January 22: Jon Racherbaumer
Racherbaumer was born on this day in 1940
News
Breaking updates, announcements, and developments across the magic industry.
Almanac
January 19: Adelaide's Bullet Catch
Adelaide Herrmann established her solo career in magic with a bang
News
February Genii Speak
Our February look at magic shows; Freer almost kills the boss; our new editor takes a chair
Mailbox
February Mailbox
Changing roles; the value of a letter to Genii
Features
Freer of St. Albans
The magic inventor was a small-town boy, and that town was St. Albans.
In Memoriam
Robert A. Olson, 1938–2025
The popular magician combined history with performance
The Eye
Seeing Things by Amanda Shubert
A new book explores optical technologies and illusions in the Victorian era
In Performance
Liberty Magic
Pittsburgh’s popular magic theater has developed its own formula for success
The Eye
Magician Takes the Stage (Briefly) in Comedian Matt Rife’s Special
A bit of crowd-work leads to a spontaneous trick from a young magician in the audience
The Eye
Dominique: Le Roi du Bluff by Jan Madd
A new French-language chronicle of "the world's greatest pickpocket"
The Eye
Magic Collection Sold to The Hand and The Eye
An almost four-decade collection will become an exhibition in the new Windy City venue
The Eye
Asi Wind on The Daily Show
Talking inspiration with Josh Johnson, and performing a few tricks