1999-2023
Written by Richard Kaufman, Various
Work of Various
28,000 pages (Stapled), published by Genii
Illustrated with photographs and drawings by Earle Oakes
Language: English
11,178 entries
Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Issue Year Page AA Categories
David Britland (reviewer) Destroyers by Troy Hooser (written by Joshua Jay) Vol. 74 No. 2 Feb. 2011 90
David Britland (reviewer) Moments by Troy Hooser (written by Joshua Jay) Vol. 74 No. 2 Feb. 2011 91
Tilt
Vol. 74 No. 2 Feb. 2011 92
Frederick Braue Turnover Pass
Vol. 74 No. 2 Feb. 2011 92
Patrik Kuffs Drawing a Blank
  • Mind Stunts
spectator makes drawing with marker that is not working, drawing is duplicated
Inspired byAlso published here Vol. 74 No. 2 Feb. 2011 93
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks Edwin Dawes, Asi Wind
Vol. 74 No. 3 Mar. 2011 10
Alan Shaxon Terrry Seabrooke 1932-2011
Vol. 74 No. 3 Mar. 2011 11
Jon Racherbaumer On the Slant
  • Alone Together (Sherry Turkel, 2010)
  • Subtext (Charles Baxter, 2007)
Vol. 74 No. 3 Mar. 2011 13
Roberto Giobbi The Pat Page Workshop Part II
  • The Genii Session
further notes on a Patrick Page workshop from 2008, see following entries
Related to Vol. 74 No. 3 Mar. 2011 14
Patrick Page, Roberto Giobbi Any Card Called For named cards appear on top, bottom, center, with additional thoughts by Roberto Giobbi
Vol. 74 No. 3 Mar. 2011 14
Patrick Page, Roberto Giobbi Three Selections Revelation three cards chosen and pocketed by spectators, all are divined, with additional thoughts by Roberto Giobbi
Vol. 74 No. 3 Mar. 2011 14
Patrick Page, Roberto Giobbi Calling the Cards spectator cuts off packet and shuffles it, all cards in it are divined, with additional thoughts by Roberto Giobbi
Vol. 74 No. 3 Mar. 2011 14
Patrick Page, Roberto Giobbi Out of This World with additional thoughts by Roberto Giobbi
Vol. 74 No. 3 Mar. 2011 15
Patrick Page, Roberto Giobbi Stand-up Coins Through Table with additional thoughts by Roberto Giobbi
Vol. 74 No. 3 Mar. 2011 15
Patrick Page Repeat Stand-up Coins Through Table
Vol. 74 No. 3 Mar. 2011 15
Patrick Page Change of Four Silver Coins to Four Copper Coins in Glass
Vol. 74 No. 3 Mar. 2011 15
Patrick Page, Roberto Giobbi Four Coin Vanish coins thrown in other hand one by one, on last throw others are thrown back, with additional thoughts by Roberto Giobbi
Related to Vol. 74 No. 3 Mar. 2011 15
Patrick Page, Roberto Giobbi Cards of Coincidence spectator and performer each shuffle half the deck and exchange top card, they match, repeated multiple times, with additional thoughts by Roberto Giobbi
Related to Vol. 74 No. 3 Mar. 2011 15
Harry Anderson Reeling In the Nimrod
  • Fast and Loose
Vol. 74 No. 3 Mar. 2011 16
David Acer Magicana
Vol. 74 No. 3 Mar. 2011 18
Jerry K. Hartman The One and Only spectator cuts to any card, remembers it and replaces, deck dealt into two piles irregularly by spectator, performer's section is eliminated, repeated until one card remains, it's the selection
Vol. 74 No. 3 Mar. 2011 18
Matthew Rider The Fortunate Traveler folded paper fortune teller used to divine travel location
Vol. 74 No. 3 Mar. 2011 19
Frank Fogg Front and Center two Aces are put in deck out-jogged face-up at different positions, they visibly come together to trap selection
Inspired by Vol. 74 No. 3 Mar. 2011 22
Joey Incollingo The Almost-Invisible Bottle using cut-off top of a plastic bottle, silk is pulled out of opening, it vanishes and is produced from spectator's sleeve, vanishes again in bottle part
Vol. 74 No. 3 Mar. 2011 23
De'vo vom Schattenreich XCM - The Art of Extreme Card Manipulation on flourishes
Vol. 74 No. 3 Mar. 2011 30
Eike Twisted Arm Circle Spread perfect circle spread on table
Vol. 74 No. 3 Mar. 2011 30
De'vo vom Schattenreich Winged Cobra Cut Cobra Cut with deck in incomplete riffle shuffle condition
Vol. 74 No. 3 Mar. 2011 31
John Gaughan The Magic Teakettle
  • The Chamber of Secrets
collapsible kettle by Karl Willmann
Vol. 74 No. 3 Mar. 2011 35
Tom Stone Cognitive Conjuring
  • Lodestones
on change blindness
Also published here Vol. 74 No. 3 Mar. 2011 40
Tom Stone Cognitive Color Change exploiting change blindness, with case that has three colors each on three sides
Related toAlso published here Vol. 74 No. 3 Mar. 2011 41
Eugene Burger, David Berglas The Showmanship Interviews: David Berglas
Vol. 74 No. 3 Mar. 2011 48
Ricky Jay Edwin Dawes: How does he do it?
Also published here Vol. 74 No. 3 Mar. 2011 56
Clay Shevlin, Edwin A. Dawes Edwin Dawes
Vol. 74 No. 3 Mar. 2011 58
David Oliver (reviewer) The Hawk 2.9 by Alexander Kölle Vol. 74 No. 3 Mar. 2011 82
David Oliver (reviewer) Alice's Revenge by Bob Farmer Vol. 74 No. 3 Mar. 2011 82
David Oliver (reviewer) Industrial Strength Link by Richard Osterlind Vol. 74 No. 3 Mar. 2011 83
David Oliver (reviewer) Switchblade by Dan Harlan Vol. 74 No. 3 Mar. 2011 83
David Oliver (reviewer) Bian Lian by Alan Wong Vol. 74 No. 3 Mar. 2011 84
David Oliver (reviewer) Psychoportation by Devin Knight Vol. 74 No. 3 Mar. 2011 84
David Oliver (reviewer) Ink-Portation by Devin Knight Vol. 74 No. 3 Mar. 2011 85
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Further Education by John Archer Vol. 74 No. 3 Mar. 2011 85
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) The Process by Andrew Gerard Vol. 74 No. 3 Mar. 2011 86
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) 25 Years of Magic and Cirque Du Flea by Daniel Cros Vol. 74 No. 3 Mar. 2011 86
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Stand & Deliver by Shaun McCree Vol. 74 No. 3 Mar. 2011 87
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) The Master Pushoff by Andi Gladwin Vol. 74 No. 3 Mar. 2011 87
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) 21 by Various
Swedish magicians
Vol. 74 No. 3 Mar. 2011 87
Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer) Semi-Automatic Card Tricks VIII by Steve Beam Vol. 74 No. 3 Mar. 2011 88
Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer) Owen Clark: A Genius Forgotten by Owen Clark (written by Christopher Brinson) Vol. 74 No. 3 Mar. 2011 89
Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer) Del Ray: America's Foremost by Del Ray (written by John Moehring) Vol. 74 No. 3 Mar. 2011 90
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks Modern Art, Tim Conover's passing
Vol. 74 No. 4 Apr. 2011 10
Jean de Merry Pavel 1945-2011
Vol. 74 No. 4 Apr. 2011 11
Jon Racherbaumer On the Slant
  • Rapture for the Geeks (2008)
Vol. 74 No. 4 Apr. 2011 13
David Britland Cyclic Aces
  • Cardopolis
Aces are cut to fairly, using crimp
Related toVariationsAlso published here
  • Sorcerer, Issue 2, 1988
Vol. 74 No. 4 Apr. 2011 14
David Britland Vernon's Aces Ride Again tabled cut control sequence with crimp
Related toVariationsAlso published here
  • Cardopolis Blog, April 2005
Vol. 74 No. 4 Apr. 2011 15
David Britland A Four Star Discovery cut control with crimp while four spectators say stop during riffling
Vol. 74 No. 4 Apr. 2011 15
Harry Anderson Magazine Street
  • Fast and Loose
Vol. 74 No. 4 Apr. 2011 16
Max Maven Horse Sense race presentation
Also published here Vol. 74 No. 4 Apr. 2011 18
David Acer Magicana
Vol. 74 No. 4 Apr. 2011 20
Brian Roberts Badge of Honor content of convention ID badge changes to a business card
Vol. 74 No. 4 Apr. 2011 20
Jason Dean, William Goodwin Trinary Aces in-the-hands
Vol. 74 No. 4 Apr. 2011 21
David Gabbay Sweet signed coin penetrates sugar packet, impromptu
Also published here Vol. 74 No. 4 Apr. 2011 23
Alfred Lee Cohen With a Twist
  • Memoirs of a Magic Dealer
Vol. 74 No. 4 Apr. 2011 24
John Gaughan The Dissecting Drawer Box
  • Chamber of Secrets
Vol. 74 No. 4 Apr. 2011 29
De'vo vom Schattenreich The Basics of Building
  • XCM - The Art of Extreme Card Manipulation

  • In Hand Structures
    • The Basic Triangle
    • Morphing into a Square or Rhombus
    • Making Larger Structures
  • Shape-Shifting
    • Basic Motions Triangle-Square-Rhombus Morph
  • Vertical Displays
    • More Fingers Please!
