Best Thing I’ve Read Today: Teller’s Letter
An email from Teller to a young performer that changed his life by explaining one simple concept that all creative people should apply.
An email from Teller to a young performer that changed his life by explaining one simple concept that all creative people should apply.
Jen Kramer is the first woman to have her own magic show in Las Vegas in more than 20 years. Here’s my review.
This piece by my friend Jamy Ian Swiss about legendary card magician Harry Lorayne — and the accompanying videos of him in action — are well worth your time, and will likely end with you shaking your head in disbelief.
Here’s a wonderful appreciation of magician Ricky Jay by Tracy Newman, his onetime girlfriend, who shares stories and video links you’ll want to watch, too (hat tip to Ken Levine, who posted this on his blog). Here’s one of the many things I learned from Ricky: You can really perfect something if you’re willing to […]
It’s silly to try to name the Greatest Magician Ever, even if you break it down into subcategories like Grand Illusionists, Escape Artists, Mentalists, Comedy Magicians, etc. Yes, there are competitions held each year at which magicians win prizes and honors, but comparing artists of any kind has always seemed pointless because personal taste comes […]
I had never heard of magician Misty Lee until my friend (and hers) Mark Evanier mentioned her a few times on his blog. Since then, I’ve watched some of her videos on YouTube, seen her perform on Penn & Teller’s “Fool Us,” and subscribed to her Unicorn Wednesday channel, in which she posts a weekly […]