David Kwong: Two nerdy obsessions meet -- and it's magic
David Kwong: Połączenie dwóch niemodnych obsesji tworzy magię
David Kwong creates illusions for films and TV, and makes verbal magic as a crossword puzzle maker for the New York Times. Full bio
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ludzkich popędów:
by rozwiązywać zagadki
Scrabble matches in the cafeteria
z literami w Scrabble
to czynność elementarna,
zbadali noworodki.
na trójkąty i kwadraty.
że już w dzień po narodzinach
i reaguje na niego.
przy porannej kawie.
w The New York World.
their signature puzzles as well.
w sferze łamigłówek.
Raise your hands if you've read "Don Quixote."
potrzeba rozwiązywania zagadek
masz tu napisane.
a round of applause, make her feel welcome.
Dodajcie jej odwagi brawami.
drawing of some farm animals.
David Kwong: Cobalt, yes. Cobalt.
and place it on the table,
z kolorami, które wybrałaś.
i czerwony osioł,
an emerald rooster, a silver ox,
szmaragdowy kogut, srebrny wół.
więc owca jest niepokolorowana,
coincidence, don't you think?
niesamowity zbieg okoliczności?
na rozwiązywanie zagadek
ze srebrnym wołem.
k jak korupcja.
first letters of the clues down,
do rozwiązywania.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
David Kwong - CruciverbalistDavid Kwong creates illusions for films and TV, and makes verbal magic as a crossword puzzle maker for the New York Times.
Why you should listen
As a magician and crossword puzzle constructor, David Kwong mixes puzzles and prestidigitation. With a background in film (and a Harvard degree in the history of magic), he's the founder of the Misdirectors Guild, an elite group of magicians that specialize in illusion for film, television and theater (they're working right now on Marvel's upcoming Ant-Man). Kwong created the illusions for the 2013 hit film Now You See Me, about a gang of street magicians caught up in a crime caper.
He is a frequent crossword writer for the New York Times, often collaborating with his friend Kevan Choset. His puzzles are marked by clever, outside-the-grid thinking -- and sometimes a dash of magic. He also produces Deception on ABC, a crime drama about a magician who joins the FBI. Check out his talk on the science of illusion.
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