    • The Close
Vol. 74 No. 4 Apr. 2011 32
Jim Steinmeyer The Redemption of Jonathan Pendragon
  • Bad Publicity
Vol. 74 No. 4 Apr. 2011 44
Jonathan Pendragon The Vanishing Canary Cage
Vol. 74 No. 4 Apr. 2011 60
Jonathan Pendragon The Torn and Restored Cigarette Paper
Vol. 74 No. 4 Apr. 2011 62
Steven Goldstein Cards 3.0 "Recreating The Authentic Magic Learning Experience In The Digital Age"
Vol. 74 No. 4 Apr. 2011 70
Bob Farmer Farmer on the Tossed-Out Rubik's Cube prediction of colors chosen on cubes
Inspired by Vol. 74 No. 4 Apr. 2011 75
Eric Mead (reviewer) Bulletproof by Andy Nyman Vol. 74 No. 4 Apr. 2011 76
Eric Mead (reviewer) Mental Epic Compendium by Paul Romhany Vol. 74 No. 4 Apr. 2011 77
Eric Mead (reviewer) Card Magic USA by Peter Duffie
ebook
Vol. 74 No. 4 Apr. 2011 78
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Imagine G and SM Productionz Vol. 74 No. 4 Apr. 2011 79
Danny Orleans (reviewer) V2F 2.0 G and SM Productionz Vol. 74 No. 4 Apr. 2011 79
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Ransom by Christopher Ballinger Vol. 74 No. 4 Apr. 2011 80
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Angelux by Diego Antoine Vol. 74 No. 4 Apr. 2011 80
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Hot and Cold (Heads or Tails Control Over Long Distance) by Nefesch Vol. 74 No. 4 Apr. 2011 80
Danny Orleans (reviewer) TEARify by Nathan Kranzo Vol. 74 No. 4 Apr. 2011 81
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Rizer by Jed B. Smith, Eric Ross Vol. 74 No. 4 Apr. 2011 81
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Don't Blink by Salvador Sufrate Vol. 74 No. 4 Apr. 2011 82
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Function 9 (2-disc set) by Calen Morelli Vol. 74 No. 4 Apr. 2011 82
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Modern Mentalism, Volumes 1 and 2 by Matt Mello Vol. 74 No. 4 Apr. 2011 83
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Bob's 3 Shell Boot Camp by Bob Sheets, Glenn Morphew Vol. 74 No. 4 Apr. 2011 84
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Red Mirror by Helder Guimarães Vol. 74 No. 4 Apr. 2011 84
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks The Berglas Effects, Luis de Matos, Robert Lamoureux, Houdini
Vol. 74 No. 5 May 2011 10
Jon Racherbaumer On the Slant
  • Moonwalking with Einstein (Joshua Foer, 2011)
  • The Playful Brain (Richard Restak, Scott Kim, 2010)
  • Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life without Losing Its Soul (Howard Schultz, 2011)
  • The Musical Illusionist (Alex Rose, 2007)
Vol. 74 No. 5 May 2011 13
Phil Schwartz In Memoriam: Robert James Albo, M.D.
Vol. 74 No. 5 May 2011 14
Roberto Giobbi The Pat Page Workshop III
  • The Genii Session
further notes on a Patrick Page workshop from 2008, see following entries
Related to Vol. 74 No. 5 May 2011 15
Patrick Page, Roberto Giobbi Sucker Card Routine presentation for changing a card into the selection, with additional thoughts by Roberto Giobbi, Juan Tamariz
Vol. 74 No. 5 May 2011 15
Patrick Page, Roberto Giobbi Bottom Change with additional thoughts by Roberto Giobbi
Vol. 74 No. 5 May 2011 15
Patrick Page, Roberto Giobbi Robert Harbin Card in Balloon with additional thoughts by Roberto Giobbi
Vol. 74 No. 5 May 2011 15
Tony Giorgio Cockney Rhyming Slang
  • The Giorgio Letters
Vol. 74 No. 5 May 2011 16
Patrick Page, Roberto Giobbi Old Moore's Diary with additional thoughts by Roberto Giobbi
Vol. 74 No. 5 May 2011 17
Gene Maze A Short Treatise on the Ovette/Kelly Move intro
Vol. 74 No. 5 May 2011 21
David Acer Magicana illustrated with photographs
Vol. 74 No. 5 May 2011 22
Gene Maze Fingertip Ovette No. 1
Vol. 74 No. 5 May 2011 22
Gene Maze The Charlier Ovette No. 2
Vol. 74 No. 5 May 2011 23
Gene Maze The Clipped Ovette No. 3
Vol. 74 No. 5 May 2011 23
Gene Maze The Block Ovette No. 4
Vol. 74 No. 5 May 2011 23
Gene Maze The Ovette Reverse No. 5
Also published here Vol. 74 No. 5 May 2011 24
Richard Sanders Making Change quarter is split into two dimes and a nickel
Vol. 74 No. 5 May 2011 24
Edward Oschmann Little Kreskin two selections appear on signed paper card
Vol. 74 No. 5 May 2011 26
Bill Simon Business Card Prophecy Move
Vol. 74 No. 5 May 2011 27
John Gaughan The Rabbit Through a Glass
  • The Chamber of Secrets
apparatus with sheet of glass that is penetrated
Vol. 74 No. 5 May 2011 34
Patrick Page Thimble Manipulations
Vol. 74 No. 5 May 2011 35
Patrick Page, Roberto Giobbi Continuous Coin Production Jack Chanin production, with additional thoughts by Roberto Giobbi
Vol. 74 No. 5 May 2011 35
Patrick Page Silk to Purse
Vol. 74 No. 5 May 2011 35
Jim Steinmeyer Buried Treasure
  • Conjuring
coin in wool, presentation-heavy
Vol. 74 No. 5 May 2011 36
Tom Stone Slow and Slower Does the Trick
  • Lodestones
doing secret mechanical actions so slowly they go unnoticed, examples:
  • morphing stage
  • appearing person in box
  • picture of vase changing into real vase
Also published here Vol. 74 No. 5 May 2011 44
De'vo vom Schattenreich De'vo's "Dream" - A One-Hour XCM Stage Routine
  • XCM - The Art of Extreme Card Manipulation
description of the act
Vol. 74 No. 5 May 2011 52
Gerald P. Cestkowski Punctuated EquilibriXCM
Vol. 74 No. 5 May 2011 54
Eugene Burger, Jeff McBride The Showmanship Interviews: Jeff McBride
Vol. 74 No. 5 May 2011 60
David Britland Luis & The Magicians on Luis de Matos
Vol. 74 No. 5 May 2011 68
David Regal (reviewer) Mother of All Book Tests 2.0 by Ted Karmilovich Vol. 74 No. 5 May 2011 86
David Regal (reviewer) The Grandmother of All Book Test by Edward Stein Vol. 74 No. 5 May 2011 86
David Regal (reviewer) The Moad Pad by Nikola Pelletier Vol. 74 No. 5 May 2011 86
David Regal (reviewer) Get Sharky by Christoph Borer Vol. 74 No. 5 May 2011 87
David Regal (reviewer) Maric Glass by Mr. Maric Vol. 74 No. 5 May 2011 87
David Regal (reviewer) The Travelling Deck by Takel Vol. 74 No. 5 May 2011 87
David Regal (reviewer) Triplex by Wayne Dobson Vol. 74 No. 5 May 2011 88
David Regal (reviewer) ESP Test by Louis Black Vol. 74 No. 5 May 2011 88
David Regal (reviewer) Y-Tension by Alexander Kölle Vol. 74 No. 5 May 2011 88
David Regal (reviewer) Signed by Mariano Goñi Vol. 74 No. 5 May 2011 88
David Regal (reviewer) Cash Flow by Juan Pablo Ibañez
"Juan Pablo"
Vol. 74 No. 5 May 2011 89
David Regal (reviewer) High Flyer by Peter Eggink Vol. 74 No. 5 May 2011 89
Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer) Unspeakable Acts: Three Lives and Countless Legends of Tom Palmer, Tony Andruzzi, Masklyn ye Mage by Tom Palmer (written by Jim Magus)
with Terry Nosek and Neil Tobin
Vol. 74 No. 5 May 2011 89
Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer) Elements: The Lecture. The Book by Lance Pierce Vol. 74 No. 5 May 2011 91
Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer) Patrick Page: The Pageboy Speaks... Again by Patrick Page Vol. 74 No. 5 May 2011 92
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Time For a Change by Lee Alex Vol. 74 No. 5 May 2011 92
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Master File by Lennart Green Vol. 74 No. 5 May 2011 93
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Deception Vol. 1 by Dave Forrest Vol. 74 No. 5 May 2011 94
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Essential Magic Conference 2010 by Various Vol. 74 No. 5 May 2011 94
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks Cliff Green's Professional Card Magic, Boris Wild, Guy Jarrett
Vol. 74 No. 6 June 2011 10
Allan Ackerman In Memoriam: Lewis "Looy" Joseph Simonoff
Vol. 74 No. 6 June 2011 11
Paul Harris In Memoriam: Lewis "Looy" Joseph Simonoff
Vol. 74 No. 6 June 2011 11
Jon Racherbaumer On the Slant
  • The Art of Immersion (Frank Rose, 2011)
  • Wither Books?
