Wild About Harry- Restoring Hardeen
- Dean Carnegie looks at the enigmatic Edward Saint
- Off to the Magic Collector Expo
- Is the Margery Box still out there?
- Searching for Houdini in Columbus, Texas
- A Magician Among the Spirits turns 100
- Houdini Unbound by Alan Attwood
- The Houdini movie book we've been waiting for
- Houdini in the April The Linking Ring
- Saga of S.S. Imperator
- Carnegie Magic Detective
- Dr Edward Saint The Houdini Archivist & More
- The Magic Detective Podcast Breaks the 50,000 Mark
- The Baker Challenge Belt
- Happy Birthday Joseph Dunninger!!!
- Houdini Playing Cards For Sale
- The Next Podcast Will Be on Dr. Sesrad Meyers. Who???
- Doug Henning Styled Shoes - For Kids
- Majinga Is Gone But Not Forgotten
- Exposing Magic!
- February is Over And the Moon Is Still Here: David Copperfield Update!
- New York Times
- The Real Lives of Early 20th-Century Celebrities, as Depicted in ‘Ragtime’
- When Harry Met Harry
- A Mysterious Autograph Hound’s Book Is Up for Auction
- Overlooked No More: Rose Mackenberg, Houdini’s Secret ‘Ghost-Buster’
- He’s a Young Black Magician. People Ask: ‘Are You the New Houdini?’
- Part of a Magic Act
- Tony Oursler’s Paranormal Possessions
- The Musical ‘Houdini’ Travels a Bumpy Path
- A Box of Tricks, Studio Size
- ‘Houdini,’ With Adrien Brody, on the History Channel
- Google News
- Harry Houdini at 150: A look at the master magician's Jewish roots - The Jerusalem Post
- Who Killed Harry Houdini? - Theories About His Mysterious Death - Popular Mechanics
- Harry Houdini's 150th birthday magic and history on display in Appleton - Fox11online.com
- On this day in history, October 31, 1926, escape artist Harry Houdini shackled eternally by Grim Reaper - Fox News
- Why Dua Lipa References Harry Houdini on 'Radical Optimism' - Showbiz Cheat Sheet
- Why Dua Lipa References Harry Houdini on ‘Radical Optimism’ - imdb
- Houdini's Columbia Connections | Columbia Magazine - Columbia Magazine
- Harry Houdini: The Man Who Inspired Superheroes - IGN
- Today's Jewish Birthday: Harry Houdini - San Diego Jewish World
- Was Harry Houdini Really Killed By A Punch To The Stomach? - All That's Interesting
Category Archives: Art
Blogcast #7: Dynamite Magazine Harry Houdini Punch-Out
By Tom Interval Dynamite magazine, issue #79, December 1980, features an article about Harry Houdini titled “HOUDINI: The Magic Man Who Knew Whodunit!” As part of that theme, the mag includes a companion two-piece punch-out that, when constructed, becomes a mechanical toy showing … Continue reading
Posted in animation, Art, Chains, Collecting, Drawings, Dynamite, Ephemera, Escapes, Handcuffs, Literature, Multimedia, Optical Illusions, Patreon, Periodicals, Videos
Tagged 1980s, cardboard, cool stuff, cut-outs, cutouts, dyn-o-mite, Dynamite, escape artists, games, harry houdini, houdini, jimmie walker, magazines, magicians, optical illusions, Periodicals, punch-outs, punchouts, puzzles, toys
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Blogcast #6: Houdini Optical Illusion on National Geographic Brain Games
By Tom Interval In 2013, National Geographic’s Brain Games commissioned artist Pete Fecteau to create a Rubik’s Cube mosaic of the Houdini two-face optical illusion I made that year. I wrote about it at the time, and that’s the subject of today’s blogcast. Hope you … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Audio, Mosaics, Multimedia, Optical Illusions, Patreon, Photoshop, Photoshop Art, Podcasts, Sculptures, Videos
Tagged ambiguous, art, artists, bistable, brain games, harry houdini, houdini, illusions, magicians, mosaic, multistable, national geographic, new york, new york city, newyork, newyorkcity, nyc, optical, optical illusions, perception, pete fecteau, peter fecteau, rubiks cubes, sculptures, shows, television, tom interval, tv, two-face illusions
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Houdini Jack-o’-Lantern 2017
By Tom Interval Last year I skipped my annual ritual of carving a Houdini jack-o’-lantern, but on this day—the eve of Halloween and of Houdini’s 91st death anniversary—I’m pleased to share a few photos of the one I made this … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Art, Death, Halloween, Holidays, Sculptures
