INTRO In this week's blog post we have our first guest post from Jorge Sanders, a cardists based in New York city. In this article, Jorge shares with us what it takes to create a flourish, specifically, a packet cut,...
Background The first ever computer game that I finished was a Pokemon Trading Card Game on the Gameboy Color. I was 11. It took me close to 2 months, I believe. I still remember to this day the happiness it brought...
I have been subscribed to The Marginalian, a weekly newsletter filled with meditations, good books and magical literature - brain pickings, as Maria Popova, the writer, used to call them, for about 5 years now. In one of her posts...
It's 2015. I am in Paris at the Magical Sleight Convention (the only one that was ever held) filming the magicians and atmosphere there. As I am panning my camera from left to right, one of the persons pulls their...
There's this video on Youtube where Christiano Ronaldo attempts to drink a cup of tea at a local cafe in Barcelona. The question the video proposes is, “Sips of Tea vs Photos taken" - what will be the ration? Head...
I picked up DelGaudio’s book “Amoralman” without knowing anything about him. The Amazon book reviews were so good and the synopsis promised real stories (I’m a sucker for auto-biographies) so I bought it without much thought. When I began reading...
Back in 2017 when I met Spanish magician Mario Lopez in Barcelona, I found out that once a year Dani DaOrtiz together with a bunch of other magicians gather up at a cabin in the woods for a week, where...
I recently listened to Elliot Terral's interview with David Williamson while riding my bicycle to and from work (it's a long ride to work, but worth it). David Williamson sits down with Elliott to discuss his humble beginnings in Ohio,...
Magicians face all sorts of challenges when performing magic. In a discussion with magician Jack Grady, he told me that back when he was doing kid's shows, one of the worst experiences he's ever had was having his balloon pump stolen...
