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
11,211 entries
Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Issue Year Page AA Categories
Jim Steinmeyer, Richard Kaufman The Genie on Broadway "Jim Steinmeyer Interviewed about Disney's News Musical", Aladdin
Vol. 77 No. 5 May 2014 70
Max Maven The Still Secret World Of Shigeru Sugawara with his Tenyo inventions
Vol. 77 No. 5 May 2014 82
David Britland (reviewer) Numbers, Cards and Time by Carlos Vinuesa Vol. 77 No. 5 May 2014 94
David Britland (reviewer) The Time Travel Manual by Josh Zandman Vol. 77 No. 5 May 2014 94
David Britland (reviewer) Cerebrate by Richard Mark (written by Marc Salem)
co-authored
Vol. 77 No. 5 May 2014 96
David Britland (reviewer) Seventeen Secrets by James Alan Vol. 77 No. 5 May 2014 96
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Connection by Jon Allen Vol. 77 No. 5 May 2014 97
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) The Switch by Shin Lim Vol. 77 No. 5 May 2014 97
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Drunk by Hondo Vol. 77 No. 5 May 2014 98
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Another by Yoshihiko Mutobe Vol. 77 No. 5 May 2014 98
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Risk 4 by Rizki Nanda Vol. 77 No. 5 May 2014 99
Danny Orleans (reviewer) The Streets by John Archer Vol. 77 No. 5 May 2014 100
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Crooked by Ronnie Ramin Vol. 77 No. 5 May 2014 100
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Bently by Chris Hanowell Vol. 77 No. 5 May 2014 101
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Once Upon a Time by Wayne Dobson Vol. 77 No. 5 May 2014 101
Danny Orleans (reviewer) The Romero Box by Antonio Romero Vol. 77 No. 5 May 2014 102
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Gift of the Magi by David Acer Vol. 77 No. 5 May 2014 102
Danny Orleans (reviewer) The 100th Monkey by Christopher Philpott Vol. 77 No. 5 May 2014 103
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks
Vol. 77 No. 6 June 2014 10
Jon Racherbaumer On the Slant
  • Talk Like Ted (Carmine Gallo, 2014)
  • Moments of Impact (Chris Ertel, Lisa Key Solomon)
  • Pranksters (Kembrew McLeod, 2014)
  • Perfecting Your Pitch (Ronald M. Shapiro)
Vol. 77 No. 6 June 2014 12
Max Maven Box Hunch
  • Lost Horizons
spectator's astrological sign appears on blank card inside a box
Also published here
  • Magigram, Aug. 1982
Vol. 77 No. 6 June 2014 15
Douglas Dexter Paddle Card Turnover
Vol. 77 No. 6 June 2014 15
Jeff McBride, Eugene Burger Secrets
  • Eugene's Notebook In Which Eugene Burger and Jeff McBride Have a Chat
Vol. 77 No. 6 June 2014 17
John Gaughan Thayer's Vanishing and Reappearing Lamps
  • The Chamber of Secrets
Vol. 77 No. 6 June 2014 18
Dani DaOrtiz More Imaginary Dice
  • DaOrtiz a la Carte!
number with invisible die is chosen and card at that position remembered, two real dice thrown for card at any number
Inspired by
  • effect by Roberto Giobbi
Related to
Vol. 77 No. 6 June 2014 23
David Britland The Trick That Didn't Fool Einstein
  • Cardopolis
credit information
  • History of a Mystery
  • A Novel Card Effect
  • The Repeat
  • Finally
Related to Vol. 77 No. 6 June 2014 24
Howard L. Grant A Novel Card Effect
Also published here
  • The Magic World, Nov. 1920
Vol. 77 No. 6 June 2014 25
Jim Steinmeyer The Drawing Power
  • Conjuring
cards across with borrowed business cards
Vol. 77 No. 6 June 2014 30
Card Tray
Vol. 77 No. 6 June 2014 31
Switching Box used for business cards here
Vol. 77 No. 6 June 2014 31
Jindai Nishikawa Three Coins and a Shot Glass copper/silver/brass type routine with shot glass
  • Phase One: The Visible Transposition
  • Phase Two: A Strange Gathering
  • Phase Three: The Vanishing
Vol. 77 No. 6 June 2014 36
Jerry K. Hartman Stranger Card spectator stabs odd-backed card into deck and signs card next to it, later it turns out to be the odd-backed card
Inspired by
  • "A Sweet Little Mystery" (John Carey)
Vol. 77 No. 6 June 2014 40
Dai Vernon Stabbing Force
Also published here Vol. 77 No. 6 June 2014 40
Kazu Katayama Hanky-Panky Balls
  • Tokyo Workshop
five red sponge balls produced with top hat, they transform to five knotted red silks
Vol. 77 No. 6 June 2014 42
Daniel Ulin Knights at the Magic Castle
Vol. 77 No. 6 June 2014 46
David Regal, Peter Morrison Peter Morrison: The Marrakech Magic Man
Vol. 77 No. 6 June 2014 52
Dustin Stinett The 46th Annual Academy of Magical Arts Awards Show
Vol. 77 No. 6 June 2014 60
Erika Larsen, Dustin Stinett Black Magic, Blonde Magic on the Magic Castle
Vol. 77 No. 6 June 2014 68
Luis De Matos The Illusionists 2.0
Vol. 77 No. 6 June 2014 74
Neil Dorward An Interview with Director Neil Dorward
Vol. 77 No. 6 June 2014 89
Eric Mead (reviewer) The David Neighbors Project Volume 1 by David Neighbors Vol. 77 No. 6 June 2014 94
Eric Mead (reviewer) Discoveries and Deceptions by John Guastaferro Vol. 77 No. 6 June 2014 95
Eric Mead (reviewer) Bookends by Chris Hannibal Vol. 77 No. 6 June 2014 96
Eric Mead (reviewer) The Hannibal Lecture by Chris Hannibal Vol. 77 No. 6 June 2014 96
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) The Truth from a Liar by Chris Hannibal Vol. 77 No. 6 June 2014 97
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) The Art of Presenting Magic to Teenagers by Danny Orleans Vol. 77 No. 6 June 2014 98
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) EZ Add-a-Number by Nathan Kranzo Vol. 77 No. 6 June 2014 99
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Streamlined by John Carey Vol. 77 No. 6 June 2014 99
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Box Set by John Guastaferro Vol. 77 No. 6 June 2014 99
