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Magic Video Tutorials
By Tom Interval I’m working on some semi-informal video tutorials by request. This one is 9 minutes and covers how to fan a deck of cards using a basic, very old method called the thumb fan: Advertisements
The Secret to All Magic
This manipulated image symbolizes the true secret to literally all magic tricks and illusions. (Revision of The Great Lyle poster, copyright 2013 Tom Interval)
Harry Blackstone Jr. Born 79 Years Ago Today
By Tom Interval You’d think only one entertainer at a time could bill himself as “America’s foremost magician,” but that didn’t seem to phase some early to mid 20th-century performers, such as Ralph Richards, Antone Zamloch, Bob Haskell, McDonald Birch, and … Continue reading
Blackstone’s Commercial Sleight of Chin
By Tom Interval A birdcage disappears from the hands of The Great Blackstone without a trace. An illuminated light bulb defies gravity without any visible means of support. Facial hair effortlessly falls from the deadly blades of a Gillette razor. … Continue reading
Artist Pete Fecteau Turns my Houdini Optical Illusion into a Mosaic for National Geographic Channel’s Brain Games
By Tom Interval Have you heard of Brain Games? It’s an excellent, semi-new show that airs on Monday nights at 9 p.m. ET/PT on The National Geographic Channel. Already into its second season, the show, hosted by Jason Silva, is … Continue reading
Harry Houdini Optical Illusion
By Tom Interval I hope you enjoy the following optical illusion, inspired by an illusion I saw on the Mighty Optical Illusions website, which also shared this one on its site and Facebook page. For the full effect, click on … Continue reading
Updates on Houdin E-book
By Tom Interval Here are a few updates regarding my e-book, Harry Houdin: “The Great Polynational Mimic”: Radio Interview: Jim Mora, host of Radio New Zealand National’s “Afternoons,” interviewed me back in November about Houdin and my e-book about him. You … Continue reading