Vol. 74 No. 6 June 2011 13
David Britland Going Deeper
  • Cardopolis
intro on the Depth Illusion
Vol. 74 No. 6 June 2011 18
David Britland Front Tilt
Related to
  • "Awkward Ace" (Edward Vitor, Further Magic of the Hands, 1946)
Vol. 74 No. 6 June 2011 18
Max Maven Tele-Pathway
  • Lost Horizons
four things (number, card, word, design) written on billets and sealed in enveloped, all are divined
  • Alternative Labeling
  • Another Alternative
  • Without A Nailwriter
Also published here
  • Precursor No. 30, 1991
Vol. 74 No. 6 June 2011 22
John Gaughan The Bottle and Ribbons
  • The Chamber of Secrets
wine poured from bottle, then ribbon of chosen color pulled from bottle, repeated, apparatus from Joseph Bland
Vol. 74 No. 6 June 2011 24
Jim Steinmeyer Rings for Kids
  • Conjuring
Vol. 74 No. 6 June 2011 26
De'vo vom Schattenreich XCM - The Art of Extreme Card Manipulation
  • First Cross
  • Second Cross
  • Choreography
  • Forming the Display
  • Finishing the Sunfire Display
  • Closing the Display
Vol. 74 No. 6 June 2011 34
Brad Henderson Magic-Con
Vol. 74 No. 6 June 2011 42
Dustin Stinett The 43rd Annual Academy of Magical Arts Awards Show
Vol. 74 No. 6 June 2011 46
Jim Steinmeyer Jarrett Talks to 2011 on Guy Jarrett
Related to Vol. 74 No. 6 June 2011 54
David Acer, Boris Wild Boris Gone Wild
Vol. 74 No. 6 June 2011 60
Boris Wild The Gravity Shuffle false in-the-hands multiple cut with fake partial faro in the middle
Vol. 74 No. 6 June 2011 63
Boris Wild Pure Telepathy spectator cuts off a pile, remembers bottom card and shuffles that pile, card located
Vol. 74 No. 6 June 2011 66
Boris Wild Blind Discovery card found blindfolded
Vol. 74 No. 6 June 2011 68
Boris Wild Not That Drunk cards shuffled face-up/face-down overhand style, Aces revered at end
Inspired by
  • "Pas si bourré que ça" (Jean-Mark, Magix, 1988)
Vol. 74 No. 6 June 2011 72
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Intimiste 2: Dominque Duvivier Strikes Back (4-disc set) by Dominique Duvivier Vol. 74 No. 6 June 2011 78
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Bullet Party (2-disc set) by John Bannon Vol. 74 No. 6 June 2011 79
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Moneypulation: Volume 1 by Lawrens Godon Vol. 74 No. 6 June 2011 79
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Nevermore by Dave Forrest, Mat L'Anoire Vol. 74 No. 6 June 2011 80
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) 3hree Dee by Chris Mayhew Vol. 74 No. 6 June 2011 80
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Sandwiches by Tony Chang Vol. 74 No. 6 June 2011 80
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Surge by Patrick Kun Vol. 74 No. 6 June 2011 80
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) The Corner Project by "G" Vol. 74 No. 6 June 2011 81
David Britland (reviewer) The Berglas Effects by David Berglas (written by Richard Kaufman) Vol. 74 No. 6 June 2011 81
David Britland (reviewer) The Lives of a Showman by Mark Lewis Vol. 74 No. 6 June 2011 83
David Oliver (reviewer) Shoe Business: Comedy Drink In Shoe by Scott Alexander, Puck Vol. 74 No. 6 June 2011 84
David Oliver (reviewer) Infinit V2 (Invisible Elastic Thread) by Danny Moore Vol. 74 No. 6 June 2011 85
David Oliver (reviewer) MatriXpress and PhotoFinish by Shawn Farquhar Vol. 74 No. 6 June 2011 85
David Oliver (reviewer) Toosh by Steve Haynes Vol. 74 No. 6 June 2011 85
David Oliver (reviewer) Spectre by Amir Latif, Bedros "Spidey" Akkelian Vol. 74 No. 6 June 2011 86
David Oliver (reviewer) The Darkside Deck by Lucas Allen Vol. 74 No. 6 June 2011 86
David Oliver (reviewer) Hands Off Any Card At Any Number by Patrick G. Redford Vol. 74 No. 6 June 2011 87
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks Dan Sperry, iPads, Murray Hatfield
Vol. 74 No. 7 July 2011 10
Jon Racherbaumer On the Slant on Theodore Annemann and The Jinx Companion
Vol. 74 No. 7 July 2011 13
Alfred Lee Cohen More Washington Wizards
  • Memoirs of a Magic Dealer
Vol. 74 No. 7 July 2011 16
Roberto Giobbi Card Magic is the Poetry of Magic
  • The Genii Session
on Hofzinser's bonmot, Goethe's poem "The Sorcerer's Apprentice"
Vol. 74 No. 7 July 2011 18
David Acer Magicana
Vol. 74 No. 7 July 2011 22
Chris Westfall Cheeky Triumph color changing deck + Triumph, uses variant of Cheek-to-Cheek deck with twenty-five red/blue double backers
Related to
  • Genii Speaks (Richard Kaufman, 2011)
  • "Technicolor Cheek to Cheek" (R. Paul Wilson, Aldo Colombini, marketed)
  • "Spectrum" (R. Paul Wilson, 2005, marketed)
Also published here
Vol. 74 No. 7 July 2011 22
Richard Hucko The Hucko Double Color-Change top card changes twice
Vol. 74 No. 7 July 2011 23
Daniele Nigris Portia's Portrait finding a portrait in a chest by asking questions to three spectators that can lie, lie/truth effect, Shakespeare presentation
Inspired by
  • "Ring of Truth" (Banachek)
Vol. 74 No. 7 July 2011 25
Jim Steinmeyer The Upside-Down Lantern
  • Conjuring
silk production from lantern prop with hidden chamber
Vol. 74 No. 7 July 2011 32
John Gaughan Thayer's Sensational Growing Billiard Ball
  • The Chamber of Secrets
apparatus
Vol. 74 No. 7 July 2011 38
Tom Stone Wonders of a Fragmented Vision
  • Lodestones
more on change blindness and related things, cups and balls sequence as example
Related toAlso published here Vol. 74 No. 7 July 2011 44
Jamy Ian Swiss An Extract from a Dissertation on The Double Lift credit information
Related to Vol. 74 No. 7 July 2011 48
David Regal, Dan Sperry Dan Sperry
Vol. 74 No. 7 July 2011 54
Richard Wiseman Mind Magic - Psychologists Investigate the Impossible
  • The Mind Doctor Of Wisconsin
  • Mr. Davey and Mr. Wallace
  • It's Still Bending
  • On Trying Not To Think About White Bears
  • Craig the Persistent Psychic
Vol. 74 No. 7 July 2011 70
Richard Wiseman The Seductive Power Of "Neuromagic"
Vol. 74 No. 7 July 2011 71
David Britland A Look at Two New Books on Magic and the Mind
Vol. 74 No. 7 July 2011 73
David Britland (reviewer) Paranormality by Richard Wiseman Vol. 74 No. 7 July 2011 73
David Britland (reviewer) Sleight of Mind by Stephen Macknik (written by Susana Martinez-Conde)
written by Macknik and Conde
Vol. 74 No. 7 July 2011 73
Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer) Handcrafted Card Magic Volume 2 by Denis Behr Vol. 74 No. 7 July 2011 78
Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer) Tales of Enchantment by Walt Anthony Vol. 74 No. 7 July 2011 78
Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer) ACAAB: Any Card At Any Birthday by Boris Wild Vol. 74 No. 7 July 2011 80
Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer) Look No Hands by Wayne Dobson Vol. 74 No. 7 July 2011 80
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) World's Greatest Magic: Wild Card by Various Vol. 74 No. 7 July 2011 81
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) World's Greatest Magic: Tenkai Pennies and Milliken's Transposition by Various Vol. 74 No. 7 July 2011 81
