July 22: Horace Goldin debut at the Palace Theatre
Goldin packs it in.
The Eye
Jorge Blass Opened for the Pope
Who’s booking THAT gig?!
The Eye
Magical Decor at Michaels
Interior designing with a magical flair.
Secrets
Magicana
The Sum: A New Idea for The Magic Square
Reimagining a popular and clever magic plot as a card trick.
Magicana
Pocketful of Miracles
From hand to pocket, many magical moments are packed into this sequence.
Secrets
Imaginative Reality
An impossible card location with an added twist.
Features
Ton Onosaka: 1933-2026
Reflecting on the great magician’s life and his role in connecting Japanese and Western magicians.
Features
The Specialty Convention: Turning Backyards into Performance Laboratories
An insider’s look at the wonder and impact of smaller-scale conventions.
Features
Hayden Childress’ Hipster Downtown Magic
A quirky journey into an underground world of deception.
Book Review
‘GiSulHak: The Art of Conjuring by Chi-Yong Song,’ Translated, Edited, and Annotated by Won-il Kim
An early Korean conjuring book that is surprisingly “young.”
Book Review
‘Çerca’ by Robert Mansilla
Solid material from a working pro’s formal close-up repertoire that gives is both the “how” and the “why.”
Best In Show
The Neat Review
Discovering the art journal that explores the crossovers between magic, sleight-of-hand, and art.
Voices
Wouldn’t It Be Good If…? How to Come Up with an Idea for Your Magic App
OK, cool, a magic app… but what does it actually do?
Voices
If It’s Not Fixed, Break It
What magicians can learn from Orson Welles’ impact on filmmaking.
Voices
Here and Now: Making a Script Sound Like It’s Never Been Said Before
“The two of us weren’t talking to each other, we were reciting in the same direction.”