Blind magician Justin Sight came to the city with one vision in mind — to show New Yorkers a little magic on their commutes.
Sight, who is 25 and legally blind, has spent the past few years on subway platforms, performing awe-inspiring tricks with cards and coins.
“I don’t focus on grand illusions. I like to work close up,” said Sight, who lives in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. “It is about illuminating anything that looks suspicious and weird.”
Now, Sight, whose real name is Adam Jaslikowski, is attracting serious attention. He has performed his magic tricks on ESPN and has been hired to performer at corporate parties for Tumblr and Gawker employees. Read more
Women are taking a leading role in magic which could soon see men ‘dressed in Spandex’ and being sawn in half after nearly a century of being excluded.
The Magic Circle was founded as a gentleman’s club in 1905 but women were not allowed to join until 1991.
But after such a long time being excluded, the club’s president Scott Penrose now thinks that women could become better magicians than men.
In an interview with The Independent, he said that the tide is turning on the male-dominated art, and that women’s bodies may even be better suited to certain tricks. Read more and watch the videos at:
A new issue of the Magic Roadshow – Journal of Magic just published online. If you aren’t a subscriber, it’s OK.. you can read it anyway. In this issue you’ll find…
-I hope you guys are ready for some serious magic. If you don’t know how to perform a workable second deal, you will by this time next month, thanks to Paul Lelekis. Plus, Paul is going to teach you a very cool effect using your new second deal..
-Nate Ipock’s rendition of Henry Christ’s trick, ‘Stop When Ready’ will give you a very serviceable ACAAN you can perform impromptu.
-Eliyahu Wincelberg and I agreed to a series of articles on Proposing with Magic. This is the first of several really intriguing tricks to win her heart.. with magic.
-Paul Daniels will inform and entertain for a solid hour in a podcast hosted by Luis de Matos. You definitely don’t want to miss this!
-Jay Sankey will teach you the difference between being a professional and an amateur via a slick card trick. Plus.. I found a very good Ambitious Card Trick Variation Tutorial where a signed card rises to the top of a rubber band encased deck..
-Michael Boden will teach you a little bit of everything.. seriously. I’ve run across 50+ video tutorials from Michael you’ll love..
-Michael Ammar will teach you a special ‘sleeve aces’ trick
-FernandoP1 will teach you a very delightful sleight. Plus, a classic torn and restored thread routine.
-Teller will give you his thoughts on Revealing Magic
-Jim Canaday and myself will offer our opinions on a couple of commercial effects.
-Do You Know How to Convert an iPhone into a Hologram Projector? Watch this video and learn a really simple method.
-Plus, you’ll be privvy to a special offer , courtesy of Trickshop, that will keep you engrossed in magic for a solid month. And remember, aside from my special Trickshop offer, everything is au gratis.
Las Vegas – Mat Franco is the first and only magician to win NBC’s “America’s Got Talent,” and now he’s following in the footsteps of ventriloquist and Season 2 “AGT” winner Terry Fator with his own Las Vegas Strip residency. On Wednesday night, Mat begins previews at the Linq Hotel Showroom ahead of his grand opening set for Aug. 21. Mat takes the stage with a fresh, fun and feel-good twist on magic that defies expectations. In a full-scale production built on brand-new, never-before-seen material, Mat promises to deliver his most spectacular performances yet — but will still keep his love of getting up close with the crowd, which is the heart of every show and what he demonstrated to “AGT” judges. Read more..