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) World's Greatest Magic: Out of This World by Various Vol. 74 No. 7 July 2011 81
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) The Minotaur: Final Issue by Dan Harlan, Marvin Leventhal Vol. 74 No. 7 July 2011 82
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) The Classic Force by Phil Jay Vol. 74 No. 7 July 2011 83
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) The Skip Switch Project by Ollie Mealing Vol. 74 No. 7 July 2011 83
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) The Way of the Shinobi by Emran Riaz Vol. 74 No. 7 July 2011 84
Danny Orleans (reviewer) The Awakening by Dan Harlan Vol. 74 No. 7 July 2011 84
Danny Orleans (reviewer) The Finger of Fate by Peter Marucci Vol. 74 No. 7 July 2011 84
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Psychic Darts by Peter Marucci Vol. 74 No. 7 July 2011 84
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Perfect Nail Bending by Katto Vol. 74 No. 7 July 2011 85
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Cody's Comedy Confabulation ebook by Cody S. Fisher Vol. 74 No. 7 July 2011 85
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Restaurant Opener by Cody S. Fisher Vol. 74 No. 7 July 2011 86
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Three Six Five by Christopher Congreave Vol. 74 No. 7 July 2011 86
Danny Orleans (reviewer) !Warning by Kostya Kimlat Vol. 74 No. 7 July 2011 87
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Devastation by Wayne Dobson Vol. 74 No. 7 July 2011 87
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks Bil Baird, Ricky Jay, Persi Diaconis, Jay Sankey
Related to Vol. 74 No. 8 Aug. 2011 10
Richard Kaufman (reviewer) Celebrations of Curious Characters by Ricky Jay
brief
Vol. 74 No. 8 Aug. 2011 10
Richard Kaufman (reviewer) Magical Mathematics by Persi Diaconis (written by Ron Graham)
brief
Vol. 74 No. 8 Aug. 2011 11
Jon Racherbaumer On the Slant
  • Tell to Win (Peter Gruber)
  • The Believing Brain (Michael Shermer, 2011)
  • How To Disappear (2010)
  • Disappearing Tricks (Matthew Solomon, 2010)
Harry Houdini
Vol. 74 No. 8 Aug. 2011 13
David Acer Magicana
Vol. 74 No. 8 Aug. 2011 14
Edward Oschmann Psychic Fail blue-backed card chosen and placed in red deck, performer tries to find it but only blue card is the wrong card and rest of deck is duplicates from selection
Vol. 74 No. 8 Aug. 2011 14
Guy Camirand The Automatic Coffee Stirrer straight line running down a coffee stirrer changes into zig-zag pattern
Vol. 74 No. 8 Aug. 2011 15
Steve Duperré In Your Face! two selections end up on the case and in the previously tabled wallet, wallet load from TPC
Inspired byAlso published here
  • "Magic Muscle", 2008
Vol. 74 No. 8 Aug. 2011 17
Patrik Kuffs Simplex Chair Mystery
  • Mind Stunts
Inspired by Vol. 74 No. 8 Aug. 2011 19
David Britland Zennerism
  • Cardopolis
Inspired byAlso published here
  • Cardopolis Blog, Feb. 2005
Vol. 74 No. 8 Aug. 2011 22
Max Maven Namely
  • Lost Horizons
five names written on papers from a list, the name that was written first is divined by performer
Inspired by
  • "Whisper Word" (Stanley Collins, A Conjuring Melange, 1947)
Also published here
Vol. 74 No. 8 Aug. 2011 30
John Gaughan The Double-Ended Candle Drawer Box
  • The Chamber of Secrets
Vol. 74 No. 8 Aug. 2011 32
Jim Steinmeyer The Tuzot Sensu Mystery
  • Conjuring
Also published here Vol. 74 No. 8 Aug. 2011 34
Aaron Fisher The Glide
  • Aaron Fisher Teaches Card Magic
different handlings, side glide
Vol. 74 No. 8 Aug. 2011 40
John Lovick Scott Land And The Amazing Ballantine
Vol. 74 No. 8 Aug. 2011 48
Jim Steinmeyer Houdini & Margery in the Spotlight
  • The Card Trick
Vol. 74 No. 8 Aug. 2011 60
Richard Turner A Card Cheat and the Tree of Life
Vol. 74 No. 8 Aug. 2011 71
Dustin Stinett, David Oliver Death Defying Dove Acts
  • BFL/HP Symptoms
  • Working with Birds
Vol. 74 No. 8 Aug. 2011 72
Joe Porper A Word of Warning knock-offs of Card Clips and Himber Rings
Vol. 74 No. 8 Aug. 2011 75
David Regal (reviewer) Rich Marotta's Rat Trap by Rich Marotta Vol. 74 No. 8 Aug. 2011 78
David Regal (reviewer) Newsflash Universal 2.0 by Axel Hecklau Vol. 74 No. 8 Aug. 2011 78
David Regal (reviewer) Sugar Rush by Brian Platt Vol. 74 No. 8 Aug. 2011 78
David Regal (reviewer) Mental Killer by Max Krause Vol. 74 No. 8 Aug. 2011 79
David Regal (reviewer) M.U.D. - Max's Universal Deck by Max Krause Vol. 74 No. 8 Aug. 2011 79
David Regal (reviewer) F1 Wallet by Jason Rea Vol. 74 No. 8 Aug. 2011 79
David Regal (reviewer) Mental Epic Pad by Marc Oberon Vol. 74 No. 8 Aug. 2011 79
David Regal (reviewer) Bruce Bernstein's Linking Pin Routine by Bruce Bernstein Vol. 74 No. 8 Aug. 2011 80
David Regal (reviewer) Stitch by David Gabbay Vol. 74 No. 8 Aug. 2011 80
David Regal (reviewer) Postcards by Hernán Maccagno Vol. 74 No. 8 Aug. 2011 80
David Regal (reviewer) Travelogue by Richard Pinner Vol. 74 No. 8 Aug. 2011 81
David Regal (reviewer) Kings crossing by Nicolas Gignac Vol. 74 No. 8 Aug. 2011 81
David Regal (reviewer) Ultra Telethought Wallet by Chris Kenworthy, Tony Curtis Vol. 74 No. 8 Aug. 2011 81
Eric Mead (reviewer) Curtain Call by Barrie Richardson Vol. 74 No. 8 Aug. 2011 82
Eric Mead (reviewer) Devious Standards by Jamy Ian Swiss Vol. 74 No. 8 Aug. 2011 83
Eric Mead (reviewer) Subtle Card Creations Volume 3 by Nick Trost Vol. 74 No. 8 Aug. 2011 84
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Handle With Carey by John Carey Vol. 74 No. 8 Aug. 2011 85
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Papercuts by Chris Hestnes Vol. 74 No. 8 Aug. 2011 85
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Reading Fidh Lan Sticks! (2-disc set) by Dean Montalbano Vol. 74 No. 8 Aug. 2011 86
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Tea Leaf Reading and More (2-disc set) by Dean Montalbano Vol. 74 No. 8 Aug. 2011 86
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Artful Mentalism: An Evening with Bob Cassidy (with Michael Weber) by Robert Cassidy, Michael Weber Vol. 74 No. 8 Aug. 2011 87
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Hung Up On Ropes Lecture (1985) by Ronald J. Dayton Vol. 74 No. 8 Aug. 2011 87
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks Erdnase, GT Speed Reader, passing of Bill King, B.J. Jennings, Hank Moorehouse
Vol. 74 No. 9 Sep. 2011 10
Jon Racherbaumer On the Slant
  • Incognito (David Eagleman, 2011)
  • No Ands, Ifs, or Butts (on the Tabled Faro, with actual riffling, Volitional Table Faro)
Vol. 74 No. 9 Sep. 2011 13
David Acer Magicana
Vol. 74 No. 9 Sep. 2011 14
Chris Mayhew, Ryan Pilling LuLu Lemon unknown reversed card is put in face-up packet, it turns out to be a later signed selection
Inspired byRelated toVariations Vol. 74 No. 9 Sep. 2011 14
Cameron Francis Discipline one of two coins travels into plastic bottle
