Wild About Harry- Houdini miniature figure by Marco Navas
- The Linguini Incident Director's Cut screening in San Fransisco
- Magic Collector Expo 2024 aboard the Queen Mary
- 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
- Carnegie Magic Detective
- Houdini Wore A Lot of Hats
- The RETURN of SLYDINI
- 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
- 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
- Why Dua Lipa References Harry Houdini on 'Radical Optimism' - Showbiz Cheat Sheet
- On this day in history, October 31, 1926, escape artist Harry Houdini shackled eternally by Grim Reaper - Fox News
- Harry Houdini: The Man Who Inspired Superheroes - IGN
- Don’t miss the Magic Show happening this Sunday! - PAHomePage.com
- Houdini's Columbia Connections | Columbia Magazine - Columbia Magazine
- Why Dua Lipa References Harry Houdini on ‘Radical Optimism’ - imdb
- Queen Esther and Harry Houdini — together at last - The Jewish Standard
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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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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 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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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
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Houdini Jack-o’-Lantern 2013
I carved this pumpkin earlier today, deciding to go with a profile shot so it’s a bit different from the previous two year’s jack-o’-lanterns. Hope you enjoy, and Happy Halloween week (a.k.a. National Magic Week)! Tom Interval
Posted in Art, Halloween, Holidays, Sculptures
Tagged art, face, harry houdini, houdini, jack-o-lantern, jackolantern, lantern, profile, pumpkins, sculpture
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Houdini Drawing
I just came across this pencil sketch of Houdini by yours truly. Copying a well-known photo, I drew it in my teens, probably as an assignment for art class. When time allows, I plan on producing some more work, and … Continue reading
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Tagged art, artwork, drawings, harry houdini, pencil, sketches, tom interval
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Happy Egg Day!
Hope everyone had a great Easter! (Photoshopped image)
Posted in Holidays, Photoshop Art
Tagged art, easter, harry houdini, holidays, photoshop, photoshopped
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Houdini Jack-o’-Lantern 2012
Created this Houdini jack-o’-lantern tonight (a little different from last year’s j-o-l). Happy Halloween week, everyone! Tom Interval
Posted in Art, General, Halloween, Holidays, Sculptures
Tagged art, halloween, harry houdini, holidays, houdini, jack-o-lantern, jackolantern, pumpkin, sculpture
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Houdini Museum 