magic castle The Magic Castle's 1990 television special Jason Weisberger

magic castle Magic Castle co-founder Irene Larsen, 1936-2016 Jason Weisberger

art Art in the age of artifice Ferdinando Buscema

tabloids The Queen’s worst nightmare, Prince Andrew jailed, and Royal cosmetic surgery exposed in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

magic Footage of Houdini preparing for a straight jacket escape Jason Weisberger

science fiction Exclusive excerpt of Rudy Rucker's new novel: Million Mile Road Trip Mark Frauenfelder

soup and plantations LA Magazine wrote an entire article on how cool Souplantation is Jason Weisberger

experience economies The College of Extraordinary Experiences transforms you in the most mind-blowing way Ferdinando Buscema

Business Disney theme parks have a serious problem with cremain-scattering Cory Doctorow

roleplaying games What's new in the world of tabletop gaming? (Early August Edition) Gareth Branwyn

Science Why you might see flying boats David Pescovitz

happy mutants Hamster Princess: charming, funny, subversive middle-grades illustrated fantasy about a totally ass-kicking hamster princess Cory Doctorow

Dungeons & Dragons Gift Guide for Tabletop Gamers 2017 Gareth Branwyn

card tricks Short film about an incredible 19-year-old card magician, Franco Pascali Mark Frauenfelder

novels Interview with Ken Follet about forthcoming 3rd book in Kingsbridge series: A Column of Fire Mark Frauenfelder

books Down Among the Sticks and Bones: return to the world of Every Heart a Doorway, where gender and peril collide Cory Doctorow

magic Magic Mondays in Santa Monica Jason Weisberger

music Vinyl reissue of David Bowie and Trevor Jones's Labyrinth soundtrack David Pescovitz

obits Mandy Johnson, 1953-2015 Rob Beschizza

New Magic Club in LA! Richard Kaufman