Exposing Houdini
Discovering previously unseen images of the world’s most famous magician.
Vanessa is Genii’s associate editor as well as a writer focused on history, culture, and entertainment with bylines at The New York Times, Smithsonian magazine, The Atlantic, and other publications.
Discovering previously unseen images of the world’s most famous magician.
A U.K. speakeasy ready to serve you drinks, snacks, and delightful wonders.
A sumptuous look back at the visual history of conjuring.
A magical musical to incorporate magic to tell a very human story.
Finding out who’s been revealing secrets that don’t belong to him.
Surprising turns (it’s OK—no spoilers here!) for this mesmerizing show.
Magic builds character? Turns out, it can be more—even a superpower.
Mary Naylor Kodell turns 100 this month; Lance Burton talked with her about her life and career.
Magic is best experienced live and in-person. Here’s proof.
Was it work the 800-mile round trip from LA to Overton, Nevada for breakfast, lunch, and pizza?
Magic’s great legends’s bronze statue finds a new home.
Two famous friends lock horns over the true power—or is it fraud?—of spiritualism.