Eberhard Riese: 1951–2025
A friend and mentor to so many, we bid farewell to this great legend of magic.
July 2025
Perspectives
The Chamber of Secrets: The Card Automation
A card is named by an audience member, and that very card mysteriously rises out of this beautiful and ornate box.
The Eye
Brooklyn’s Secret Magic Show
Hold on to your watch! There’s a new magic show in New York City, and this one is in Brooklyn’s Carroll Gardens neighborhood.
Features
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.
The Eye
The 2025 Milbourne Christopher Foundation Awards
These are awards that encourage "excellence, originality, and leadership in the magical arts." They were created to elevate and maintain conjuring as an artistic endevor.
The Eye
The Last Laugh
The Last Laugh, a comedic play that reimagines the lives of three of Britain’s comedy heroes—Eric Morecambe, Bob Monkhouse, and the fez-wearing magician Tommy Cooper—has finished its West End run and is now touring throughout the U.K.
Perspectives
Rich Sommer, On Magic
Rich Sommer is an actor best known for playing Harry Crane on Mad Men. And, he has more than just a passing interest in magic.
Voices
Who Are We Inviting?
Using the real you—complexities and all—are the key to reaching a real audience.
Trick Review
Double “X”
Maybe you have one of these old gems in the bottom of your magic drawer? Pull it out; there are great moments you can mine.
Workshop
20 x 3 > 60
The math just doesn't add up. Shorter shows should be simpler, but surprisingly, it's harder than you think.
In Performance
Aiden Sinclair’s Underground
A speakeasy hidden away in the Colorado mountain resort welcomes guests into its subterranean theater.
Trick Review
The Impossible Magic Kit
Experienced magicians have an uneasy relationship with magic kits. For whom is this cigar-box sized assortment of magic intended?