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
- Harry Houdini: The Man Who Inspired Superheroes - IGN
- Houdini's Columbia Connections | Columbia Magazine - Columbia Magazine
- 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: Photoshop Art
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
Leave a comment
In Memory of Houdini on the 90th Anniversary of His Death
By Tom Interval It’s been 90 years since Harry Houdini (1874–1926) died on Halloween, yet his name lives on—a testament to the genius behind his showmanship, originality, technical abilities, and knack for attaining publicity. Unhappy anniversary, Harry.
Posted in Anniversaries, Death, Halloween, Holidays, Photoshop Art
Tagged 1926, death, halloween, harry, holidays, houdini, memorial, memory, October 31
Leave a comment
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
Leave a comment
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
Leave a comment
Listen to Houdini’s Final Seance (1936)
By Tom Interval Long before Harry Houdini died on Halloween (89 years ago this Saturday), he and his wife, Bess, purportedly made a pact that the first to die would try to contact the survivor from “the great beyond,” as … Continue reading
Posted in Audio, Bess, Death, Halloween, Holidays, Multimedia, Photoshop Art, Seances, Videos
Tagged 1936, 1943, beatrice, bess, code, ed saint, edward saint, final seance, harry houdini, hollywood, hotel, houdini, houdini code, knickerbocker, knickerbocker hotel, los angeles, pact, seance
Leave a comment
NPR Story: Unpublished Houdini Straitjacket Photo
By Tom Interval This morning, NPR’s Pam Fessler interviewed a gentleman by the name of Chris Shweie, coauthor of The Voice of the City: Vaudeville and Popular Culture in New York and collector of all things vaudeville. Shweie said he recently … Continue reading
Posted in Buildings, Collecting, Ephemera, Escapes, Photoshop Art, Straitjacket
Tagged harry houdini, houdini, new york, straight jacket, straightjacket, strait jacket, straitjacket
2 Comments
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
Posted in Art, Mugs, Optical Illusions, Photoshop Art, Products
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
Leave a comment
Handcuff Invite Poster Digital Restoration
By Tom Interval John Cox of Wild About Harry today posted a beautiful Houdini poster that, to my knowledge, has never been published before. It’s from the New York Public Library Digital Collections. While some historians might cringe at the notion … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Collecting, Collections, Digital, Escapes, Handcuffs, New York Public Library, New York Public Library Digital Collections, Photoshop Art, Posters, Posters
Tagged after, animated, animation, art, artwork, before, before and after, comparison, digital, digital art, digital restoration, eclipsing sensation, harry houdini, houdini, new york public library, new york public library digital collections, nypl, poster, poster art, poster restoration, posters, restoration, restorations, series
6 Comments
Happy Egg Day!
Hope everyone had a great Easter! (Photoshopped image)
Posted in Holidays, Photoshop Art
Tagged art, easter, harry houdini, holidays, photoshop, photoshopped
Leave a comment
Happy Presidents’ Day
The real Houdini for President image. Happy Presidents’ Day from Houdington Washini. Tom Interval Copyright 2013 Tom Interval
Posted in Holidays, Photoshop Art
Tagged george washington, harry houdini, houdington washini, photoshop, photoshopped, president, presidents' day
Leave a comment
Houdini Museum 