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The History of Close-Up Magic

When you think of close-up magic, it’s usually a person doing card and coin tricks. Did you know that people have been doing this for hundreds of years?  

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Charles Dickens … Magician

The literary icon Charles Dickens, famed British writer of the 19th century, also loved magic! Charles Dickens was an amateur magician who often performed at his friends’ kids’ birthday parties.

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A Cracker, A Crocodile, and A Cockroach

Kirk Demarais once wrote a book, Life of the Party: A Visual History of the S.S. Adams Company, that is now hard to obtain. But dig if you can because it’s filled with hilarious memories of the mischievous monkey business kids got up to with gags manufactured by the S.S. Adams Company. While the book […]

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The Great Indian Magician, Imam

Imam was one of the few practitioners of Fakir magic in the United States. This is just one example of his ability to fuse drama with comedy, and make you uncomfortable in the process.

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Short Change Artist Scams Walmart Cashiers

Posted on Facebook by the police in the city of Seguin, Texas, it appears that someone with sleight of hand skills is short changing cashiers at Walmarts around the United States. The poster takes a wry approach, though I don’t know if David Blaine would appreciate the call out. Here’s their post: “Seguin Police Department […]

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Magic on the Streets of Old India

The Fakirs of old India sat crossed legged on a tattered mat, amid piles of cloth, and performed miracles: charming cobras, Indian cups and balls, the human volcano, producing sparrows from beneath a smallĀ  basket, lifting a heavy weight with the eyelids. These magicians learned their trade through an oral tradition that dates back hundreds […]

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