Most people know that Harry Houdini was a famous magician. Many people also know that Houdini devoted much of his life to debunking fake mediums during a time when Spiritualism had widespread acceptance. But did you know that Houdini’s chief investigator was a woman named Rosa Mackenberg? I did not, but thanks to a Skeptoid podcast episode I do now! Mackenberg began her career working as a private detective at a detective agency in New … Continue reading Kickass Women in History: Rosa Mackenberg →
Earlier on Smart Bitches I reviewed Houdini and Doyle, a new TV series in which Harry Houdini and Arthur Conan Doyle team up to solve mysteries. The series was pretty meh, but you can get a great Houdini and Doyle fix from the non-fiction book, The Witch of Lime Street: Séance, Seduction, and Houdini in the Spirit World. Pro: It has a glow in the dark cover. Con: It leaves many questions unanswered. Harry Houdini … Continue reading The Witch of Lime Street by David Jaher →
Oh, Houdini and Doyle. How can you hurt me like this? You have so much going for you! How can you be so…boring? Houdini and Doyle is a new show on Fox Network in which Harry Houdini and Arthur Conan Doyle solve mysteries whilst bickering over whether or not the supernatural exists (Doyle says yes, Houdini says no). In the pilot, “The Maggie’s Redress,” the pair investigate the murder of a nun who runs one … Continue reading TV Review: Houdini and Doyle →
