by Ricky Smith | May 12, 2011 | Magic News
We are very pleased to offer a few copies of a very elegant publication of De viribus quantitatis for sale on our website. This important treatise represents what could be the first book largely devoted to magic and one of the very first places to describe card...
by Ricky Smith | Sep 11, 2010 | Gibecière
Gibecière Vol. 5, No. 2 For our spectacular tenth issue, we hear from a familiar voice, welcome a celebrated new contributor, and unearth a centuries-old manuscript that turns the entire timeline of magic history on its ear. First, Barry Wiley chronicles the...
by Ricky Smith | Apr 14, 2010 | Curious and New
A 3 year old girl walks across a tightrope stretched over an enclosure containing six Siberian tigers. When asked if she likes tightrope walking, she said, “Yes, because I started at a very young age”. Rumor has it that next year they will be featuring a 4...
by Conjuring Arts | Jan 19, 2010 | Articles
The following article, written by Mike Caveney, first appeared in the Conjuring Arts Bulletin: Vol.1, No.2 My wife, Tina Lenert, and I were recently invited to perform at a magic festival in Badalona, Spain, a suburb of Barcelona. It was not a magic convention, but...