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Gamble by Andi Gladwin Vol. 77 No. 6 June 2014 99
David Oliver (reviewer) Auto Spell Deck by Devin Knight Vol. 77 No. 6 June 2014 100
David Oliver (reviewer) The Business by Romanos Vol. 77 No. 6 June 2014 100
David Oliver (reviewer) Unshuffled by Anton James Vol. 77 No. 6 June 2014 101
David Oliver (reviewer) Senses by Christopher Wiehl Vol. 77 No. 6 June 2014 101
David Oliver (reviewer) In2Ition by Brian Schwenger Vol. 77 No. 6 June 2014 101
David Oliver (reviewer) Cakes & Adders by "Tricky" Ricky McLeod, Gary Dunn Vol. 77 No. 6 June 2014 102
David Oliver (reviewer) Smudged by John Horn Vol. 77 No. 6 June 2014 102
David Oliver Breathe & Believe
Vol. 77 No. 6 June 2014 103
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks electronic version of Genii
Vol. 77 No. 7 July 2014 10
Jon Racherbaumer On the Slant
  • The Noble Hustle (Colson Whitehead, 2014)
  • Ha! (Scott Weems)
  • The Humor Code (Peter McGraw, Joel Warner)
Vol. 77 No. 7 July 2014 14
Alfred Lee Cohen Pulls, Pulls, Pulls
  • Memoirs of a Magic Dealer
Vol. 77 No. 7 July 2014 17
John Gaughan Magic Tea Caddy
  • The Chamber of Secrets
box with three lids on top, moving section and item place in on section can be transferred to another
Variations Vol. 77 No. 7 July 2014 20
Roberto Giobbi On the Theory of Magic (3): The Benefits of Practicing Magic
  • The Genii Session

  • Early Inspirations
  • Complex World of Magic
  • Lists of Benefits with Comments
  • Closing Remarks
Vol. 77 No. 7 July 2014 24
Jonathan Pendragon Inherent Logic
  • Panmagium
Vol. 77 No. 7 July 2014 30
Caleb Wiles Color Heist
  • Ringside
one four-of-a-kind is odd-backed
Vol. 77 No. 7 July 2014 32
Veeser Concept Handling
Vol. 77 No. 7 July 2014 32
David Kaye Get Off Your High Horse
  • The Expert at the Kids' Table
Vol. 77 No. 7 July 2014 36
Harapan Ong Three Easy Steps tabled cutting sequence in one row
Vol. 77 No. 7 July 2014 40
Two Coin Quickies
Vol. 77 No. 7 July 2014 43
Ian Kendall Handy Portal coin moved through thumb and fingers of other hand, it becomes invisible
Inspired by Vol. 77 No. 7 July 2014 43
Jonathan Friedman Atom Split coin splits in two
Vol. 77 No. 7 July 2014 44
Hiroyuki Sakai Regal Robbers Rise
  • Tokyo Workshop
Kings placed in different positions in tabled spread, they rise to top
Vol. 77 No. 7 July 2014 45
Transfer Move as deck is spread
Vol. 77 No. 7 July 2014 46
Daniel Ulin Knights at the Magic Castle
Vol. 77 No. 7 July 2014 50
Jon Racherbaumer, Charlie Frye Charlie Frye: On the Fly
Vol. 77 No. 7 July 2014 58
David Regal (reviewer) Chocolate Coin by Will Tsai Vol. 77 No. 7 July 2014 78
David Regal (reviewer) MC Sandwich by Mickael Chatelain Vol. 77 No. 7 July 2014 78
David Regal (reviewer) The Worker's Dream by Harry Robson Vol. 77 No. 7 July 2014 78
David Regal (reviewer) Deflect by Skulkor Vol. 77 No. 7 July 2014 79
David Regal (reviewer) Spinnerets by Steven X Vol. 77 No. 7 July 2014 79
David Regal (reviewer) Innercircle by Yigal Mesika Vol. 77 No. 7 July 2014 80
David Regal (reviewer) Wrong Way Vernet Vol. 77 No. 7 July 2014 80
David Regal (reviewer) Bound by Will Tsai Vol. 77 No. 7 July 2014 80
David Regal (reviewer) Smoked by Christopher Dearman Vol. 77 No. 7 July 2014 80
David Regal (reviewer) C.O.A.L. by Andy Clockwise Vol. 77 No. 7 July 2014 80
David Regal (reviewer) Liar by Robert Baxt Vol. 77 No. 7 July 2014 81
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Modern Magic by Will Houstoun Vol. 77 No. 7 July 2014 81
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) The Double Lift Project by Liam Montier Vol. 77 No. 7 July 2014 82
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) El Ropo by Phil Van Tee Vol. 77 No. 7 July 2014 83
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Essential in Magic Master Course: Sponge Balls Volumes 1, 2, 3, and 4 by Daryl Vol. 77 No. 7 July 2014 83
John Lovick (reviewer) The Magic Way, Second Edition by Juan Tamariz Vol. 77 No. 7 July 2014 84
John Lovick (reviewer) Now You See Them, Now You Don't by Bill Weimer Vol. 77 No. 7 July 2014 85
John Lovick (reviewer) Charles Morritt: HIs Life and Inventions by Charles Morritt (written by Christopher Brinson) Vol. 77 No. 7 July 2014 86
John Lovick (reviewer) Think-A-Drink by Alan Bursky Vol. 77 No. 7 July 2014 87
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks FISM 2015 Italy
Vol. 77 No. 8 Aug. 2014 10
Jon Racherbaumer On the Slant
  • Think Like a Freak (Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner, 2014)
  • Sensation (Thalma Lobel)
  • Trying Not To Try (Edward Slingerland, 2014)
Vol. 77 No. 8 Aug. 2014 12
Jeff McBride, Eugene Burger Using Your Voice
  • Eugene's Notebook In Which Eugene Burger and Jeff McBride Have a Chat
Vol. 77 No. 8 Aug. 2014 15
Max Maven Flex & Cheap Flex
  • Lost Horizons
intro
Vol. 77 No. 8 Aug. 2014 16
Max Maven Flex alphabet cards are mixed and distributed, one person only can form a word which is predicted
Also published here Vol. 77 No. 8 Aug. 2014 16
Max Maven Cheap Flex four-spectator adaption of Flex
Also published here Vol. 77 No. 8 Aug. 2014 17
John Gaughan Voisin's Magic Table
  • The Chamber of Secrets
Emile Voisin's mechanical table with trapdoors
Vol. 77 No. 8 Aug. 2014 20
David Britland Adamathica: ACAAN for 1921
  • Cardopolis
intro, on Bertram Adams's "Adamathica"
Vol. 77 No. 8 Aug. 2014 24
David Britland The Trick that Baffled Babbage four cards pocketed unseen, any card thought of from remaining cards, it ends up at position indicated by the four cards (values added) after dealing procedure
Inspired by
  • "Adamathica" (Bertram Adams, marketed 1921)
Vol. 77 No. 8 Aug. 2014 24
Jim Steinmeyer Hamlet, Jack of Denmark
  • Conjuring
Also published here Vol. 77 No. 8 Aug. 2014 28
Dani DaOrtiz The HLG Force
  • DaOrtiz a la Carte!
