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Cover Story 3 By Alan Howard For this 25th Anniversary issue, we look at some of the memorable MAGIC covers from the past five years. Whispering Bill Anderson and the Magic of Entertainment By Norman Beck Whispering Bill is a man who understands the metaphorical magic of...

After twenty-five years and 300 issues, Stan Allen has decided to retire MAGIC Magazine - but not without publishing one more issue. Issue #301 has been released. At 164 pages, it's more of a double issue featuring all of the current contributors, plus many of the iconic contributors...

Héctor Mancha - This Year, The Work Paid Off  By Jaq Greenspon He's a Spanish close-up magician who does a pickpocket act. So how did Héctor Mancha win the top prize in Manipulation and the Grand Prix at FISM this year? By inventing new techniques for working with cards and bills. ...

Friends Remembered Tom Mullica: No Man is a Failure Who Has Friends By Rory Johnston  Tom Mullica's tragic death in February cut short a return to magic by a legendary comedian and sleight-of-hand artist. Irene Larsen: Heart and Soul of Magic By Friends and...

Martin Lewis, Maker of Magic  By Rory Johnston Even though his father was a well-known magician, Martin Lewis had no interest in conjuring until he turned 21. Since then, he has had a varied career in magic, from close-up to stage, from Las Vegas to the oceans of the world, and...

Richard Wiseman - Experimental  By David Britland He's the man behind the magic show without a magician. Richard Wiseman is a psychologist, best-selling author, magician, and noted television and YouTube personality - and he combines these careers in fascinating, entertaining ways. ...

A Momentous Moment of Momentous Moments  By Rory Johnston As Pierric stood backstage before his FISM-winning close-up act, much of his life flashed before him. And the Winner Is... (In Record Time) By Stan Allen The 48th Annual Academy of Magical Arts Awards Show honored and...

Mat Franco: Reinventing Ordinary  By Rory Johnston He seems like an average guy - although "average" might not apply to a 27-year-old magician who won America's Got Talent last year and is now starring in his own two-hour network TV special, as well as his own big-budget show on the Las Vegas...

Ben Seidman: And the Winner Is  By Rory Johnston From touring with his comedy magic and pickpocketing, to consulting and performing on high-profile television shows, to being named Princess Cruise Lines Entertainer of the Year, Ben Seidman has been quite busy. Yet he may only be...

Asparagus Valley Cultural Society  By Nicky Ramos-Beban and David Cox Forty years ago, a team was formed from a magician, a juggler, and a musician. Teller, Penn Jillette, and Wier Chrisemer joined together to become the Asparagus Valley Cultural Society. Four years later, the disparate trio...

Disneyland's Main Street Magic: The Magic Inside the Kingdom  By Kari Hendler When Walt Disney opened his first theme park in 1955, he made sure to have a magic shop there from the very beginning. Two years later, a second shop opened, and Main Street Magic has provided the stuff that dreams...

The Magic of the Ed Sullivan Show  By Alan Howard The most influential, star-making variety show of its time, maybe ever, lives on in magic history. John Moehring: All About TESS By Alan Howard Fifty years ago, John Moehring performed on Ed Sullivan, a show that shaped his career....

Paul Daniels: Audiences Liked Him... A Lot!  By Alan Howard More than just a magician and comedian, Paul Daniels was an icon in British entertainment, leaving behind him a legacy of wonderment and laughter. Can Magic by Declared an Art? By Jaq Greenspon With the introduction of HR...

Mark Haslam: A Class Act  By Gordon Bean Presenting magic that is both effective and entertaining, Mark Haslam is not just a magician you will likely hear more about in the near future, he has already been a busy international act and a favorite among other famous magicians for...

Jon Armstrong: Taking Charge in Life and On Set  By Chris Philpott More than just the man behind the Tiny Plunger, Jon Armstrong has long been a successful magician. Yet he found a new outlook for his performing work when he seriously started directing other magicians' acts and made some...

The Saint of Sin City By Max Maven Fifteen years ago, The Mac King Comedy Magic Show took up residence at Harrah's casino in Las Vegas. At the time, no one knew this was the start of one the longest-running magic shows in town, or that Mac would become nearly as well known for his offstage...

David Stone: Perfection is the Minimum  By Jaq Greenspon French magician, actor, and lecturer David Stone is known for his clever, comic, creative close-up, yet he remains uncomfortable with praise for anything less than the perfection he strives for. Some Moves,...

Stories in MAGIC this month: The Illusionarium By Rory Johnston & Stan Allen Norwegian Cruise Lines' newest ship, the Getaway, features magic's newest showplace: The Illusionarium. Working with Jeff Hobson, NCL created an otherworldly multimillion-dollar venue where "the...

Blake Vogt: Coming to Light  By Jamie D. Grant People scoffed when Blake Vogt said he wanted to design illusions for Las Vegas magicians. Yet, a few years later, he was doing just that, and he has now consulted for many of the biggest names in magic, in addition to keeping up his own...

CONTENTS: Xavier Mortimer: Young Master By Rory Johnston He's a magician, musician, juggler, dancer, mime, and more. Currently appearing with Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas, French entertainer Xavier Mortimer is a "Jacques of all trades," and he's always working on more. ...

An Amazing Conversation with Johnathan By Stan Allen When The Amazing Johnathan announced he was retiring and had a year to live, it was not the kind of shock he was used to delivering to an audience. Stan Allen sat down with "The Madman of Comedy and Magic" to talk about Johnathan's life,...

TV Magic in Reality By Alan Howard In the last quarter of the 20th century, the arrival of a magic special on television was not a common occurrence. Most were annual events, with few other magic shows to be seen nationally on a regular basis. Now there are a lot more networks and there's a...

MAGIC is the premiere periodical in our industry: beautiful, glossy pages of feature articles and some of the finest, cutting-edge tricks in the industry. Joshua obtained extra copies of his cover issue (November 2008), which includes a one-man issue of his popular Talk About Tricks column. He...

The Journey of Yu Ho-Jin  By Gregory Bracco Yu Ho-Jin's road to becoming the 2012 FISM Grand Prix champion has been paved with dedication and countless hours of practice. This South Korean's act is already a modern classic - and he is still just 21 years old. Joanie Spina: 1953...

Each month, readers receive an average of 116 pages filled with: FEATURE STORIES that cover a complete spectrum of the art, from profiles of the famous to the obscure, from historical retrospectives to predictions of the future, plus reports on some of the best (and worst) shows you'll...