Magic & Shenanigans
A walking tour heading to Waterloo, Ontario, has more than a few tricks up its sleeves. The experience is called Magic & Shenanigans and is produced by variety artist Phil LeConte and magician Billy Kidd.
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A monthly digest of industry shifts, sightings, and magic community buzz.
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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.”
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Steve Cohen’s 25th Anniversary Celebration
For 25 years, Steve Cohen’s Chamber Magic has been a fixture of New York City.
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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.
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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.
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The Magic Circle Close-Up Award
On February 3, Dave Loosely won The Magic Circle’s Close-up Magician of the Year competition.
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Shout! Factory’s Marathon of Magic
The streaming service Shout! TV hosted a 24-hour Marathon of Magic
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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.
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Ira Glass, Baltimore Boy Magician
Podcaster Ira Glass takes a look back at his days as a young magician.
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FISM Italy to Have Online Magic Demonstration Category
FISM 2025 Italy will see the introduction of two new potential award categories: online magic and street magic.
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Solving a 400-Year-Old Card Trick
10-year-old helps his dad figure out the mystery to performing 400-yea- old card trick.
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The Magic Castle and the Los Angeles Fires
Flames from the LA fires come dangerously close to The Magic Castle. Magicians and staff jump into action to protect The Castle.