"Hommage to Lennart Green", face-up/face-down mess made on table, spectator takes a card
Related toAlso published here Vol. 77 No. 8 Aug. 2014 34
Doug Conn Jim Bob selection removed, three cards chosen to find out about color, suit, value of card, they change into mates of the selection
Inspired by Vol. 77 No. 8 Aug. 2014 38
Charlie Miller Tabled Spread Force
Vol. 77 No. 8 Aug. 2014 38
Ian Kendall Monopoly Mind Reading performer divines name of property selected from Monopoly board
  • The U.K. Version
Vol. 77 No. 8 Aug. 2014 39
Kazu Katayama Cup, Ball, Silk, And You
  • Tokyo Workshop
endless ball production with a paper cup, they all change into a silk
Vol. 77 No. 8 Aug. 2014 41
Daniel Ulin Knights at the Magic Castle
Vol. 77 No. 8 Aug. 2014 46
Cecilia Garrone, Walter Rolfo Introducing Walter Rolfo
Vol. 77 No. 8 Aug. 2014 52
Jaq Greenspon Jamie D. Grant: Anything is Possible
Vol. 77 No. 8 Aug. 2014 56
Liberty Larsen Through the Looking Glass
Vol. 77 No. 8 Aug. 2014 68
Paul Osborne Tom Palmer and His Comedy Act
Vol. 77 No. 8 Aug. 2014 76
Joe O'DOnnell 2014 Shenanigans
Vol. 77 No. 8 Aug. 2014 82
Danny Orleans (reviewer) The Floating Ball by Luis De Matos Vol. 77 No. 8 Aug. 2014 86
Danny Orleans (reviewer) The Most Magical Cards Ever Produced in the History of Magic by Angel Idigoras Vol. 77 No. 8 Aug. 2014 86
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Distorted Visions by Jack Curtis Vol. 77 No. 8 Aug. 2014 87
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Velocity by Rick Smith, Jr. Vol. 77 No. 8 Aug. 2014 87
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Sudoku Book Test by Scott Creasey Vol. 77 No. 8 Aug. 2014 88
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Noted 2.0 by Gary Jones Vol. 77 No. 8 Aug. 2014 88
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Infamous by Daniel Meadows, James Anthony Vol. 77 No. 8 Aug. 2014 89
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) A Series of Unfortunate Effects (2-DVD set) by Various
Five Academy
Vol. 77 No. 8 Aug. 2014 90
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Defiance (DVD with gimmick) by Mariano Goñi Vol. 77 No. 8 Aug. 2014 90
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) MS Magic Night 2014 Magical Sleight Vol. 77 No. 8 Aug. 2014 91
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Collision V2 by Ravi Mayar Vol. 77 No. 8 Aug. 2014 91
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) I Hate Kids by Stephen Bargatze Vol. 77 No. 8 Aug. 2014 92
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Holy C.O.W. by Chef Tsao Vol. 77 No. 8 Aug. 2014 92
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) World's Greatest Magic: Self Working Card Tricks (Volumes 1-3) by Various Vol. 77 No. 8 Aug. 2014 93
Will Houstoun (reviewer) The 75% Production and The Trick With No Method by Justin Higham Vol. 77 No. 8 Aug. 2014 93
Will Houstoun (reviewer) Angel Killer by Andrew Mayne Vol. 77 No. 8 Aug. 2014 94
Will Houstoun (reviewer) Bullet Catch by Scott Jenkins Vol. 77 No. 8 Aug. 2014 94
Will Houstoun (reviewer) Magicians Choice by Todd A. Gipstein Vol. 77 No. 8 Aug. 2014 95
Will Houstoun (reviewer) The Definitive Guide to Restaurant Magic by Wayne Goodman Vol. 77 No. 8 Aug. 2014 95
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks
Vol. 77 No. 9 Sep. 2014 10
Richard Kaufman Alan C. Greenberg
Vol. 77 No. 9 Sep. 2014 10
Jon Racherbaumer On the Slant
  • Creativity: The Perfect Crime (Philippe Petit)
  • Your Mind is What Your Brain Does For a Living (Steven Jay Fogel)
  • Creativity, Inc. (Ed Catmull)
  • A Steranko Sighting
Vol. 77 No. 9 Sep. 2014 14
John Gaughan Robert-Houdin's Match Alarm Clock
  • The Chamber of Secrets
alarm clock that automatically strikes a match
Vol. 77 No. 9 Sep. 2014 18
Roberto Giobbi On the Theory of Magic (4): The Magic Effect Field
  • The Genii Session

  • The World Field: The Inspiration
  • The Magic Effect Field: What Is It?
  • The Magic Effect Field for Pure Magic: How it Works
  • The Pure Effect: A Vision of the Essence
  • Disclaimer
  • Last Word
Vol. 77 No. 9 Sep. 2014 20
Jonathan Pendragon Parameters
  • Panmagium
Vol. 77 No. 9 Sep. 2014 26
David Kaye I Don't Have a Drinking Problem... I Have a Drinking Solution.
  • The Expert at the Kids' Table
Vol. 77 No. 9 Sep. 2014 30
Daniel Ulin Knights at the Magic Castle
Vol. 77 No. 9 Sep. 2014 36
Dustin Stinett 2014 I.B.M./S.A.M. Combined Convention
Vol. 77 No. 9 Sep. 2014 42
Stephen Minch A Life Told in Tricks: Magic and the World Through the Eyes of Peter Samelson
Vol. 77 No. 9 Sep. 2014 50
Peter Samelson Why, What, and Who? - A Theory of Questions
Vol. 77 No. 9 Sep. 2014 55
Peter Samelson Three Types of Justification
  • Physical Justification
  • Logical Justification
  • Emotional Justification
Vol. 77 No. 9 Sep. 2014 58
Peter Samelson Influences
Vol. 77 No. 9 Sep. 2014 65
Peter Samelson Mimetic Slo-Mo Show'n Vanish slow-motion coin vanish
Vol. 77 No. 9 Sep. 2014 69
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) The Skinner Tapes by Michael Skinner Vol. 77 No. 9 Sep. 2014 78
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Mr. Electric Unplugged by Marvyn Roy Vol. 77 No. 9 Sep. 2014 79
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) The Heinous Collection, Volumes 1, 2, and 3 by Karl Hein Vol. 77 No. 9 Sep. 2014 80
David Britland (reviewer) Calculated Chaos by Chris Westfall Vol. 77 No. 9 Sep. 2014 81
David Britland (reviewer) True Mysteries II by Fraser Parker (written by Gavin O'Rourke-Soccorso)
co-authored
Vol. 77 No. 9 Sep. 2014 81
David Britland (reviewer) Close Culls by Harapan Ong Vol. 77 No. 9 Sep. 2014 83
David Oliver (reviewer) Wallet Weapon by Lloyd Barnes Vol. 77 No. 9 Sep. 2014 84
David Oliver (reviewer) Blind Date by Stephen Leathwaite Vol. 77 No. 9 Sep. 2014 84
David Oliver (reviewer) Spontaneous Combustion by Geronimo Granell Vol. 77 No. 9 Sep. 2014 85
David Oliver (reviewer) Hospitality: One Can Two Drinks by Max Francis Vol. 77 No. 9 Sep. 2014 85
David Oliver (reviewer) Duo by Rian Lehman Vol. 77 No. 9 Sep. 2014 85
David Oliver (reviewer) The Undercover Wallet by Andy Nicholls Vol. 77 No. 9 Sep. 2014 86
David Oliver (reviewer) Fractalicious by John Bannon, Liam Montier Vol. 77 No. 9 Sep. 2014 86
David Oliver On a personal note
Vol. 77 No. 9 Sep. 2014 87
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks Guy Hollingworth Collection, Tenyo 2015
Vol. 77 No. 10 Oct. 2014 10
