The Eye Penn & Teller and Saturday Night Live “We were just weird, weird guys who did this weird little show that we really, really liked. And then, because of Lorne Michaels, Saturday Night Live changed everything.”
The Eye Steve Cohen’s 25th Anniversary Celebration For 25 years, Steve Cohen’s Chamber Magic has been a fixture of New York City.
The Eye Tarot Exhibit in London Tarot is getting showcased in London this year. From January 31 to April 30, the Warburg Institute is hosting an exhibit called Tarot—Origins & Afterlives.
Almanac April 24: The Zig Zag Lady In 1966, Robert Harbin performed his new illusion, The Zig Zag Lady, on the live variety show Sunday Night at the London Palladium.
The Eye Podcast on Henry Box Brown This February, the CBC put out a podcast episode about Henry Box Brown, an enslaved person in Virginia who, in 1849, shipped himself to freedom in a wooden crate.
Almanac April 23: Paul Valadon Paul Valadon died on this day, 1913, in Phoenix, Arizona. He was supposed to be Kellar’s successor, but in 1907 Howard Thurston raced back to America and secured the contract instead.
Almanac April 18: Joseph Dunninger “For those who believe, no explanation is necessary. For those who do not, none will suffice.”
Almanac April 6: Houdini's Not-Birthday This day in 1874 was not Harry Houdini’s birthday. But he celebrated his birthday on this day all his life. Wanna know why?
Mailbox April Mailbox Geniality for the New Genii Congratulations on launching the next chapter in Genii’s life! I love the new design of the magazine. More than
The Eye The Magic Circle Close-Up Award On February 3, Dave Loosely won The Magic Circle’s Close-up Magician of the Year competition.
The Eye Shout! Factory’s Marathon of Magic The streaming service Shout! TV hosted a 24-hour Marathon of Magic
The Eye Love Life Gets Another Production Opera North as once again brought to the stage the Kurt Weill-scored musical, Love Life, which originally starred magician and ventriloquist Jay Marshall.