Lord of Illusions

Thanks to the spiffily redesigned BoingBoing for its link to the Smithsonian profile of magician and author Ricky Jay, whose own website includes "Secrets of the Magus," another profile written several years ago by Mark Singer for The New Yorker. Don't forget to visit the archives of his radio show, as Jay has one of the best speaking styles in show biz, in this blogger's opinion.