Tagged art, carvings, eve, halloween, harry houdini, houdini, jack-o-lanterns, pumpkins
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Dynamite Houdini Punch-Out
By Tom Interval I recently dug up a 1980 Dynamite article about Harry Houdini that includes a full-color punch-out of the master mystifier escaping from chains. To read more and to see an animated version of the punch-out, check out the … Continue reading
Posted in animation, Art, Chains, Drawings, Dynamite, Literature, Paintings
Tagged animation, art, article, artwork, chained, drawing, Dynamite, escape, harry houdini, houdini, illustration, literature, magazine, painting, Periodicals, punch-out
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Houdini Then and Now
By Tom Interval We all have our time machines, don’t we? Those that take us back are memories, and those that carry us forward are dreams. – Über-Morlock, The Time Machine (2002) It’s about time. Literally and figuratively. You see, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Buildings, Locations, Paintings
Tagged e wabash st, google, google maps, google street view, grand opera house, harry houdini, history, history pin, historypin, houdini, houdini then and now, in, indiana, indianapolis, maps, n pennsylvania st, pearson's piano, pearson's piano house, pluto spring, the famous pluto spring, then and now, vaudeville
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Holiday Wishes
By Tom Interval Best wishes to you and your loved ones this holiday season.
Posted in Art, Christmas, Holidays, Photoshop, Photoshop Art
Tagged christmas, harry houdini, holidays, houdini, new year
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Happy Thanksgiving from Young Houdini
I hope everyone has a happy and safe Thanksgiving. Tom Interval, Interval Magic, Houdini Museum Note: The image above is Photoshopped, which should be pretty obvious to graphic designers and Houdini enthusiasts.
Posted in Holidays, Photoshop, Photoshop Art, Thanksgiving
Tagged art, harry houdini, holidays, houdini, manipulation, photo, photoshop, thanksgiving, turkey, young houdini
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Houdini Room at Copperfield’s Musha Cay
By Tom Interval I was browsing YouTube tonight and came across a promotional video for Musha Cay, an island in the southern Bahamas owned by illusionist David Copperfield. During the video, I was surprised and pleased to see that one of the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Bust, Collecting, Collections, David Copperfield, Ephemera, Handcuffs, Museums, Physical, Playbills, Posters, Posters, Scrapbooks, Sculptures, Water Torture Cell
Tagged bahamas, billiards, bust, collectibles, david copperfield, harry houdini, houdini, houdini memorabilia, houdiniana, islands, musha cay, posters, table, usd, vacations, water torture cell
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Houdini Jack-o’-Lantern 2015
I just finished carving this year’s Houdini jack-o’-lantern—one of my favorite annual traditions. Hope you enjoy and have a fantastic Halloween! You can watch a seven-second video of it on the Houdini Museum YouTube channel or below (embedded).
Posted in Art, Halloween, Holidays, Sculptures
Tagged art, halloween, harry houdini, holidays, houdini, jack-o-lantern, jackolantern, pumpkin, pumpkin art, pumpkin sculpture, sculpture
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Houdini Illusion Color-Changing Mug
By Tom Interval Okay, so you have to check out this mug—one of the coolest out there (see the 1 min. 49 sec. embedded video below). Yes, I’m a bit biased since I’m the one offering it on the Interval Magic CafePress Store. However, I … Continue reading
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Tagged color-changing, color-changing mug, color-changing mugs, gift, gifts, harry houdini, houdini, houdini gifts, houdini mug, houdini mugs, illusion, illusions, interval magic, magic gifts, mug, mugs, optical illusion, optical illusions, products, tom interval, two-face illusion
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