Pick a card ... any card! One of the first decks of cards ever used by Harry Houdini sold for $43,410 Sunday night at Goldin Auctions. The cards were passed to Houdini's wife, Bess, after his death in ...

In 1899, the world-famous escape artist Harry Houdini issued a bold challenge, claiming that no magic trick could fool him if he watched it three times. Many magicians tried and failed, until one ...

As the title indicates, the focus of History’s Labor Day miniseries Houdini is legendary magician Harry Houdini, including revelations about the secrets behind some of his best-known performances.

I was a magic geek when I was growing up. I couldn't do the tricks - both patience and manual dexterity are required - but I could purchase cheap paraphernalia from magic stores with which I failed to ...

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