Inspired by Vol. 74 No. 9 Sep. 2011 16
Click Pass
Vol. 74 No. 9 Sep. 2011 16
Chris Randall Red Rising odd-backed ambitious card visually appears on top
Vol. 74 No. 9 Sep. 2011 18
Looy Simonoff Flippant
Vol. 74 No. 9 Sep. 2011 18
Roberto Giobbi Notes on Erdnase
  • The Genii Session

  • Book for the Holidays
  • Comments and Annotations
  • Two Introductions (pp. 9 to 25)
Related to Vol. 74 No. 9 Sep. 2011 20
Roberto Giobbi To Retain the Bottom Stock and Shuffle Whole Deck (p. 32) comments
Related to Vol. 74 No. 9 Sep. 2011 21
Roberto Giobbi Combination Riffle and Cuts - To Retain Bottom Stock. Riffle II and Cut IV notes
Related to Vol. 74 No. 9 Sep. 2011 21
Roberto Giobbi The Open Shift comments
Related to Vol. 74 No. 9 Sep. 2011 22
Roberto Giobbi Blind Shuffles, Retaining Entire Order (First Method) comments
Related to Vol. 74 No. 9 Sep. 2011 22
Roberto Giobbi On the Tricks in the Legerdemain Section comments on Erdnase
Vol. 74 No. 9 Sep. 2011 22
Roberto Giobbi The Exclusive Coterie comments
Related to Vol. 74 No. 9 Sep. 2011 22
Roberto Giobbi The Invisible Flight comments
Related to Vol. 74 No. 9 Sep. 2011 23
Roberto Giobbi The Traveling Cards comments
Related to Vol. 74 No. 9 Sep. 2011 23
Tom Stone Lodestones "Let me first state that I don't like gambling effects."
Vol. 74 No. 9 Sep. 2011 30
Jonas Ljung Kismet Poker five poker hands dealt, performer wins and hand is predicted
Inspired byAlso published here Vol. 74 No. 9 Sep. 2011 30
John Gaughan The Card Star
  • The Chamber of Secrets
Vol. 74 No. 9 Sep. 2011 34
Marty Demarest Unshuffling Erdnase on the identity of S.W. Erdnase, W.E. Sanders (Wilbur Edgerton Sander's hometown)
  • Erdnase Country
Vol. 74 No. 9 Sep. 2011 42
David Alexander The Magician as Detective: New Light on Erdnase
Also published here Vol. 74 No. 9 Sep. 2011 72
David Regal (reviewer) Aleph Wallet Vernet Magic Vol. 74 No. 9 Sep. 2011 86
David Regal (reviewer) Sleeve Star by David Jay Vol. 74 No. 9 Sep. 2011 86
David Regal (reviewer) Max's Any Card at Any Number by Max Krause Vol. 74 No. 9 Sep. 2011 87
David Regal (reviewer) The PM Card Mark System by Pete McCabe Vol. 74 No. 9 Sep. 2011 87
David Regal (reviewer) Insignia by Eric Ross Vol. 74 No. 9 Sep. 2011 87
David Regal (reviewer) Chop by Craig Petty Vol. 74 No. 9 Sep. 2011 88
David Regal (reviewer) Scared by Jamie Daws Vol. 74 No. 9 Sep. 2011 88
David Regal (reviewer) SloMotion by Joe Litvinchuck Vol. 74 No. 9 Sep. 2011 88
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) The Invisible Billet (MP3 audio CD with PDF file) by Robert Cassidy Vol. 74 No. 9 Sep. 2011 89
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Artful Mentalism: 3 Secrets (MP3 audio CD with PDF file) by Robert Cassidy Vol. 74 No. 9 Sep. 2011 89
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) One Move: The Dixon Drop by Chris "Doc" Dixon Vol. 74 No. 9 Sep. 2011 90
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Bold by Rus Andrews Vol. 74 No. 9 Sep. 2011 90
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) The Card Solutions of Solomon by David Solomon Vol. 74 No. 9 Sep. 2011 91
Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer) Al Schneider Magic by Al Schneider Vol. 74 No. 9 Sep. 2011 92
Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer) Kodell: Do Something Different by Jack Kodell Vol. 74 No. 9 Sep. 2011 94
Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer) Magical Mathematics: The Mathematical Ideas That Animate Great Magic Trick by Persi Diaconis (written by Ron Graham) Vol. 74 No. 9 Sep. 2011 94
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks Dan and Dave Buck, Talisman, Erdnase, Erdnaseum
Related to Vol. 74 No. 10 Oct. 2011 10
Jon Racherbaumer On the Slant
  • Futurecast (George Barna, 2011)
  • Infinite Reality (Jeremy Bailenson, Jim Blascovich, 2011)
  • Cabinet Curiousities (2011)
  • O, Erdnase, Art Thou Still a Mystery?
Vol. 74 No. 10 Oct. 2011 12
David Britland So Special
  • Cardopolis
using double deal turnover
Vol. 74 No. 10 Oct. 2011 14
Double Deal Turnover brief, with packet
Vol. 74 No. 10 Oct. 2011 14
Max Maven Riposte
  • Lost Horizons
envelopes with items inside, selection with back turned is divined, sound reading
Also published here Vol. 74 No. 10 Oct. 2011 18
John Gaughan Balsamo, the Living Skull
  • The Chamber of Secrets
skull apparatus that can answer questions
Vol. 74 No. 10 Oct. 2011 26
Jim Steinmeyer Cue Card Mentalism
  • Conjuring
large cue cards with GAPS, WOW, APPLAUSE, ... shown, one chosen and predicted
VariationsAlso published here Vol. 74 No. 10 Oct. 2011 28
Aaron Fisher The Overhand Shuffle Control
  • Aaron Fisher Teaches Card Magic
Vol. 74 No. 10 Oct. 2011 34
Aaron Fisher Part I: The Shuffle
Vol. 74 No. 10 Oct. 2011 34
Aaron Fisher Part II: The Control in-jog
Vol. 74 No. 10 Oct. 2011 36
Alba Buenos Aires: What's Up Down There El Centésimo Mono
Vol. 74 No. 10 Oct. 2011 38
Dan Buck, Dave Buck Dan and Dave, Established 1984
Vol. 74 No. 10 Oct. 2011 48
Dan Buck, Dave Buck New Riffle Shuffle "new get-ready for the riffling action"
Vol. 74 No. 10 Oct. 2011 53
Dan Buck, Dave Buck Rotating Overhand Shuffle flourishy
Vol. 74 No. 10 Oct. 2011 54
Dan Buck, Dave Buck The GOAT Change Changed
Inspired by
  • "GOAT Change" (Andthensome, 2008)
Vol. 74 No. 10 Oct. 2011 56
Dan Buck, Dave Buck Case Study #1: Card to Box
  • One: Card under box
  • Two: Card inside box
  • Three: Box becomes card
brief outline
Vol. 74 No. 10 Oct. 2011 56
Dan Buck, Dave Buck Case Study #2: Advertising Split card in spectator's pocket changes to advertising card with contact information
Vol. 74 No. 10 Oct. 2011 57
Dan Buck, Dave Buck Cephalopalm Top card is rotated into face up bottom palm
Also published here Vol. 74 No. 10 Oct. 2011 60
Dan Buck, Dave Buck Direct Bottom Palm card tossed in deck from behind and put in full palm
Inspired by Vol. 74 No. 10 Oct. 2011 63
Dan Buck, Dave Buck Peekaboo spectator B names A's selection
Also published here Vol. 74 No. 10 Oct. 2011 64
Reverse Fan Peek
Vol. 74 No. 10 Oct. 2011 65
Allan Given Sarlot & Eyed: Revitalizing Magic with the Carnival of Illusion
Vol. 74 No. 10 Oct. 2011 68
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Industrial Revelation by Jamie D. Grant Vol. 74 No. 10 Oct. 2011 78
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Ultra Gum by Bedros "Spidey" Akkelian, Deven Ye
Richard Sanders
Vol. 74 No. 10 Oct. 2011 78
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Baby Jade Rings and Coins by Alan Wong Vol. 74 No. 10 Oct. 2011 79
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Silk 2 Egg by Cody S. Fisher Vol. 74 No. 10 Oct. 2011 79
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Minimax Detector by Edo Vol. 74 No. 10 Oct. 2011 80
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Remote Color Vision Color Cube by Tim Wisseman Vol. 74 No. 10 Oct. 2011 80
