Magic and Magicians

December 2, 2023
Published by Lauren McCarthy at December 2, 2023
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Being a Woman in Magic May be the Hardest Trick of All

Though it was nearly five decades ago, Gay Blackstone can still vividly recall the first time she was sawed in half onstage. Her screams were an […]
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May 23, 2021
Published by David Segal at May 23, 2021
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The Berglas Effect: Magic’s Best Card Trick

At 94, the magician David Berglas says his renowned effect can’t be taught. Is he telling the truth? LONDON — In the late 1940s, the British […]
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October 31, 2020
Published by Kenneth Sturtz at October 31, 2020
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For Socially Distanced Parties, Magicians Have New Bag of Tricks

It was a Sunday evening, and Ken Scott’s audience was spellbound. Parents and children were oohing and ahhing as he delivered a string of miracles. A […]
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August 14, 2020
Published by Annalisa Quinn and Vincent Tullo at August 14, 2020
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In Prison, Learning Magic by Mail

Surfacing In Prison, Learning Magic by Mail A deck of cards cut from milk cartons. A wand made with medical tape. How a group of inmates […]
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May 5, 2020
Published by David Segal at May 5, 2020
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For His Next Trick, This Magician Will Delight the World

Right before India went into lockdown, on March 24, a magician named Karan Singh canceled all of his public shows and issued an invitation to his […]
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