David Oliver In Memoriam: Joan Carroll Spina
Vol. 77 No. 10 Oct. 2014 12
Roberto Giobbi In Memoriam: Ronald A. Wohl
Vol. 77 No. 10 Oct. 2014 13
Jon Racherbaumer On the Slant
  • Riveted (Jim Davies)
  • Fizzics (F. Ronald Young, 2011)
  • Rock Breaks Scissors (William Poundstone)
Vol. 77 No. 10 Oct. 2014 18
John Gaughan Houdini's Blooming Rosebush and Flower Cone
Vol. 77 No. 10 Oct. 2014 20
Jeff McBride, Eugene Burger Smart Travel
  • Eugene's Notebook In Which Eugene Burger and Jeff McBride Have a Chat
Vol. 77 No. 10 Oct. 2014 23
Caleb Wiles Curiously Counted
  • Ringside
card and number named, performer cuts off named amount of numbers and selection is found at that position
Vol. 77 No. 10 Oct. 2014 26
Steve Beam Killer Count method to false count packet for any number, Hamman Count look
Also published here Vol. 77 No. 10 Oct. 2014 26
Max Maven A Gardnerian Centennial Martin Gardner's hundredth birthday
Vol. 77 No. 10 Oct. 2014 31
Peter Rosengren, Tom Stone The Ring of Ma'aruf borrowed finger ring vanishes and reappears in a cupcake
Vol. 77 No. 10 Oct. 2014 32
Jim Steinmeyer The Petite Illusion
  • Conjuring
on the Cane Cabinet
Vol. 77 No. 10 Oct. 2014 38
Andi Gladwin Magicana
  • Introduction
  • Modern Magicana
Vol. 77 No. 10 Oct. 2014 42
Chris Mayhew Anti Control Position Control to certain position in center of deck, e.g. inside a Sandwich
Related to Vol. 77 No. 10 Oct. 2014 42
Marcelo Insúa Tango's ACAAN verbal force
Vol. 77 No. 10 Oct. 2014 44
Pavel, Dani DaOrtiz Verbal Card Force classic force from imaginary deck, cards named by performer
Related to
  • "Forzaje Psicológico" (Dani DaOrtiz, Libertad de Expresion)
Also published here
Vol. 77 No. 10 Oct. 2014 44
John Guastaferro iContact forcing a name from the contact list on an iPhone
Vol. 77 No. 10 Oct. 2014 45
Daniel Ulin Knights at the Magic Castle
Vol. 77 No. 10 Oct. 2014 48
Cecilia Garrone, Walter Rolfo Another Chat with Walter Rolfo "Head of FISM 2015"
Vol. 77 No. 10 Oct. 2014 54
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Masters of Illusion Vol. 77 No. 10 Oct. 2014 56
Cila Warncke Comedy and Magic Society
Vol. 77 No. 10 Oct. 2014 70
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) The Hollingworth Collection by Guy Hollingworth Vol. 77 No. 10 Oct. 2014 78
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Flux Deal (download) by Alex Moffat Vol. 77 No. 10 Oct. 2014 80
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) At the Table Online Lecture by Alex Pandrea Vol. 77 No. 10 Oct. 2014 80
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Pop Haydn's Four Ring Routine by Whit Haydn Vol. 77 No. 10 Oct. 2014 81
David Regal (reviewer) Pocket by Julio Montoro Vol. 77 No. 10 Oct. 2014 81
David Regal (reviewer) X-Change by Julio Montoro Vol. 77 No. 10 Oct. 2014 81
David Regal (reviewer) Duo by Rian Lehman Vol. 77 No. 10 Oct. 2014 82
David Regal (reviewer) The Ninja Tossed-Out Deck System by Patrick G. Redford Vol. 77 No. 10 Oct. 2014 82
David Regal (reviewer) The Answer by Ron Salamangkero Vol. 77 No. 10 Oct. 2014 82
David Regal (reviewer) Infamous by Daniel Meadows, James Anthony Vol. 77 No. 10 Oct. 2014 82
David Regal (reviewer) Auto-Spell Deck by Devin Knight Vol. 77 No. 10 Oct. 2014 83
David Regal (reviewer) Cakes & Adders by Gary Dunn, "Tricky" Ricky McLeod Vol. 77 No. 10 Oct. 2014 83
Eric Mead (reviewer) Ask Roberto by Roberto Giobbi Vol. 77 No. 10 Oct. 2014 83
Eric Mead (reviewer) Betcha by Simon Lovell Vol. 77 No. 10 Oct. 2014 85
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks Tenyo
Vol. 77 No. 11 Nov. 2014 10
Shep Hyken In Memoriam: Carl "Bud" Dietrich
Vol. 77 No. 11 Nov. 2014 11
Jon Racherbaumer On the Slant
  • Curious (Ian Leslie)
  • Laughter in Ancient Rome (Mary Beard)
  • The Ten Commandments of Comedy (Gene Perret)
Vol. 77 No. 11 Nov. 2014 12
Mark Setteducati In Memoriam: Lubor Fiedler
Vol. 77 No. 11 Nov. 2014 14
Alfred Lee Cohen Cons Pulled on a Magic Dealer?
  • Memoirs of a Magic Dealer
Vol. 77 No. 11 Nov. 2014 17
John Gaughan The French Peacock
  • The Chamber of Secrets
peacock apparatus located card or answers questions
Vol. 77 No. 11 Nov. 2014 18
Roberto Giobbi (Maybe Not So) Ultimate Details of Handling IV
  • The Genii Session
intro
Vol. 77 No. 11 Nov. 2014 22
Roberto Giobbi Palm Transfer Under the Spread
Vol. 77 No. 11 Nov. 2014 22
Howard Schwarzman Depth Illusion finesse
Vol. 77 No. 11 Nov. 2014 22
Roberto Giobbi Miscall Discovery Ruse selection is not actually found
Vol. 77 No. 11 Nov. 2014 23
Dr. Jacob Daley, Roberto Giobbi Card to Envelope (and Wallet) erased address is replaced by spectator's address
Inspired byAlso published here Vol. 77 No. 11 Nov. 2014 23
Roberto Giobbi Swing Cutting at a Fourth Finger Break Altman trap
Vol. 77 No. 11 Nov. 2014 23
Roberto Giobbi One Way Deck scratch
Vol. 77 No. 11 Nov. 2014 23
Roberto Giobbi On Vernon's Enlarging a Break
Inspired by Vol. 77 No. 11 Nov. 2014 23
David Britland Return to Oil and Water
  • Cardopolis
4&4
Vol. 77 No. 11 Nov. 2014 26
David Kaye Assistance In Choosing Assistants
  • The Expert at the Kids' Table
Vol. 77 No. 11 Nov. 2014 30
Jonathan Pendragon Staring at Wires
  • Panmagium
Vol. 77 No. 11 Nov. 2014 36
Andi Gladwin Magicana
Vol. 77 No. 11 Nov. 2014 40
Yasuo Amano Coining a New Phrase Chinese and silver coin on latex cover over glass, one penetrates the cover, demtal dam
Vol. 77 No. 11 Nov. 2014 40
Alex Linian Clear Glass Concept folded card in glass turns out to be later selection
Vol. 77 No. 11 Nov. 2014 42
John Scarne Mercury Fold fourths
Vol. 77 No. 11 Nov. 2014 43
Alex Linian Clear Glass Switch as folded card is dumped out of glass
Vol. 77 No. 11 Nov. 2014 44
James Alan Card Under Irony selection lost, spectator choses card from tabled spread, mate of selection appears under phone and spectator found selection
Vol. 77 No. 11 Nov. 2014 44
Cecilia Garrone, Walter Rolfo What to Expect at FISM
  • More from Walter Rolfo
Vol. 77 No. 11 Nov. 2014 50
Daniel Ulin Knights at the Magic Castle
Vol. 77 No. 11 Nov. 2014 52
Alana Möhlmann Alana: Defining the (Fine) Lines
Vol. 77 No. 11 Nov. 2014 56
Richard Kaufman Tenyo 2015
Vol. 77 No. 11 Nov. 2014 70
Richard Kaufman (reviewer) Magic Butterfly by So Sato Vol. 77 No. 11 Nov. 2014 70
Richard Kaufman (reviewer) The Great Escape by Ali Bongo, Kenichi Komiya Vol. 77 No. 11 Nov. 2014 70
Richard Kaufman (reviewer) Magic Alchemy by Kenichi Komiya Vol. 77 No. 11 Nov. 2014 71
