Penn & Teller: From the Beginning
2025 marks an astonishing 50-year partnership for Penn & Teller, which spans from magic to Masterclass. But do you know how it all started?
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Long-form stories, profiles, and investigations into the world of magic.
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Fool Us Made This Magic Moment
Since 2011, Penn & Teller Fool Us has streamed over 600 magicians into living rooms around the world. We got an inside look at how the show plays fair while still making sure every magician shines.
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The Theater of One Person, Making Magic
The solo show—not merely an act but a theatrical experience—is an aspiration for magicians, a fashion for the art, and a creative hurdle for writers, directors, and performers. Genii convened a roundtable discussion to discuss the goals, the challenges, and the process.
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The Theater of One Person, Making Magic
The solo show—not merely an act but a theatrical experience—is an aspiration for magicians, a fashion for the art, and a creative hurdle for writers, directors, and performers. Genii convened a roundtable discussion to discuss the goals, the challenges, and the process.
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Magic Access: Understanding the Role of the ASL Interpreter
How words become visible, and how magic becomes accessible through the intense work and preparation of ASL interpreters.
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The First Ever Mystify Magic Festival
The first magic convention of its kind, Mystify “is for anyone and everyone who’s eager to be part of the exciting future of women in magic.”
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Higa: Storming the Business World
There have been waves of different techniques for magicians to interact with business. Throughout his career, Bob Higa found his own technique.
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Max Speaks to Balsamo
Two admirable minds—one powered by a love of magic and a reputation for originality, the other powered by an impressive mechanism and a reputation for ingenuity—joined forces for one evening in 1997. Here’s what happened when Max spoke to Balsamo.
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Thimblerig: America’s Gambler
His name, “Thimblerig,” comes from the crooked scam of the old shell game in which the con man places a pea under one of three thimbles and quickly manipulates them to confuse the sucker who bets he can guess under which thimble the pea lies.
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Covent Garden
Discover the home to London’s most exciting magic club. Unofficial. Unorganized. Unhinged. Some members of this club aren’t even aware they are in a club. But as magicians wait their turn to perform in Covent Garden, they discuss and share magic and plot their lofty dreams for the future.
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Covent Garden
Discover the home to London’s most exciting magic club. Unofficial. Unorganized. Unhinged. Some members of this club aren’t even aware they are in a club. But as magicians wait their turn to perform in Covent Garden, they discuss and share magic and plot their lofty dreams for the future.
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The Streets of Torino
Street magic will be featured in this year’s FISM in Torino, Italy. It’s part of Walter Rolfo’s plan to re-energize this classic convention.
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Why We Rewrite History
History gets rewritten all the time. That’s what makes it worth reading.
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Helen Coghlan, Penn & Teller's Undefeated Opponent
Helen Coghlan plays their game with her own priorities, her own attitude, and her own experience in the world of magic.