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Monday, June 16, 2025

Big Houdini news 100 years ago today

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If you were a Houdini fan 100 years ago, you would have woken up to some big news this morning, as reported in The New York Daily News . New...
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Sunday, June 15, 2025

Breaking news!

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Word is Robin Fox beat my challenge to recreate the infamous Houdini-Hodgson challenge at yesterday's UKEA convention at Shrewsbury Pr...
Saturday, June 14, 2025

VIDEO: Weird & Crazy Tales From The 1920s

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One of my favorite YouTube channels is The1920sChannel . Founded in 2013, there are a wealth of videos related to the 1920s, and several rel...
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Friday, June 13, 2025

Jen Silverman's "Untitled Houdini Project" reading in Portland

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On Thursday, June 26, there will be a workshop reading of "Untitled Houdini Project" by Jen Silverman as part of the 2025 Profile...
Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Houdini and E. Patrick Talon, son of Philippe

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Recently, the New York Public Library shared artifacts from their upcoming exhibition, "Mystery and Wonder: A Legacy of Golden Age Magi...
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Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Among the Gods

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Here's another photo re-share from my 2013 series of unpublished images provided by our good friend John Hinson. This shot shows Houdini...
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Monday, June 9, 2025

Houdini art fanzine from 1980

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Here's an eBay oddity that caught my attention. This is a 1980 fanzine produced in Bristol, England, called HOUDINI. It's not a maga...
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Saturday, June 7, 2025

New York Magic Conference to aid Houdini grave restoration

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The next New York Magic Conference takes place on Saturday, June 14, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The focus will be close-up magic, and 100...
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Thursday, June 5, 2025

Houdini treasures at NYPL exhibition preview

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Our good friend Charles Greene III attended an exclusive preview of an upcoming magic exhibition at the New York Public Library for the Per...
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Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Deconstructing Houdini '53: Pagoda Torture Cell

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TONY CURTIS!  Let's celebrate what would have been Tony's 100th by continuing our scene-by-scene dissection of Houdi...
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Monday, June 2, 2025

The Vanishing Elephant will appear in Oxford

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The Vanishing Elephant will run at the Oxford Playhouse in Oxford, England, from June 11 to June 14. The play is produced by Northern Iris...
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Sunday, June 1, 2025

ESCAPE to Patreon

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If you've been considering joining my Patreon , today would be a great day to do so. I'm offering 20% off your first month with the ...
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