WILD ABOUT HARRY

Here are a few curiosities from the S an Francisco Chronicle that I recently stumbled on. First is an ad for a television showing of Houdin...

Last night I enjoyed seeing The Living Daylights in Culver City as part of a series of classic James Bond film screenings co-organized by o...

Here's something different to end the week. This is me NOT talking about Houdini! That's because I was a guest on the To Live and Le...

Some of you may know that James Bond is another passion ( and blog ) of mine. But 007 and Houdini rarely intersect. Until now! On June 15, t...

In the first season of Jodie Whittaker's Doctor Who , the Doctor name-checked Houdini, saying how she once spent a "wet weekend...

Sad news today. One of the true giants of the magic world, Ricky Jay, has passed away. He died yesterday at his home in Los Angeles of natur...

Continuing my issue by issue look back at the Mystifier , the newsletter of the Houdini Historical Center that ran from 1991-2003. ...

Today marks the 95th anniversary of the release of Houdini's final feature film, Haldane of the Secret Service . Even though Houdini ...

Continuing my look back at the Mystifier , the newsletter of the Houdini Historical Center that ran from 1991-2003. The First Quarter...

I'm not a supporter of the whole "Houdini was a spy" whatnot, but I am a big fan of James Bond (in fact, I have another blog d...