who has read Penn & Teller’s “Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends” won’t be surprised to learn that the comedian-illusionist duo has come up with a new foolproof trick that anyone can do with their iPhone. Though still pending approval by Apple, Penn Jillette was in San Francisco at the TechCrunch 50 conference, talking up Penn and Teller’s new card-trick app, in which they appear to be able to guess cards remotely.