Ian Frisch

Ian Frisch is the author of Magic Is Dead: My Journey Into the World Most Secretive Society of Magicians. He has written for The New Yorker, The New York Times, the Washington Post Magazine, Playboy, Longreads, and Vice. He was shortlisted for the 2016 Associated Press Sports Editors Explanatory Award. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

EXCERPT

How a Sorcerer's Apprentice Fooled a Professional Magician

In ‘Magic Is Dead,’ Ian Frisch introduces readers to the52, a secret society of cutting-edge young magicians. In the following excerpt, he turns the tables on one of his subjects.

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HIGH ART

How to Sell a (Stolen) Banksy

<p>The documentary <i>How to Sell a Banksy</i> chronicles one man’s journey to move a Banksy artwork he nicked off the streets of London. </p>

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CHAINS AND WHIPS EXCITE ME

Inside a Legendary BDSM Chateau

After a turkey-meatloaf dinner, they went down to the dungeon and she undressed, tied her hair up, put on a cat mask and leather collar, and assumed slave position on her knees.

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