January 22: Jon Racherbaumer
Racherbaumer was born on this day in 1940
January 2026
Vol. 89, No. 1
Almanac
January 19: Adelaide's Bullet Catch
Adelaide Herrmann established her solo career in magic with a bang
Almanac
January 16: Bottle Conjurer Hoax
This conjurer didn't disappear — he never arrived
The Eye
The White Rabbit Theater in Reno
Magic duo Kaileigh and Chase Hasty headline a year-round residency at Reno’s White Rabbit Theater
Almanac
January 6: George Boston
The book should have been called, "Great Magicians Who Have Fired Me"
The Eye
Criss Angel and Alice Cooper’s Nightmarish Event
Magic meets shock rock in a two-night Vegas spectacle
Almanac
January 2: Rudy Roxo
The Thayer Magic Manufacturing company changed hands
The Eye
Now You See… the Best Movie Promotions
Vanessa Armstrong's standouts from the Now You See Me: Now You Don't marketing campaign
The Eye
Houdini, and Magic, To Be Celebrated All Year in Appleton, Wisconsin
Appleton begins a year-long slate of magic celebrations
Features
Joseffy + Sandburg
The magician, the poet, and the mysterious little book that disappeared: an adventure in magic literature.
Features
Juliana Chen: Undeniable
She made history when she won 1st Place in Manipulation at FISM in 1997.
In Memoriam
Jeff Sheridan, 1948–2025
The famous Man in Black, the magician in Central Park, remembered by two of his friends