Matthias Buchinger was born on June 2, 1674... without arms or legs! While this deformity seemed to foretell a difficult life, Matthias turned out to be an incredible artist, with [...].
A brief history of flap cards
In the category of gimmicks, flaps have undoubtedly made a major contribution, enabling the realization of new effects impossible with simple manipulations. However, this idea of trickery is not (by any [...]
Blackpool 2024 returns!
THE annual world convention where sleeping is a thing of the past! Here we take a look back at the Blackpool Magic Convention 2024, which lived up to its reputation. Imagine taking [...]
A magic theater in the 19th century!
On July 27, 1856, Bénita Anguinet opened her magic theater at the Pré Catelan in Paris. Some twenty meters long and seven and a half meters wide, the [...]
Saint Jean Bosco: patron saint of conjurers
January 31 is the feast day of Saint John Bosco, the patron saint of magicians! Magician Treborix (1894-1982) was responsible for the request to perform religious [...].
The oldest written book on magic
The year was 1584. That year, a book with a surprising name appeared in Lyon: La première partie des subtiles et plaisantes inventions. Virtually nothing is known [...].
Why is being a magician a curse?
Magic, the art of dreaming par excellence. I'm sure we've all taken up magic to try and get as close as possible to that mystery which at first seemed impenetrable. [...]
207 years ago, a performing dog arrived in France!
"In January 1817, Sr Castelli d'Orino, Milanese, brought to Paris, a Dog whose extraordinary talents are the general admiration." This is how Munito, the learned dog, is announced [...].
Use science to guess the card a spectator is thinking of!
At one time or another, we've all thought about which cards are the most thought-about, the cards that will first come to mind for most spectators. If [...]
Summary of a magical 2023!
With the end of the year just around the corner (wrapped up in the appropriate scarf!), it's time for us to take a look back at 2023, which was a year of [...].