Richard Kaufman (reviewer) Security Lock by Lubor Fiedler Vol. 77 No. 11 Nov. 2014 71
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Die-Namic by Martin Lewis Vol. 77 No. 11 Nov. 2014 76
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Sign Here by Todd Neufeld Vol. 77 No. 11 Nov. 2014 76
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Ultimate Microphone Holder by Nick Lewin Vol. 77 No. 11 Nov. 2014 77
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Sharp This by David Bonfadini Vol. 77 No. 11 Nov. 2014 77
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Spoonaround by Axel Hecklau Vol. 77 No. 11 Nov. 2014 78
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Flatline by Jay Sankey Vol. 77 No. 11 Nov. 2014 78
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Fair & Square by Jeff Alan Vol. 77 No. 11 Nov. 2014 78
Danny Orleans (reviewer) CardGuard Vernet Vol. 77 No. 11 Nov. 2014 79
John Lovick (reviewer) How to Become a Professional Magician by Sean Mitchell Vol. 77 No. 11 Nov. 2014 79
John Lovick (reviewer) 793.8: Where is the Magic by Jeff Stone Vol. 77 No. 11 Nov. 2014 80
John Lovick (reviewer) The Opposite of People by Michael Feldman Vol. 77 No. 11 Nov. 2014 81
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Patrified by Patrick Kun Vol. 77 No. 11 Nov. 2014 82
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) More Works by Steve Dobson Vol. 77 No. 11 Nov. 2014 83
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) What the Fork? The Secrets to a Gold Medal Competition Act by Michael Dardant Vol. 77 No. 11 Nov. 2014 83
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) At the Table Online Lecture by Marcus Eddie Vol. 77 No. 11 Nov. 2014 84
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Light Speed by Perseus Arkomanis Vol. 77 No. 11 Nov. 2014 84
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) At the Table Live Lecture Serie: Rick Merrill by Rick Merrill Vol. 77 No. 11 Nov. 2014 84
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) At the Table Live Lecture Serie: Gregory Wilson by Gregory Wilson Vol. 77 No. 11 Nov. 2014 84
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks
Vol. 77 No. 12 Dec. 2014 10
Jon Racherbaumer On the Slant
  • The Age of Image (Stephen Apkon, 2013)
  • Blood Aces (Doug J. Swanson, 2014)
  • Tinkertoys (Michael Michalko, 1991)
Vol. 77 No. 12 Dec. 2014 12
Jeff McBride, Eugene Burger Magic And Philosophy
  • Eugene's Notebook In Which Eugene Burger and Jeff McBride Have a Chat
Vol. 77 No. 12 Dec. 2014 17
John Gaughan Willmann's Harlequin
  • The Chamber of Secrets
small Carl Willmann automaton
Vol. 77 No. 12 Dec. 2014 18
Caleb Wiles Paparazzi Packet Trick
  • Ringside
packet version of Fulves's Gemini Twins with celebrity names written on back of cards
Vol. 77 No. 12 Dec. 2014 22
Dani DaOrtiz Card Stab performer tosses face-up card next to selection
  • Self-Working Version
  • A Manipulative Tweak
  • A Semi-Automatic Version
Vol. 77 No. 12 Dec. 2014 28
Jim Steinmeyer A Hole in Your Head
  • Conjuring
hole in hand optical illusion with tube, then ribbon penetrates hand visually
Inspired by
  • "The Penetrating Ribbon" (Gordon Howatt, The Restless Spook, 1940s)
Vol. 77 No. 12 Dec. 2014 34
Andi Gladwin Magicana
Vol. 77 No. 12 Dec. 2014 42
Kyle Littleton Littleton's Gum chewing gum packet changes two times, then again into a bigger pack
Vol. 77 No. 12 Dec. 2014 42
Yu-Hsuan Lin Direct One to Five
Vol. 77 No. 12 Dec. 2014 45
Erik Jansson After Elmsley finesse in which cards are apparently shown in spread from both sides
Vol. 77 No. 12 Dec. 2014 48
Daniel Ulin Knights at the Magic Castle
Vol. 77 No. 12 Dec. 2014 52
Zakary Belamy YIF
Vol. 77 No. 12 Dec. 2014 60
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) The Close-Up Magic of Chef Anton (2-disc set) by Chef Anton Vol. 77 No. 12 Dec. 2014 80
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Sam the Bouncer by Chef Anton Vol. 77 No. 12 Dec. 2014 81
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Pop Haydn's The Six Card Trick by Whit Haydn Vol. 77 No. 12 Dec. 2014 81
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) At the Table Live Lecture: John Archer (download) by John Archer Vol. 77 No. 12 Dec. 2014 82
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Rocco Silano LIVE (download) by Rocco Silano Vol. 77 No. 12 Dec. 2014 82
Will Houstoun (reviewer) The Expert at the Card Table by S. W. Erdnase (written by Marty Demarest)
"(The Charles and Wonder edition, edited by Marty Demarest)"
Vol. 77 No. 12 Dec. 2014 82
Will Houstoun (reviewer) Alan Shaxon - The Sophisticated Sorcerer by Alan Shaxon (written by Scott Penrose, Stephen Short) Vol. 77 No. 12 Dec. 2014 84
Will Houstoun (reviewer) The Magic Graveyard by Al "The Only" Ulman Vol. 77 No. 12 Dec. 2014 85
David Oliver (reviewer) Cootie Catcher Magic by Jason Michaels Vol. 77 No. 12 Dec. 2014 86
David Oliver (reviewer) Rainbow Connection by Mathieu Bich Vol. 77 No. 12 Dec. 2014 86
David Oliver (reviewer) Roughing Stick by Harry Robson, Lawrence Turner Vol. 77 No. 12 Dec. 2014 87
David Oliver (reviewer) Solid & Stretch by David Penn, Jonathan Farr Vol. 77 No. 12 Dec. 2014 87
David Oliver (reviewer) The Tie Shell by David Penn Vol. 77 No. 12 Dec. 2014 87
David Oliver (reviewer) Jacks In The Box by Aldo Colombini Vol. 77 No. 12 Dec. 2014 88
David Oliver (reviewer) Magnetic Deck by Geronimo Granell Vol. 77 No. 12 Dec. 2014 88
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks
Vol. 78 No. 1 Jan. 2015 10
Jon Racherbaumer On the Slant
  • Choose Your Own Autobiography (Neil Patrick Harris)
  • The Art of the Con (R. Paul Wilson, 2014)
  • Virtual Unreality (Charles Seife, 2014)
Vol. 78 No. 1 Jan. 2015 12
Brian Sibley In Memoriam: Bobby Bernard
Vol. 78 No. 1 Jan. 2015 13
Max Maven Lost Horizons
  • Lost Horizons
Brainwave with hole in card, selection is the only one with hole, previously chosen by pushing a needle through a fifty-two-on-one card
Also published here
  • New Tops, Dec. 1979
Vol. 78 No. 1 Jan. 2015 15
John Gaughan Dr. Rohnstein's "The Day-Fly"
  • The Chamber of Secrets
three cards chosen from rotating wheels are predicted, date of performance predicted on back of the cards
Related to Vol. 78 No. 1 Jan. 2015 18
Roberto Giobbi On the Theory of Magic (5): How Original Is Originality?
  • The Genii Session

  • Introduction
  • The Seven Degrees of Innovation
  • Theories, Thoughts and Concepts
  • Trick
  • So, How Original Is A Trick?
