Why start simple: Beginner tricks like coin vanishes or floating pencils help you build confidence while learning the basics of misdirection and performance. Core magician skill: Sleight of hand is ...

Growing up in Seaford, Josh Kurzban remembers being enthralled by a magician at a friend’s birthday party when he was five. The magician, dressed in a tuxedo, performed various tricks, including some ...

CHICAGO — In an unassuming red brick building situated on the corner of North Wolcott and West Lawrence Avenues in Chicago’s Ravenswood neighborhood is Magic, Inc., the oldest magic shop in North ...

You don’t need a stage or years of training to impress people with magic. From vanishing coins to levitating pencils, ...