Voices of the Past
When all we have from magicians of the past are anecdotes from books, perhaps a few photographs, or posters, and, of course, the tricks they created, it is far too easy to forget that they were real people.
Perspectives
Essays and opinion pieces from across the spectrum of magical thinking.
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Sleightly Astonishing, April 2025
This month begins our exploration with a wide range of four themes including a look back to Ed Mishell, and vistiing a magic shop.
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Larry Wilmore On Magic
Insights from the popular host, writer, comedian, producer… and magician
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The Chamber of Secrets: Robert-Houdin’s Light and Heavy Chest
Robert-Houdin’s legendary Light and Heavy Chest
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Learn a Fourth Trick
New material may be the solution to your problems
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Patrick Davis: Sweet Dreams at the Close-Up Table
The trick that you’ll be thinking about tomorrow
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Exposing Herbert Albini’s Exposures
One of the highest-paid magicians in early vaudeville was Herbert Albini—a name you may have heard. But he wasn't beloved; and he annoyed his colleagues.
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Jason Bishop: Mysterious Poetry on the Stage
Jason Bishop’s touring illusion show often earns compliments for the magician’s wry humor and his modern, “un-theatrical” style onstage. No one’s accused him of devoting himself to the classics, but his floating sphere mystery is classically mysterious.
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Sleightly Astonishing, February 2025
In his new column, a law professor and lifelong magic enthusiast reveals the most powerful secret every magician already has—one that weighs nothing, works anywhere, and requires no sleight of hand. Welcome to a conversation about magic, stories, and connection.