  • Disclaimer
Vol. 78 No. 1 Jan. 2015 22
Jonathan Pendragon Binary Thought
  • Panmagium
Vol. 78 No. 1 Jan. 2015 28
David Kaye Honey, I Blew Up the Magic Show
  • The Expert at the Kids' Table
Vol. 78 No. 1 Jan. 2015 32
Andi Gladwin Magicana
Vol. 78 No. 1 Jan. 2015 36
Chris Westfall SCASN spectator cuts off packet and counts it, packet lost and a selection as well, deck washed on table, performer takes cards one by one until spectator's number is reached, selection is at that position
Vol. 78 No. 1 Jan. 2015 36
Corner Crimp under Spread
Vol. 78 No. 1 Jan. 2015 36
Justin Higham Pseudo-Glide Monte cards removed from bottom of deck, card to wallet climax (duplicate)
Vol. 78 No. 1 Jan. 2015 38
Justin Higham Pseudo-Glide bottom palm replacement and really bottom card taken
Vol. 78 No. 1 Jan. 2015 38
Jonathan Friedman In Clenched Fist three phases
Vol. 78 No. 1 Jan. 2015 39
Daniel Ulin Knights at the Magic Castle
Vol. 78 No. 1 Jan. 2015 46
Max Maven The Road to Rimini: Walter Rolfo and FISM 2015
Vol. 78 No. 1 Jan. 2015 52
What's Coming: FISM 2015
Vol. 78 No. 1 Jan. 2015 57
Barry Wiley Excerpt from A Spirit of Fraud
Vol. 78 No. 1 Jan. 2015 60
Jim Steinmeyer, Jay Alexander Client and Friend
Vol. 78 No. 1 Jan. 2015 66
Dale Salwak Magic in the Classroom
Vol. 78 No. 1 Jan. 2015 70
Dustin Stinett Locks Don't Lock on escape artist Earl A. Lockman
Vol. 78 No. 1 Jan. 2015 72
David Britland (reviewer) The Vernon Companion by Michael A. Perovich Vol. 78 No. 1 Jan. 2015 82
David Britland (reviewer) Treacherous Impuzzibilities by Jim Steinmeyer Vol. 78 No. 1 Jan. 2015 82
David Britland (reviewer) The Sense of Wonder by Robert E. Neale Vol. 78 No. 1 Jan. 2015 83
David Britland (reviewer) Charles Dickens Magician by Ian Keable-Elliott Vol. 78 No. 1 Jan. 2015 84
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Totally Whacked by Steve Mayhew Vol. 78 No. 1 Jan. 2015 85
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) The Rings by Chris Capehart Vol. 78 No. 1 Jan. 2015 85
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) The False Shuffles and Cuts Project by Liam Montier Vol. 78 No. 1 Jan. 2015 86
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Ahead of the Game by Jonathan Levit Vol. 78 No. 1 Jan. 2015 86
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) The Magic of Suzanne! The Castle Act by Suzanne Vol. 78 No. 1 Jan. 2015 87
David Regal (reviewer) Water Works by Uday Jadugar Vol. 78 No. 1 Jan. 2015 88
David Regal (reviewer) Power Pull by Uday Jadugar Vol. 78 No. 1 Jan. 2015 88
David Regal (reviewer) C4: Ultimate Color Changing Card Case by Jonathan Levit Vol. 78 No. 1 Jan. 2015 88
David Regal (reviewer) Five by Xeon Steel Vol. 78 No. 1 Jan. 2015 89
David Regal (reviewer) Extortion by Patrick Kun Vol. 78 No. 1 Jan. 2015 89
David Regal (reviewer) Share the Love by Patrick Kun Vol. 78 No. 1 Jan. 2015 89
David Regal (reviewer) A Forced Thought by Steven Himmel Vol. 78 No. 1 Jan. 2015 90
David Regal (reviewer) ReCard Monte by Steven Himmel Vol. 78 No. 1 Jan. 2015 90
David Regal (reviewer) Dream Prediction Elite by Paul Romhany, Alan Wong Vol. 78 No. 1 Jan. 2015 90
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks
Vol. 78 No. 2 Feb. 2015 10
Gabe Fajuri In Memoriam: Jim Alfredson
Vol. 78 No. 2 Feb. 2015 11
Jon Racherbaumer On the Slant
  • Stuff Matters (Mark Miodownik)
  • The Formula (Luke Dormehl)
  • American Cornball (Christopher Miller)
Vol. 78 No. 2 Feb. 2015 12
Clay Shevlin In Memoriam: Amy Dawes
Vol. 78 No. 2 Feb. 2015 15
Jeff McBride, Eugene Burger Where Magicians Meet
  • Eugene's Notebook In Which Eugene Burger and Jeff McBride Have a Chat
Vol. 78 No. 2 Feb. 2015 17
John Gaughan French Ball Grabbers
  • The Chamber of Secrets
cups with compartments that can hold balls
Vol. 78 No. 2 Feb. 2015 18
David Britland Fool's Mate
  • Cardopolis
spectator signs a card on the back and performer writes prediction underneath, card stabbed face-up into deck by spectator, it is next to prediction
Inspired byRelated to Vol. 78 No. 2 Feb. 2015 23
Caleb Wiles Premonition and Déjà vu
  • Ringside
prediction on table, spectator choses the mate, repeat with the exact same mates and the first ones are shown to be of other color
Vol. 78 No. 2 Feb. 2015 24
Dani DaOrtiz Orderly Chaos
  • DaOrtiz a la Carte!
deck shuffled, card chosen and lost, performer takes out a few cards and eliminates all except selection, a pile chosen by spectator earlier consists of all other cards of same suit in order
Inspired by
  • handling on first Fat Brothers DVD
Vol. 78 No. 2 Feb. 2015 28
Jim Steinmeyer Gobbledygook
  • Conjuring
large cue cards shown, one chosen and predicted
Inspired byAlso published here Vol. 78 No. 2 Feb. 2015 32
Andi Gladwin Magicana
Vol. 78 No. 2 Feb. 2015 36
John Stessel Stessel's Zapped five-card spread on hand visibly changes
Inspired by
  • Bob Koch's "Zapped"
Vol. 78 No. 2 Feb. 2015 36
Jeff Prace Prace Peek selection replaced in cased deck, yet performer peeks it
Vol. 78 No. 2 Feb. 2015 37
Jeff Prace The Prace Rise deck in case
Vol. 78 No. 2 Feb. 2015 38
Gregg Webb Journey Through Boston four copper coins dumped from box, then four silver coins, then they transpose
Vol. 78 No. 2 Feb. 2015 40
Daniel Ulin Knights at the Magic Castle
Vol. 78 No. 2 Feb. 2015 46
David Britland Joshua Jay: Some Steps Along The Way
Vol. 78 No. 2 Feb. 2015 54
Dr. Simon Carmel Eaves of Silent Applause "15th World Deaf Magicians Festival in Chicago"
Vol. 78 No. 2 Feb. 2015 70
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Rubber Bang! by Sean Yang Vol. 78 No. 2 Feb. 2015 80
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) 52 Pieces of Paper by Idan Kaufman Vol. 78 No. 2 Feb. 2015 80
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Sparks by JC James Vol. 78 No. 2 Feb. 2015 81
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) At the Table Live Lecture: Jack Carpenter by Jack Carpenter Vol. 78 No. 2 Feb. 2015 82
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) A.C.A.A.N. Meeting by Marcelo Insúa Vol. 78 No. 2 Feb. 2015 82
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Stand Up Magic (2-disc set) by Tom Wright Vol. 78 No. 2 Feb. 2015 82
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Mugshot by Kevin Schaller Vol. 78 No. 2 Feb. 2015 82
Eric Mead (reviewer) Art Decko by Simon Aronson Vol. 78 No. 2 Feb. 2015 83
Eric Mead (reviewer) Creating Theatrical Magic by Max Howard Vol. 78 No. 2 Feb. 2015 84
Eric Mead (reviewer) On Writing Magic: The Hermetic Press Stylebook by Stephen Minch Vol. 78 No. 2 Feb. 2015 85
