According to a recent release, Creative Child magazine will award “MagicFrank's More Magic 4 Fun” the honor of "Best DVD of the Year." "I am truly honored to accept this ... Read More

Jon Wedd is an electro-optical engineer at Boeing, but throwing cards is his identity, his passion. Wedd plans to use card throwing as a means to become famous, much like ... Read More

Comic magician and Las Vegas headliner Nathan Burton is one of several competitors on the NBC TV show, “America’s Got Talent.” The show features variety acts that are competing for ... Read More

The Snowmass Children’s Festival, a showcase for entertainment, has been around for some 25 years. The event was started and organized by Doc Eason and began as the Magic and ... Read More

There’s nothing like a little geek magic to make it look as if you’re doing damage to yourself. And if spectators freak out, it’s even more fun. In Saw, Sean ... Read More

If you’ve ever seen or performed Shinko’s “Classic Arm Twist,” you know the amazing reactions that the effect gets from spectators. David Blaine used it in his first TV special ... Read More

Here’s an article in a lay-person publication that promises to discuss how magic is changing with the times. It interviews a series of Tucson-based magicians who mostly end-up talking about ... Read More

I was at the Magic Castle the other night talking with Michael Blum, Executive Producer of Criss Angel Mindfreak. He said that A&E has renewed Mindfreak and Criss Angel has ... Read More

If you’ve heard about the new film, "The Illusionist," a supernatural mystery that stars Edward Norton and Paul Giamatti and features magic, here’s a detailed story about the film. In ... Read More

I’ve heard of Elvis impersonators, but this is the first time I’ve heard of a Paul Daniels impersonator. It seems that a village hall has booked legendary magician Paul Daniels, ... Read More

As all magicians know, things do go wrong. (Can you say “Chung Ling Soo?) According to this article, Marc Salem experienced a recent calamity while performing his knife under the ... Read More

This article in Southern California’s Highlander newspaper profiles a local magician. Alright, it’s me. The newspaper wrote about my restaurant gigs where I perform magic. To offer credit where credit ... Read More

Illusionist Franz Harary is best known for his large scale illusions-vanishing the space shuttle and moving Hawaii’s Diamond Head. On July 20-23, Harary will be performing more intimate magic in ... Read More

I admit that I’m late on the Criss Angel/ashes controversy that arose last month. But after reviewing the Scorpion UV system, which made me recall work that I had done ... Read More

Chosen cards reveal themselves in an eery glowing light, and messages, personal dates and serial numbers mysteriously appear. Illuminated UV ink and light form the basis of Ellusionist’s Scorpion system, ... Read More

It’s been months since David Blaine emerged from his fish bowl and magician Curtis Lovee II is still chasing Blaine. In a recent release, Lovee stated that he is still ... Read More

Some 700 people are attending the Society of American Magicians (SAM) conference at the Marriott Louisville Downtown. The convention, which runs through Sunday, is a mixture of young and old, ... Read More

Robin Leach writes about Lance Burton’s 10th anniversary show and the after-party in his Luxe Life column (you’ll have to scroll down the page a bit to reach the story). ... Read More

Branson entertainers Dave and Denise Hamner and Jim Barber will each be honored as recipients of the “Merlin Award” by the International Magicians Society (IMS). The prestigious awards will ... Read More

Mac King will perform this Saturday at the national magic convention in Louisville in a show called “Mac King & Friends All-Star Homecoming Celebration.” King grew up and began his ... Read More

I never thought that I would perform magic using a conventional change bag-a well known and rather infamous magic prop. However, Paul Gallagher's Miracles From the Sock Drawer DVD explained ... Read More

Recall that beginner's magic trick where a jar is filled with rice and a knife that's plunged into the rice stays, enough to lift the entire jar? In this article, ... Read More

Impressing Early Show co-anchor Harry Smith with a card prediction and some fork bending, Criss Angel also talked about the success of his A&E show, "Criss Angel, Mindfreak." "I pinch ... Read More

When rough waters forced the "Legend of the Seas" cruise ship to bypass its scheduled ports, semi-professional magician Tommy Moss volunteered to perform close-up magic in the ship’s bars ... Read More

After reviewing a number of DVDs, tricks and books, one or two per week for over a year, I have now seen and evaluated countless effects. As you would probably ... Read More

According to a recent release, illusionist and singer Darren Romeo was awarded the certificate of citation award for achievement in the magical arts from the International Brotherhood of Magic (I.B.M). ... Read More

To celebrate ten years at the Monte Carlo, Lance Burton entertained at a special performance for friends and fellow performers. The show featured a new opener that traces the history ... Read More

This article talks about a group of criminals who were treating people with "magic." They were taking money from victims and promising to rid them of diseases and personal ... Read More