July 7: Religious Racketeers
Religious Racketeers (later retitled The Mystic Circle Murders), a film featuring Beatrice Houdini in a supporting role, premiered on this day in 1938.
July 2025
Workshop
Variety Art’s Place in Magic
Magicians declare that the jugglers always “kill” at magic conventions. My first thought is, of course they do. Not because they are better, but because they are different.
In Practice
My Take on the Tabled Faro Shuffle
Sara Rodríguez offers her observations and insights on this elusive shuffle; and why it is sometimes important to pursue a challenge, for the pure joy of it.
Secrets
Thinking Under Pressure
It’s OK: Your subconscious is doing the hard work. And as it works quietly in the background, it saves the day with great ideas, in your time of need.
In Practice
From a House of Cards: A Genii Gem
Here's a terrific trick originally published in Genii by Judson Brown and Charlier Miller with a fun, Sadowitz twist.
In Practice
Inventing Magic with Jim Steinmeyer: Do Not Pass Go
Genii's Jim Steinmeyer joins Blake Vogt and pair tackle a old plot and elevate it to new heights building both routining, and an ending.
Mailbox
July Mailbox
Another round up: a letter from Mom, readers catching up, and a message from our magic editor.
Workshop
A Day in the Life of a Traveling Illusion Show
Get the real work on what it takes to set up and tear down a full-evening touring illusion show.
The Eye
The 2025 Academy of Magical Arts Awards Show
The Academy of Magical Arts hosted the 56th awards show in May 2025. It was a star-studded night.
In Performance
The Magic Castle: The Junior Society Celebrates 50 Years
2025 marks an astonishing 50-year anniversary for this very special youth program at The Magic Castle.
The Eye
Siegfried & Roy TV Series Casts Leads
A Siegfried & Roy series, that "tells the wild ride of the two greatest showen-magicians" is coming to Apple TV+
The Eye
The Hand & The Eye
There’s a new magic establishment coming to Chicago, and this one is making its home on the Magnificent Mile.