Bar or restaurant magic is commonly associated with Chicago. In the 20th century, a number of magicians, including Matt Schulien, helped make it what it is today. Walking around Chicago in the 1940s, ...

A new book looks at how rituals, charms and curses are central to the identity of America’s pastime It’s a Chicago legend, nurtured like a hot dog with everything except ketchup. During the 1945 World ...

The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, located at Lincoln Center, has announced a new exhibition highlighting the history of magic performance. The exhibition, Mystery and Wonder: A ...

The word "magic" derives from the Latin, the Greek, the Old Persian, and, ultimately, the Proto-Indo-European magh, "to help, to be able, to be powerful," from which also derive the words "almighty," ...