🎙️ 1. Darwin Ortiz RIP

The great magician and card mechanic Darwin Ortiz has recently passed away. May he rest in peace. He has forever changed the world of card magic.

Craig Petty put together a beautiful video to commemorate some of Darwin Ortiz's great effects. You can check that out here. And Nash Fung has also recorded a video in his memory.

The Genii Magazine has also opened a discussion about this on their forum and many people have commented with their own stories of Darwin. It's a great thread to go through.

🎮 2. Priest, magician and missionary

In Kenya, where Fr. Toño lives today, he is invited to celebrate Masses with children. Afterwards, children and adults alike enjoy a small magic show.

An amazing article about Mexican priest Jose Antonio who is also a magician who performs magic in his priest attire! It was a surprise to hear how he actually started performing in his priest clothes.

Note: From this article I also found out when Magician's Day is held worldwide. Ha!

Read more about this fascinating priest

🃏 3. 52 Peak Club : Story submitted by Dustin Marks

A hiking club where you receive a playing card each time you hike up a mountain near Las Vegas, Nevada.

Each mountain corresponds to one single card. The goal is to get a full deck of playing cards!

What a great idea to get people into collecting cards (or to get card folks out of the house!)

Look at the club!

📚 4. DISCOVER: Kuda Bux

The magician who reportedly inspired Roald Dahl's 1977 short tale, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, which has now been adapted into an eponymously-titled film by Wes Anderson

A magician famous for walking on fire, reading blindfolded (and passing many tests) and being able to see thorough brick walls.

Read more about this amazing magician

🃏 5. The Penn and Teller Conundrum

A well put together short commentary about the careers of Penn and Teller.

I really hope Jack Rhodes makes more short-documentaries like this one, because they are truly worth their minutes in gold.

If you're a fan of the duo and have 15 minutes to spare, definitely give this a watch.

Watch the video

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