John Edward Szeles, the magician and stand up comedian better known by his stage name, The Amazing Johnathan, has died. His death, confirmed by his wife, fellow performer Anastasia Synn, was the ...

Oxford University Press has done an immense disservice to John Zubrzycki’s fascinating “Empire of Enchantment: The Story of Indian Magic.” Apart from some print-on-demand atrocities, I’ve seldom ...

In a case that can’t help but remind one of the dueling documentaries from Hulu and Netflix about Billy McFarland’s failed Fyre Festival, which both landed this past January, another duo of ...

I totally get why it’s dorky to be into magic. Most magic acts are very cheesy and require a high tolerance for earnestness. There’s a lot of satin and glitter and bow ties. But at the heart of magic ...

The MacArthur grant-winning magician performed amazing escape acts and magic tricks to disprove the paranormal and, along the way, inspired... James Randi hated tricking people. Sure, as The Amazing ...

Professional magician Tremaine's manual, marked with tabs for easy browsing, contains step-by-step, illustrated instructions for card, matchstick, rope and string tricks, and mind/body magic. Some ...

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Be Amazing Magic Shop owner Wynn Mertz hopes interest in the craft he loves won't vanish. Mertz recently moved the business he has owned for 18 months from Sinclair Road to 80 N. Hamilton Road, Suite ...