INSIGHTS
Straight answers about mentalism, mind reading and booking entertainment that actually lands, written by Phoenix.
Most people compare titles and prices. Here is what actually decides whether the night works.
They both work a room. The skills behind it are not remotely the same.
No cape, no crystal ball. What the job actually involves.
Which format suits which room, and what to ask before you book.
How to pick well, and how to spot an entertainer who invented their own award.
Most of what you have been told about liars is wrong. Here is what holds up.
How much of Patrick Jane is real? More than you would think, and less than you would hope.
From 1572, through the seance boom, to prime-time television.
I nearly turned it down. It became one of the best jobs of my life.