International escape artist Curtis Lovell II invites you to witness him strapped into a straitjacket and lifted 170 feet into the air — as the rope is set on fire. When Lovell frees himself, he immediately will be lowered, handcuffed and sealed into a box of water — secured with Master locks.
Through wind, fire and water in his performance of “Hang-Man,” Lovell must face [...]
The Cleveland Plain Dealer gives tremendous space to favorite son, Joshua Jay.
The interview is a great read and gives an insight into Mr. Jay’s creative background and passion for magic.
He credits his study abroad whilst at Ohio State for helping him to see, think and develop magic to be seen and thought about in a [...]
You can call us “moronic,” “unethical,” “psycho,” or “scum-bag-esque” but we admit we love to be verbally abused — especially in writing.
But that’s not the reason we loved — absolutely and in all connotations of the word — Penn Jillette’s How to Cheat Your Friends at Poker.
The book is based on material putatively provided by [...]
Contributing Editor Barry Gibbs kindly granted Inside Magic permission to publish his memorial for Mike Ellis, who passed away on October 2, 2008. Mr. Ellis was certainly an influence on our love for Magic and perhaps yours. He will truly be missed.
I was saddened today to discover that Mike had passed away, yet happy to [...]
Jeff McBride’s wildly successful show at the Palace Station Casino in Las Vegas will come to an end this month.
If you have not already made plans to see Mr. McBride, you have until November 22nd.
The award-winning performer will be working corporate and international gigs immediately after the Palace Station engagement. He is currently mulling several [...]