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Hein's Catch Up by Karl Hein Vol. 78 No. 2 Feb. 2015 86
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Secret Passage by Jay Sankey Vol. 78 No. 2 Feb. 2015 87
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Paul Harris Presents "Fair Play" by Steve Haynes, Uday Jadugar Vol. 78 No. 2 Feb. 2015 87
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Cody's Comedy Book Test by Cody S. Fisher Vol. 78 No. 2 Feb. 2015 88
Danny Orleans (reviewer) On Off by Nicholas Lawrence Vol. 78 No. 2 Feb. 2015 88
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Mrs. Brown's Magic Cookie by Todd Brown Vol. 78 No. 2 Feb. 2015 88
Danny Orleans (reviewer) The Ultimate Book Test Act by Luca Volpe Vol. 78 No. 2 Feb. 2015 89
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks Half Half Man
Vol. 78 No. 3 Mar. 2015 10
Jon Racherbaumer On the Slant
  • Are Libraries Obsolete? (Mark Y. Herring)
  • Information Doesn't Want to Be Free (Cory Doctorow)
  • True and False (David Memet)
Vol. 78 No. 3 Mar. 2015 12
Max Maven Poe-ltergeist
  • Lost Horizons
several manifestations happen in a seance in the dark, paw-prints of a cat appear on signed newspaper sheet
Also published here
  • Seance, issue 12, Summer 1991
Vol. 78 No. 3 Mar. 2015 15
John Gaughan The Enchanted Black Ball and Fairy Rose
  • The Chamber of Secrets
Vol. 78 No. 3 Mar. 2015 16
Roberto Giobbi On the Theory of Magic (6): The Theory of Gestalt in Magic
  • The Genii Session
Related to Vol. 78 No. 3 Mar. 2015 20
Roberto Giobbi On the Bubble Peek
Related to Vol. 78 No. 3 Mar. 2015 21
Roberto Giobbi The Staring-Him-in-the-Face Deck Switch deck switch application
Also published here Vol. 78 No. 3 Mar. 2015 22
Jonathan Pendragon Words
  • Panmagium
Vol. 78 No. 3 Mar. 2015 26
David Kaye Ta, Ta to the Tooth Fairy
  • The Expert at the Kids' Table
Vol. 78 No. 3 Mar. 2015 30
Andi Gladwin Magicana
Vol. 78 No. 3 Mar. 2015 36
Koudai Cointeger dollar is split in two half dollars, then in four quarters, then reversed back to a dollar
Vol. 78 No. 3 Mar. 2015 36
Chris Beason Surface Tension coin penetrates into paper coffee cup
Vol. 78 No. 3 Mar. 2015 39
Aarsh Shah Tamed Change top two cards are exchanged one-handed
Related to Vol. 78 No. 3 Mar. 2015 41
Daniel Ulin Knights at the Magic Castle
Vol. 78 No. 3 Mar. 2015 46
Cecilia Garrone, Walter Rolfo What More to Expect at FISM
  • More from Walter Rolfo
Vol. 78 No. 3 Mar. 2015 52
John Lovick, Woody Allen The Woody Allen Interview
Vol. 78 No. 3 Mar. 2015 54
Woody Allen in Genii
Vol. 78 No. 3 Mar. 2015 64
John Lovick The Magic in Woody Allen
Vol. 78 No. 3 Mar. 2015 65
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Green Lite by Lennart Green Vol. 78 No. 3 Mar. 2015 76
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) 1% (One Percent) by Yu Ho-Jin Vol. 78 No. 3 Mar. 2015 76
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) The Forces Project by Liam Montier Vol. 78 No. 3 Mar. 2015 77
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Tommy Wonder's Two Cup Routine by Tommy Wonder Vol. 78 No. 3 Mar. 2015 78
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Cloth by Steve Valentine Vol. 78 No. 3 Mar. 2015 78
John Lovick (reviewer) Classic Correspondence from Egyptian Hall Museum II by Mike Caveney Vol. 78 No. 3 Mar. 2015 79
John Lovick (reviewer) Aronson Stack for Dummies Everybody! by Geoffrey Williams Vol. 78 No. 3 Mar. 2015 80
John Lovick (reviewer) The Devil's Staircase by Greg Chapman Vol. 78 No. 3 Mar. 2015 80
John Lovick (reviewer) The Incredible Dr. Jaks by Dr. Stanley Jaks (written by Robert L. Bluemle, Leo Behnke) Vol. 78 No. 3 Mar. 2015 81
David Oliver (reviewer) A Trip To Cancun by George Iglesias Vol. 78 No. 3 Mar. 2015 82
David Oliver (reviewer) 793.8 Oval Bumper Sticker by Jeff Nalazek Vol. 78 No. 3 Mar. 2015 83
David Oliver (reviewer) The Mullica Wallet by Heinz Minten Vol. 78 No. 3 Mar. 2015 83
David Oliver (reviewer) Sharp This by David Bonfadini Vol. 78 No. 3 Mar. 2015 84
David Oliver (reviewer) Phantom Deck by Joshua Jay Vol. 78 No. 3 Mar. 2015 84
David Oliver (reviewer) In Your Wallet by Jeff Prace Vol. 78 No. 3 Mar. 2015 85
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks
  • Genii The Conjurors' Convention (schedule)
Vol. 78 No. 4 Apr. 2015 10
Jon Racherbaumer On the Slant
  • René Lavand, An Appreciation
  • Speed Limits (Mark C. Taylor, 2014)
Vol. 78 No. 4 Apr. 2015 12
Jeff McBride, Eugene Burger Performing Magic Socially
  • Eugene's Notebook In Which Eugene Burger and Jeff McBride Have a Chat
Also published here Vol. 78 No. 4 Apr. 2015 15
John Carney In Memoriam: Dean Dill
Vol. 78 No. 4 Apr. 2015 16
Tina Lenert In Memoriam: René Lavand
Vol. 78 No. 4 Apr. 2015 17
John Gaughan Spirito
  • The Chamber of Secrets
Floyd Thayer, voice from empty wooden box, electronics
Vol. 78 No. 4 Apr. 2015 20
Jim Steinmeyer The Apport
  • Conjuring
necklace appears on spectator's hand under (gaffed) handkerchief
Vol. 78 No. 4 Apr. 2015 26
David Britland Bobby Bernard's Principle X
  • Cardopolis
description of challenge location in which spectator cuts the deck, looks at bottom card, and shuffles before and after
Vol. 78 No. 4 Apr. 2015 29
Alfred Lee Cohen From Souvenirs to Magic
  • Memoirs of a Magic Dealer
Vol. 78 No. 4 Apr. 2015 35
Andi Gladwin Magicana
Vol. 78 No. 4 Apr. 2015 36
Eric Richardson Switch-Blade spectator stabe knife into deck, performer divines card at that position and its position, then stabs to it in napkin-wrapped deck, Pop-Eyed Popper deck
Related to
  • "Rizzio's Dagger" (Tom Hawbecker, Hugard's Magic Monthly, Mar. 1953)
Vol. 78 No. 4 Apr. 2015 36
Chris Wardle Bargain Prediction price of jacket is predicted as price tag at inner pocket, 1089 force variation with coins
Vol. 78 No. 4 Apr. 2015 37
Joseph Barry Thanks to Forte card chosen, order apparently memorized and shuffle-tracked, performer in-the-hand stacks himself first a blackjack hand, then four Royal Flush cards that match selection, in-the-hands riffle faro
Vol. 78 No. 4 Apr. 2015 38
Daniel Ulin Knights at the Magic Castle
Vol. 78 No. 4 Apr. 2015 44
Cecilia Garrone FISM: The Details
  • More from Walter Rolfo
Vol. 78 No. 4 Apr. 2015 50
John Lovick Asi Wind: A Mighty Wind
Vol. 78 No. 4 Apr. 2015 52
Asi Wind Asi on Performance
Vol. 78 No. 4 Apr. 2015 57
John Lovick Lifting Reno "Thin Air Summit/Spellbinders Event"
Vol. 78 No. 4 Apr. 2015 68
David Regal (reviewer) Impression by Jason Yu Vol. 78 No. 4 Apr. 2015 76
David Regal (reviewer) Bently by Chris Hanowell Vol. 78 No. 4 Apr. 2015 76
