Tag: Conjuring Arts

Cool Hunting Video: A Tour Of New York City’s Rarities

From a hidden luxury bar to the secrets of the hidden magic library, we explore some of NYC's most unique locations

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When thinking about our video series inspired by The Macallan Rare Cask, we started speaking about some other rare treasures that we love, many of them in our hometown of NYC. For our final video in the series we visited a number of special spots, each with their own unique qualities. From the Rarities at the New York Palace Hotel to the mystery of the …

Conjuring Arts Playing Cards

Historic skulls adorn a custom card set from the elusive center for magic

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We visited Bill Kalush last year and learned about the Conjuring Arts Research Center—his hidden library of rare texts and artifacts related to the history of magic. The center is also a community hub for the occult, publishing the biannual scholarly journal Gibecière and running the Hocus Pocus magic program for children in hospitals. As it happens, they also make playing cards. Through a special …