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Mes(s)merize by Stefan Olschewski Vol. 74 No. 10 Oct. 2011 80
David Britland (reviewer) Rameses: The Forgotten Star by Albert "Rameses" Marchinski (written by Christopher Woodward) Vol. 74 No. 10 Oct. 2011 81
David Britland (reviewer) The Elusive Moth by Adele Friel Rhindress Vol. 74 No. 10 Oct. 2011 82
David Britland (reviewer) Tug's Tales by Tug Wilson (written by Christopher Brinson) Vol. 74 No. 10 Oct. 2011 83
David Britland (reviewer) Al Koran: The Unique Years by Al Koran (written by Martin Breese) Vol. 74 No. 10 Oct. 2011 84
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Metal Eclipse by Tristan Mory Vol. 74 No. 10 Oct. 2011 85
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Bad to the Balloon, Issues 1-2 by Mark Byrne Vol. 74 No. 10 Oct. 2011 85
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Behind the Illusions (2-disc set) by JC Sum, "Magic Babe" Ning Vol. 74 No. 10 Oct. 2011 86
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) The Act: Beyond Fundamentals (audio) by Robert Cassidy Vol. 74 No. 10 Oct. 2011 87
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Séance (audio) by Robert Cassidy Vol. 74 No. 10 Oct. 2011 87
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Gum by Jeff Prace Vol. 74 No. 10 Oct. 2011 87
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks Genii's 75th anniversary celebration, Dani DaOrtiz, Max Maven's Thinking In Person, Earle Oakes passing
Vol. 74 No. 11 Nov. 2011 10
Jon Racherbaumer On the Slant
  • Why We Buy (Paco Underhill, 1999)
  • Program or Be Programmed (Douglas Rushkoff, 2010)
  • The Offensive Internet (Saul Levmore, Martha A. Nussbaum, 2010)
Vol. 74 No. 11 Nov. 2011 12
Roberto Giobbi How to Read Erdnase (or Any Good Magic Book)
  • The Genii Session

  • An Invitation to Read
  • Insight, Not Just Information
  • Starting Inside Erdnase
  • It's Useless Because it's Old-fashined
  • Is the Easy Way Always the Best Way?
  • Design as Solution
  • To Pass Or Not To Pass
  • Hobson's Choice
  • Bolero
  • Two Authors?
  • Epilogue
Vol. 74 No. 11 Nov. 2011 18
Roberto Giobbi Intro to The Exclusive Coterie achieving the layout in a different way
Inspired by Vol. 74 No. 11 Nov. 2011 21
Roberto Giobbi To Pass Or Not To Pass
Vol. 74 No. 11 Nov. 2011 21
Alfred Lee Cohen The Moorehouse Effect
  • Memoirs of a Magic Dealer
Vol. 74 No. 11 Nov. 2011 23
Jim Steinmeyer A Most Mysterious Case
  • Conjuring
shrinking card case
Vol. 74 No. 11 Nov. 2011 30
John Gaughan Joseffy's Rapping Hand
  • The Chamber of Secrets
Vol. 74 No. 11 Nov. 2011 32
Tom Stone Vision & Velocity Vectors
  • Lodestones
Also published here Vol. 74 No. 11 Nov. 2011 40
David Britland The Card Magic of Dani DaOrtiz
Vol. 74 No. 11 Nov. 2011 48
Dani DaOrtiz Twin Prediction value of two cards added, sum used to count to previous selection
Vol. 74 No. 11 Nov. 2011 64
Dani DaOrtiz Hofzinser's Remember and Forget with three spectators
Vol. 74 No. 11 Nov. 2011 65
Dani DaOrtiz Out of this World in Two Piles
Vol. 74 No. 11 Nov. 2011 66
Paul Osborne Before Allakazam: Memories of a Dallas Magician
Vol. 74 No. 11 Nov. 2011 74
David Regal (reviewer) Science Friction by Alexander Kölle Vol. 74 No. 11 Nov. 2011 78
David Regal (reviewer) Epic Wonder by Chad Wonder Vol. 74 No. 11 Nov. 2011 78
David Regal (reviewer) Humbug by Angelo Carbone Vol. 74 No. 11 Nov. 2011 79
David Regal (reviewer) Hover by Angelo Carbone Vol. 74 No. 11 Nov. 2011 79
David Regal (reviewer) Transcendence by Leon Deo Scott Vol. 74 No. 11 Nov. 2011 79
David Regal (reviewer) Photographic Memory by Christian Knudsen Vol. 74 No. 11 Nov. 2011 80
David Regal (reviewer) Ultimate Brainwave by Christian Schenk Vol. 74 No. 11 Nov. 2011 80
David Regal (reviewer) The Prism Deck by Joshua Jay Vol. 74 No. 11 Nov. 2011 80
David Regal (reviewer) Magication by Max Krause Vol. 74 No. 11 Nov. 2011 81
David Regal (reviewer) Timegate by Bob Klase Vol. 74 No. 11 Nov. 2011 81
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Howard Hamburg Sessions by Howard Hamburg Vol. 74 No. 11 Nov. 2011 81
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Jump by Frank Zheng Vol. 74 No. 11 Nov. 2011 82
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) The Ringmaster by David Jay Vol. 74 No. 11 Nov. 2011 82
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Notion by Harry Monk, Paul Romhany Vol. 74 No. 11 Nov. 2011 83
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) The Newsletter Tricks by Mathieu Bich Vol. 74 No. 11 Nov. 2011 84
Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer) Jinx Companion by Craig Conley
and Gordon Meyer and Fredrick Turner
Vol. 74 No. 11 Nov. 2011 84
Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer) Urban Illusions: Ten Cutting Edge Illusions & Presentations by JC Sum Vol. 74 No. 11 Nov. 2011 85
Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer) Silent Magic: Biographies of Deaf Magicians in the United States from the 19th to 21st Centuries by Dr. Simon Carmel Vol. 74 No. 11 Nov. 2011 86
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks Tenyo, Franz Harary, David Berglas, Burt Sperber's passing
Vol. 74 No. 12 Dec. 2011 10
Jon Racherbaumer On the Slant
  • Now You See It (Cathy N. Davidson, 2011)
  • Gesture & Thought (David McNeil)
Vol. 74 No. 12 Dec. 2011 12
Clay Shevlin In Memoriam: Burton S. Sperber
Vol. 74 No. 12 Dec. 2011 15
David Acer Magicana
Vol. 74 No. 12 Dec. 2011 22
Bob Farmer Upside Down Logic four-of-a-kind tabled, another in the hands turns face-down one by one, then the packets transpose
Inspired by Vol. 74 No. 12 Dec. 2011 22
Bob Farmer False Turnover with Optical Revolve combination of Carlyle and Tenkai moves
Vol. 74 No. 12 Dec. 2011 22
Bob Farmer The Sprawl
Vol. 74 No. 12 Dec. 2011 23
Jay Sankey Mute small silent round bell starts to jingle, Christmas presentation
Vol. 74 No. 12 Dec. 2011 24
Patrick Duffy Melting Point out-jogged card visually sinks down and back up again
Vol. 74 No. 12 Dec. 2011 26
Patrik Kuffs Back Perception
  • Mind Stunts
object divined with three questions, with comments on pre-show
Vol. 74 No. 12 Dec. 2011 27
Harry Lorayne Less of a M-E-S! "Memory Estimation Sleight-of-hand"
shuffled deck, card removed (force), divined after dealing deck into four piles, one of each value in each pile, memory demonstrations, with non-faro ending
Inspired byAlso published here Vol. 74 No. 12 Dec. 2011 28
David Britland Second Sight
  • Cardopolis
one spectator choses card, another a number and another either red or blue, all are predicted in humorous way after first getting them wrong
Vol. 74 No. 12 Dec. 2011 34
Bobby Bernard Forcing from Svengali Deck
Vol. 74 No. 12 Dec. 2011 34
David Britland An Impossible Location first the location fails, then it works
Inspired by Vol. 74 No. 12 Dec. 2011 35
Max Maven Three Halves and Halves
  • Lost Horizons
introduction
Vol. 74 No. 12 Dec. 2011 36
