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Smoke and mirrors is a classic technique in magical illusions that makes an entity appear to hover in empty space. It was documented as early as 1770 and spread widely after its use by the charlatan Johann Georg Schröpfer , who claimed to conjure spirits.
Tezcatlipoca is often translated from the Nahuatl as "smoking mirror." [b] It alludes to his connection to obsidian, the material from which mirrors were made in Mesoamerica. They were used for shamanic rituals and prophecy, and as such Tezcatlipoca is additionally associated with divination. [7]
Smoke & Mirrors (Spanish: El hombre de las mil caras) is a 2016 Spanish thriller film directed by Alberto Rodríguez based on the 2006 non-fiction book Paesa, el espía de las mil caras by Manuel Cerdán. [1]
Smoke & Mirrors is a South African television drama series created, written and produced by Loyiso Maqoma. It is an e.tv original series produced by The Final Chapter Productions for e.tv, and stars Ayanda Bandla, Hlomla Dandala , Meshack Mavuso Magabane , Kabomo Vilakazi , Charmaine Mtinta and Lusanda Mbane , among others.
Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror is a 2D adventure game played from a third-person perspective.Via a point-and-click interface, [6] the player guides protagonist George Stobbart through the game's world and interacts with the environment by selecting from multiple commands, while Nicole Collard is also a playable character in selected portions of the game. [7]
Smoke and mirrors is a metaphor, originating from 18th and 19th-century phantasmagoria shows, for a deceptive, fraudulent or insubstantial explanation or description Smoke and mirrors may also refer to:
In the sexed-up snapshot, a naked Kylie is on a bed, smoking a cigarette. The bare-bones room looks a lot like a college dorm room, although realistically, the Kardashian-Jenners probably do not ...
Smoke + Mirrors is the second studio album by American pop rock band Imagine Dragons.The album was recorded during 2014 at the band's home studio in Las Vegas, Nevada.Self-produced by members of the band along with English hip-hop producer Alex da Kid, the album was released by Interscope Records and Grant's Kidinakorner label on February 17, 2015, in the United States.