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The Mesmerist Review
Surprising turns (it’s OK—no spoilers here!) for this mesmerizing show.
Nick Mohammed in The Guardian
Magic builds character? Turns out, it can be more—even a superpower.
Vanessa Armstrong
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.
Features
Mary Naylor Kodell: An English Rose in Conversation with Lance Burton
Mary Naylor Kodell turns 100 this month; Lance Burton talked with her about her life and career.
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Bloomberg Says We’re in a Magic Golden Age
Magic is best experienced live and in-person. Here’s proof.
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Criss Angel’s Cablp, A Perfect Review
Was it work the 800-mile round trip from LA to Overton, Nevada for breakfast, lunch, and pizza?
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Siegfried & Roy Statue at Neon Museum
Magic’s great legends’s bronze statue finds a new home.
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Houdini and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Featured in Magic Show
Two famous friends lock horns over the true power—or is it fraud?—of spiritualism.
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Stoner’s Funstore
Meet a 95-year-old magic shop proprietor and find out what it takes to run a fun house.
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TJ Salta Wins Star Search
Magician wows the judges on the return of the talent show Star Search.
In Performance
Bar Mágico
Bar Mágico in Buenos Aires has been holding magic shows for decades; owner Marcelo Insúa walks us through its history and what a night there is like.
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Derren Brown: Incognito
A guessing game television series, hosted by the U.K.’s famous mentalist.
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Magic Exhibit at New York Public Library
A new exhibition opens in New York City featuring treasures from magic’s golden age