Max Maven Con-Pound cards with word endings and with word beginnings, some pairs are made and they all form actual words, Omega Bet principle
Inspired byAlso published here
  • The James File, 2000
Vol. 74 No. 12 Dec. 2011 36
Max Maven Procre two piles with three-letter strings are dealt through with one card face-up, the cards at that position form an actual word
Inspired byAlso published here
  • The James File, 2000
Vol. 74 No. 12 Dec. 2011 37
Max Maven Rif forty cards with three-letter sets, pairs are eventually handed out, those that can combine their two cards to an actual word raise their hand, performer divines the words
Inspired byAlso published here
  • The James File, 2000
Vol. 74 No. 12 Dec. 2011 38
John Gaughan The Hofzinser Rose Mirror
  • The Chamber of Secrets
Vol. 74 No. 12 Dec. 2011 41
Jim Steinmeyer X Marks the Spot Square Circle type box to produce a person
Vol. 74 No. 12 Dec. 2011 44
Aaron Fisher The Break - Part 1
  • Aaron Fisher Teaches Card Magic
Vol. 74 No. 12 Dec. 2011 52
Aaron Fisher Obtaining a Break at the Center of the Deck
Vol. 74 No. 12 Dec. 2011 52
Aaron Fisher On the Flesh Break
Vol. 74 No. 12 Dec. 2011 52
Aaron Fisher Enter the Jog
Vol. 74 No. 12 Dec. 2011 53
Aaron Fisher After Your Jog, Take a Nice Break
Vol. 74 No. 12 Dec. 2011 54
Bruce Gold, Franz Harary Franz Harary Thinks Big
Vol. 74 No. 12 Dec. 2011 56
Mickey O'Connor Surviving China Franz Harary
Vol. 74 No. 12 Dec. 2011 67
Richard Kaufman Tenyo 2012
Vol. 74 No. 12 Dec. 2011 74
Richard Kaufman (reviewer) Tower of Dice by Takayuki Kumazawa Vol. 74 No. 12 Dec. 2011 75
Richard Kaufman (reviewer) Magic Pop-Up by Kenichi Komiya Vol. 74 No. 12 Dec. 2011 75
Richard Kaufman (reviewer) Psychic Money by Tomoyuki Shimomura Vol. 74 No. 12 Dec. 2011 76
Richard Kaufman (reviewer) The Third Eye by Lubor Fiedler Vol. 74 No. 12 Dec. 2011 76
Richard Kaufman (reviewer) Flying Carpet by Lubor Fiedler Vol. 74 No. 12 Dec. 2011 77
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Puncture 2.0 by Alex Linian Vol. 74 No. 12 Dec. 2011 86
Danny Orleans (reviewer) No Way Bottle Production by Iñaki Zabaletta Vol. 74 No. 12 Dec. 2011 86
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Wormhole by Ali Nouira Vol. 74 No. 12 Dec. 2011 87
Danny Orleans (reviewer) No Smoking Zone by Nathan Kranzo Vol. 74 No. 12 Dec. 2011 87
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Regal Ring Chain by David Regal Vol. 74 No. 12 Dec. 2011 88
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Ghostwriter by Bedros "Spidey" Akkelian Vol. 74 No. 12 Dec. 2011 88
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Instant Deck by Tomas Medina, Alex Lourido Vol. 74 No. 12 Dec. 2011 88
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Blindspot by Bob Swadling Vol. 74 No. 12 Dec. 2011 89
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Levent's Ultimate Guide to the Linking Rings (4-disc set) by Levent Cimkentli Vol. 74 No. 12 Dec. 2011 89
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) European CoinMagic Symposium, Volumes 1 and 2 by Various Vol. 74 No. 12 Dec. 2011 90
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Comedy Magic and Mind Reading Lecture by Nathan Kranzo Vol. 74 No. 12 Dec. 2011 91
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Tool (DVD and gimmick) by David Stone Vol. 74 No. 12 Dec. 2011 91
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Out of Pocket by Bob Escher Vol. 74 No. 12 Dec. 2011 92
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Clean Thru - Clear Thru by Lonnie Chevrie Vol. 74 No. 12 Dec. 2011 92
Eric Mead (reviewer) A Book in English by Woody Aragón Vol. 74 No. 12 Dec. 2011 92
Eric Mead (reviewer) A Lifetime of Magic by Charles Gauci Vol. 74 No. 12 Dec. 2011 93
Eric Mead (reviewer) More Power to You by David Acer Vol. 74 No. 12 Dec. 2011 94
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks Susie Cottrell, Matthew Field, Fire at the Magic Castle
Vol. 75 No. 1 Jan. 2012 10
Neil Patrick Harris Fire at the Magic Castle
Vol. 75 No. 1 Jan. 2012 11
Jon Racherbaumer On the Slant
  • Willpower (Roy F. Baumeister, Roy Tierney, 2011)
  • Trade of the Tricks (Graham M. Jones, 2011)
Vol. 75 No. 1 Jan. 2012 12
Roberto Giobbi Every Artist is a Professor
  • The Genii Session
Vol. 75 No. 1 Jan. 2012 22
Walter Noll The Role of the Professor essay from 1992, revised 1997
Vol. 75 No. 1 Jan. 2012 22
John Gaughan Antonio Diavolo
  • The Chamber of Secrets
Vol. 75 No. 1 Jan. 2012 24
David Acer Magicana illustrated with photos
Vol. 75 No. 1 Jan. 2012 30
Luis Otero Chosen One named card found by counting with two prediction cards, one of which is chosen by spectator
Vol. 75 No. 1 Jan. 2012 30
Pete McCabe Schrödinger's Coin coin held between thumb and first finger, vanishes when hand is turn over to show other side, appears again, then is really gone
Vol. 75 No. 1 Jan. 2012 31
Luis Otero Angle-Pivot Card to Case
Vol. 75 No. 1 Jan. 2012 31
David Neighbors Easy Come three coin production
Vol. 75 No. 1 Jan. 2012 33
Gary Kurtz Classic Palm to Finger Palm Transfer
Vol. 75 No. 1 Jan. 2012 33
David Neighbors Double Shuttle Pass
Vol. 75 No. 1 Jan. 2012 34
False Take from Greater Magic
Vol. 75 No. 1 Jan. 2012 35
Harry Lorayne Rest Of The M-E-S! original ending of routine, all four-of-a-kinds together, faros
Related toAlso published here Vol. 75 No. 1 Jan. 2012 36
Dustin Stinett The 12th Los Angeles Conference on Magic History
Vol. 75 No. 1 Jan. 2012 46
Nickle Van Wormer, Greg Frewin Greg Frewin: Working Magician
Vol. 75 No. 1 Jan. 2012 64
David Regal (reviewer) Pure Smoke by Jason Brumbalow Vol. 75 No. 1 Jan. 2012 78
David Regal (reviewer) Any Signed Card to Any Spectator's Wallet by Jeff Kaylor, Michael Ammar Vol. 75 No. 1 Jan. 2012 78
David Regal (reviewer) Miracle Signed Card in Envelope by Roger Curzon Vol. 75 No. 1 Jan. 2012 79
David Regal (reviewer) Sweet! by Diamond Jim Tyler Vol. 75 No. 1 Jan. 2012 79
David Regal (reviewer) Miracle Monte by Wolfgang Moser Vol. 75 No. 1 Jan. 2012 79
David Regal (reviewer) Stand Up Monte by Garrett Thomas Vol. 75 No. 1 Jan. 2012 80
David Regal (reviewer) Vertigo by Rick Lax Vol. 75 No. 1 Jan. 2012 80
David Regal (reviewer) Aqua Imp by Ben Harris Vol. 75 No. 1 Jan. 2012 80
David Regal (reviewer) Ink by Mickael Chatelain Vol. 75 No. 1 Jan. 2012 80
David Regal (reviewer) iContact by Christopher Congreave Vol. 75 No. 1 Jan. 2012 81
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) EMC 2011 by Various Vol. 75 No. 1 Jan. 2012 81
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) The Magic Square by Luis De Matos Vol. 75 No. 1 Jan. 2012 82
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Pop-Coin by David Ethan Vol. 75 No. 1 Jan. 2012 83
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Blood on the Tricks: Volume One by Roger Curzon Vol. 75 No. 1 Jan. 2012 83
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Live... Without a Net by Richard Osterlind Vol. 75 No. 1 Jan. 2012 84
Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer) Maelstrom by Tom Stone Vol. 75 No. 1 Jan. 2012 84
Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer) Hold 'Em Magic by Tom Frame Vol. 75 No. 1 Jan. 2012 85
Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer) The Nazi Séance: The Strange Story of the Jewish Psychic in Hitler's Circle by Arthur J. Magida Vol. 75 No. 1 Jan. 2012 86
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks René Lavand, AMA in Hong Kong
Vol. 75 No. 2 Feb. 2012 10
Jon Racherbaumer On the Slant
  • Puppet (Kenneth Gross, 2011)
  • Public Parts (Jeff Jarvis, 2011)
  • Willfull Blindness (Margaret Heffernan, 2011)
Vol. 75 No. 2 Feb. 2012 12
Kenneth Silverman In Memoriam: Sidney Radner
Vol. 75 No. 2 Feb. 2012 16
Max Maven Double Feature
  • Lost Horizons
two choices predicted on billets, billet index on back of large movie posters
Inspired by
  • Don Tanner's "Six Card Mental Test" (marketed 1958)
Also published here
  • Sensational Mentalism - Part Four, 1977
Vol. 75 No. 2 Feb. 2012 21
John Gaughan The French Writing Desk
  • The Chamber of Secrets
apparatus
Vol. 75 No. 2 Feb. 2012 22
Jim Steinmeyer "One Fortune" Think-of-a-Card
  • Conjuring
"is your card among those?", Age Cards
Inspired by
  • "The World's Thinnest Deck of Cards" (Jim Steinmeyer, marketed 1994)
Related to
Vol. 75 No. 2 Feb. 2012 24
Aaron Fisher The Break, Part 2
  • Aaron Fisher Teaches Card Magic
Vol. 75 No. 2 Feb. 2012 32
Aaron Fisher Obtaining a Break Near the Bottom of the Deck
Vol. 75 No. 2 Feb. 2012 32
Aaron Fisher How to Hold a Break Near the Bottom of the Deck
Vol. 75 No. 2 Feb. 2012 32
Aaron Fisher Everybody's Favorite: the Right Thumb Count from bottom
Vol. 75 No. 2 Feb. 2012 32
Aaron Fisher The Overhand Shuffle
Vol. 75 No. 2 Feb. 2012 33
Aaron Fisher Openly Spreading the Cards to Get the Break near the bottom
Vol. 75 No. 2 Feb. 2012 33
Aaron Fisher Advanced Methods: Cliff Green and Herb Zarrow intro
Vol. 75 No. 2 Feb. 2012 34
Cliff Green The Imperceptible Get-Ready
Vol. 75 No. 2 Feb. 2012 34
Herb Zarrow The Double and Triple Buckle
Vol. 75 No. 2 Feb. 2012 34
Tom Stone Notebook Nuggets
  • Lodestones
various notebook ideas, see following entries
Vol. 75 No. 2 Feb. 2012 40
Tom Stone With Great Powers... using suitcase and table top
Vol. 75 No. 2 Feb. 2012 40
Tom Stone Invisible Deck Subtlety deck out of play early
Vol. 75 No. 2 Feb. 2012 40
Tom Stone Suitcase Card Switch on top of table, hole in suitcase
Vol. 75 No. 2 Feb. 2012 40
Tom Stone Scouting Party rather visual, table spreads, accidental reinvention of "Les Facteurs"
Related to Vol. 75 No. 2 Feb. 2012 41
Tom Stone Chromatic Clutch color predicted, prediction can be changed to fit selection
Also published here Vol. 75 No. 2 Feb. 2012 43
David Acer Magicana
Vol. 75 No. 2 Feb. 2012 48
John Gelasi Daley + 2 after the transposition a selection appears between each pair of Aces
Vol. 75 No. 2 Feb. 2012 48
John Gelasi Two Card Control overhand shuffle
Vol. 75 No. 2 Feb. 2012 48
David Neighbors Easy Go three coins one by one
Vol. 75 No. 2 Feb. 2012 50
Walter B. Gibson Spider Grip Vanish
Vol. 75 No. 2 Feb. 2012 51
Quentin Reynolds BiP MiC Book Test involving adding numbers
Vol. 75 No. 2 Feb. 2012 52
Steve Bedwell The "I Choose You" Force forcing a book
Vol. 75 No. 2 Feb. 2012 53
David Britland René Lavand
Vol. 75 No. 2 Feb. 2012 58
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) One Special Week: The Old & The New Jim Steinmeyer and Alex Ramon at the Magic Castle Vol. 75 No. 2 Feb. 2012 72
David Britland (reviewer) Adelaide Herrmann: Queen of Magic by Margaret Steele Vol. 75 No. 2 Feb. 2012 78
David Britland (reviewer) Tricks of the Trade by Graham M. Jones Vol. 75 No. 2 Feb. 2012 79
David Britland (reviewer) Special Effects by Harry Lorayne Vol. 75 No. 2 Feb. 2012 80
David Britland (reviewer) The Open Prediction Project by Thomas Baxter Vol. 75 No. 2 Feb. 2012 81
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Utopia (4-disc set) by Dani DaOrtiz Vol. 75 No. 2 Feb. 2012 81
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Essential Magic Classics (2-disc set) by Danny Archer Vol. 75 No. 2 Feb. 2012 82
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Old School Kranzo by Nathan Kranzo Vol. 75 No. 2 Feb. 2012 83
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) A Little R&B by Dan Harlan Vol. 75 No. 2 Feb. 2012 84
Danny Orleans (reviewer) The Enigma by Paulino Gil Vol. 75 No. 2 Feb. 2012 84
Danny Orleans (reviewer) 3 by Eric Ross Vol. 75 No. 2 Feb. 2012 85
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Sly News Tear by Tony Clark Vol. 75 No. 2 Feb. 2012 85
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Photoshop by Will Tsai Vol. 75 No. 2 Feb. 2012 86
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Redemption by Christopher Ballinger Vol. 75 No. 2 Feb. 2012 86
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Customized Million Dollar Bill Magic Management Vol. 75 No. 2 Feb. 2012 87
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Diversity Circus School Show by Doug Scheer Vol. 75 No. 2 Feb. 2012 87
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks Magi-Fest, fire in the Magic Castle, Ray Goulet
Related to Vol. 75 No. 3 Mar. 2012 10
Jon Racherbaumer On the Slant
  • New: Understanding Our Need For Novelty And Change (Winifred Gallagher, 2011)
  • Fringe-ology (Steve Volk, 2011)
  • The Accidental Creative (Todd Henry, 2011)
Vol. 75 No. 3 Mar. 2012 12
Joan Lawton In Memorian: Mark Nelson
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Dani DaOrtiz 10th Open Prediction
  • DaOrtiz a la Carte!
three predictions from second deck are on table, any number named, the card is counted to and the card at that position completes a four-of-a-kind with the predictions, "every tenth" principle
Vol. 75 No. 3 Mar. 2012 20
Dani DaOrtiz Packet Lap
Vol. 75 No. 3 Mar. 2012 22
Jim Steinmeyer Dining Out
  • Conjuring
Also published here Vol. 75 No. 3 Mar. 2012 24
Roberto Giobbi Further Details of Handling
  • The Genii Session
intro to various handling finesses, see following entries
Vol. 75 No. 3 Mar. 2012 32
Roberto Giobbi Glimpse Handling in-the-hands riffle shuffle glimpse with delay
Vol. 75 No. 3 Mar. 2012 32
Roberto Giobbi Card at Number or Stop
Also published here Vol. 75 No. 3 Mar. 2012 33
Roberto Giobbi Burning Card tip on how to burn card, in envelope
Vol. 75 No. 3 Mar. 2012 33
Roberto Giobbi Optical Shuffle
Vol. 75 No. 3 Mar. 2012 33
Roberto Giobbi Key Card Placement
Inspired by Vol. 75 No. 3 Mar. 2012 33
John Gaughan Birdcage Transportation
  • The Chamber of Secrets
cage travels from one stand to another
Vol. 75 No. 3 Mar. 2012 34
David Britland Sudden Impact
  • Cardopolis
card selected, performer cuts deck into three packets with a mate on each that matches selection
Inspired by Vol. 75 No. 3 Mar. 2012 40
David Acer Magicana
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