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Showing posts with label magic history. Show all posts
Showing posts with label magic history. Show all posts
Saturday, December 28, 2019

Magic Detective Blog In the Top 20

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I was just looking over at Feedspot.com and found out that this blog is in the top 20 among all magic blogs. They first notified me a co...
Wednesday, November 21, 2018

Carnegie On French Houdini Documentary

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Back in May of 2018, I took part in a documentary segment about the time Houdini testified before Congress. This segment was for the Fren...
Wednesday, July 18, 2018

New Magic History Books You MUST Have

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The book above, The Secret History of Magic, just arrived in the mail yesterday.  This book is by Peter Lamont and Jim Steinmeyer. I wish...
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Thursday, June 14, 2018

Magic History Contest June-Follow Up

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We have a winner for the June Magic History Contest. The question was: "What magician had a nickname on the West Coast and a nickna...
Saturday, June 2, 2018

The Magic Detective Magic History Contest for June 2018

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We're back with another Magic History Contest! This one is fairly easy. At least easy for those who have been involved in magic for a...
Saturday, April 28, 2018

Magic History Lectures

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I have recently added flyers for my Magic History Lectures. I have two more to add, but have not yet finished the graphics. The two attac...
Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Magic History Contest for April

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UPDATE: So I've already got a winner, and there are scores of other entries that are correct. But as you can see below, I said, "...
Monday, April 16, 2018

The Nemca/Yankee Gathering Registration is Now OPEN!

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The registration is now open for the New England Magic Collectors Association Conference, known as The Yankee Gathering . I attended this...
Thursday, February 8, 2018

Book on Great Britain's Magic History, Coming Soon

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Looks like there is a new magic history book on the horizon. This is by Derek Tait. You might recall his name from his most recent work, ...
Wednesday, December 20, 2017

The Magic Detective Year in Review 2017

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2017 is almost finished. I'm going to take a few moments and feature the highlights from my blog and mention some other Magic Detecti...
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Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Only 2 Days Till TheMagicDetective Blog Returns!

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Coming in Just 2 Days, The Return of The Magic Detective Blog! I've written a number of articles that I've been saving. The first...
Sunday, August 28, 2016

The RETURN Of The Magic Detective!

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On September 1st, the Magic Detective RETURNS with new articles, new content, an updated look (ok, more historical look). It's been a...
Sunday, May 10, 2015

10 Legendary Magicians LINK

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This is a link to a very interesting article on 10 Legendary Magicians You've Probably Never Heard About . It's a strikingly good...
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Sunday, December 29, 2013

Victorian Magic - The Book

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I recently stumbled upon a book on eBay called ' Victorian Magic '. It's a hardbound book by Geoffrey Lamb published in 1976....
Thursday, October 3, 2013

Thank You For Visiting The Magic Detective!

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WELCOME & THANKS!!! My friend Adele alerted me earlier tonight that this blog was mentioned in an email from Stevens Magic . And sure...
Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Amazing Interview with David Copperfield

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David Copperfield is certainly an icon in the world of magic. In this interview he talks about his inspirations. He ...
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Thursday, July 18, 2013

Mike Caveney Reveals ALL In Two New Books!

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Mike Caveney* is a magical performer, talented comedian and one of the foremost scholars on magic history alive today. If you've ever...
Friday, May 3, 2013

New Edition of MAGIC 1400s-1950s by Taschen

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Remember that GIANT magic book that Taschen printed a couple years ago that cost $200? The book was so large, you had to have a special d...
Monday, October 22, 2012

Episode 4 Additional Information

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Deadly Punch??? Read comments at the end of article* Episode 4 continues the last days of Houdini. Oct 22, 1926, Houdini, his wife Bess...

Houdini - Whitehead, Episode 4

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Today marks the 86th Anniversary of the infamous 'punch' incident where Houdini was hit numerous times in the stomach by J. Gordon...
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