David Regal (reviewer) Clip by Taiwan Ben Vol. 78 No. 4 Apr. 2015 76
David Regal (reviewer) Benz by Sean Fields Vol. 78 No. 4 Apr. 2015 77
David Regal (reviewer) Unboxing by Nicholas Lawrence Vol. 78 No. 4 Apr. 2015 77
David Regal (reviewer) Space Shifter by Nicholas Lawrence Vol. 78 No. 4 Apr. 2015 77
David Regal (reviewer) Lynx Wallet Vol. 78 No. 4 Apr. 2015 78
David Regal (reviewer) Hand Free Prediction Lynx Vol. 78 No. 4 Apr. 2015 78
David Regal (reviewer) Oracle Titanas Vol. 78 No. 4 Apr. 2015 78
David Regal (reviewer) Tab Text by Wayne Fox Vol. 78 No. 4 Apr. 2015 79
David Regal (reviewer) Access by Rizki Nanda Vol. 78 No. 4 Apr. 2015 79
David Regal (reviewer) Deranged by Jay Sankey Vol. 78 No. 4 Apr. 2015 79
David Regal (reviewer) Vibe by Bob Solari Vol. 78 No. 4 Apr. 2015 79
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Unreal (4-DVD set) by Joshua Jay Vol. 78 No. 4 Apr. 2015 80
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Building Your Own Illusions Part II (6-DVD set) by Gerry Frenette Vol. 78 No. 4 Apr. 2015 81
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Solomon's Secret Subtleties by David Solomon Vol. 78 No. 4 Apr. 2015 81
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) The Unorthodox Collection by Rich Ferguson Vol. 78 No. 4 Apr. 2015 82
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Camouflage by Jay Sankey Vol. 78 No. 4 Apr. 2015 82
Will Houstoun (reviewer) Destination Zero by John Bannon Vol. 78 No. 4 Apr. 2015 83
Will Houstoun (reviewer) The Elements of Eloquence by Mark Forsyth Vol. 78 No. 4 Apr. 2015 84
Will Houstoun (reviewer) The Houdini Box by Brian Selznick Vol. 78 No. 4 Apr. 2015 84
Will Houstoun (reviewer) Beyond Black: A Novel by Hilary Mantel Vol. 78 No. 4 Apr. 2015 85
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks The Journal of Psience
Vol. 78 No. 5 May 2015 10
Richard Kaufman (reviewer) Gonzo by Jose Lac'Quest, Mark Allen, Alex Linian Vol. 78 No. 5 May 2015 11
Jon Racherbaumer On the Slant
  • Touch (David J. Linden, 2015)
  • Captivology (Ben Parr)
  • How to Fly a Horse (Kevin Ashton, 2015)
  • Feeling Smart (Eyal Winter, 2014)
Vol. 78 No. 5 May 2015 12
John Gaughan The Enchanted Silver Floral Vase
  • The Chamber of Secrets
mechanical silver vase that rises flowers
Vol. 78 No. 5 May 2015 16
Roberto Giobbi The We'll Do This Differently Deck Switch
  • The Genii Session
accidental choreography for a pocket switch
Inspired by Vol. 78 No. 5 May 2015 18
David Kaye I'm All Fired Up
  • The Expert at the Kids' Table
Vol. 78 No. 5 May 2015 24
Kainoa Harbottle Three Why
  • By Means of Metal
with thoughts on the Three Fly effect
Vol. 78 No. 5 May 2015 28
One-Handed Unnesting
Related to Vol. 78 No. 5 May 2015 29
Kainoa Harbottle Click Pass
Inspired byRelated to Vol. 78 No. 5 May 2015 31
Dani DaOrtiz Doubly Impossible
  • DaOrtiz a la Carte!
card chosen and card thought of from blue-backed deck, chosen card vanishes from hands and appears at named number in deck, thought-of card vanishes and appears in a second red-backed deck
Vol. 78 No. 5 May 2015 36
Dani DaOrtiz The Gun lapping technique, here to make a card vanish from the hand
Vol. 78 No. 5 May 2015 39
Cecilia Garrone What More to Expect at FISM
  • More from Walter Rolfo
Vol. 78 No. 5 May 2015 44
Caleb Wiles Elimin-ACE-ion
  • RIngside
four face-down cards, spectator names a Queen and removes three of the cards, remaining card is the named Queen, others are Aces, named Queen also changes into an Ace
  • Variations
Inspired by
  • "Entourage" (Gordon Bean, marketed)
Related toVariations
Vol. 78 No. 5 May 2015 46
Daniel Ulin Knights at the Castle
Vol. 78 No. 5 May 2015 50
Dustin Stinett Steve Spill: The Truth About My Tricks and Other Lies
Vol. 78 No. 5 May 2015 56
Danny Orleans (reviewer) The Game by Luke Jermay Vol. 78 No. 5 May 2015 78
Danny Orleans (reviewer) The Production Table by Victor Voitko Vol. 78 No. 5 May 2015 78
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Incarnation by Marc Oberon Vol. 78 No. 5 May 2015 79
Danny Orleans (reviewer) The Mysterious Affair by Jim Kleefeld Vol. 78 No. 5 May 2015 79
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Alchemist: Blossom by Will Tsai Vol. 78 No. 5 May 2015 80
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Visualize by Brendan Rodrigues Vol. 78 No. 5 May 2015 80
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Out of Sight Out of Your Mind by Gary Jones Vol. 78 No. 5 May 2015 81
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) The V.S. Project by Paul Pickford Vol. 78 No. 5 May 2015 82
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Keep Calm & Carey On! by John Carey Vol. 78 No. 5 May 2015 82
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Voices by Jeff Prace Vol. 78 No. 5 May 2015 83
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Meridian Technique by Mark Elsdon Vol. 78 No. 5 May 2015 84
David Britland (reviewer) The Bammo Ten Card Deal Dossier by Bob Farmer Vol. 78 No. 5 May 2015 85
David Britland (reviewer) Piddington's Secrets by Martin T. Hart Vol. 78 No. 5 May 2015 85
David Britland (reviewer) Classic Fantastic by Paul Vigil Vol. 78 No. 5 May 2015 86
David Britland (reviewer) Confictura by Thomas Moore Vol. 78 No. 5 May 2015 87
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks Father Cyprian's passing
Vol. 78 No. 6 June 2015 10
Jon Racherbaumer On the Slant
  • A Curious Mind (Brian Grazer, Charles Fishman)
  • Curiosity (Albert Manguel)
  • Invisible (Philip Ball)
Vol. 78 No. 6 June 2015 12
Eric DeCamps In Memoriam: Fr. Cyprian Murray, Ofm Cap
Vol. 78 No. 6 June 2015 15
Jeff McBride, Eugene Burger Gift Magic Revisited
  • Eugene's Notebook In Which Eugene Burger and Jeff McBride Have a Chat
Vol. 78 No. 6 June 2015 17
Max Maven Jan-Ken-Pon
  • Lost Horizons
rock paper scissors cards, winning card and prediction
Also published here Vol. 78 No. 6 June 2015 19
David Britland Another Not So Open Prediction
  • Cardopolis
Vol. 78 No. 6 June 2015 21
John Gaughan The Watch Mortar and Pestle
  • The Chamber of Secrets
borrowed pocket watch is apparently destroyed in mortar
Vol. 78 No. 6 June 2015 24
Jim Steinmeyer The Top Secret Envelope
  • Conjuring
envelope with a hole is threaded onto two ropes and removed under a cloth cover
Inspired by
  • "The Plastic Pendant" (Gordon Howatt, Let's Make Magic)
Vol. 78 No. 6 June 2015 28
Jonathan Pendragon Rhapsody in Blues
  • Panmagium
Vol. 78 No. 6 June 2015 34
Andi Gladwin Magicana
Vol. 78 No. 6 June 2015 36
Benjamin Earl Red Herring spectator forces a card in his own hand, some dealing, shuffling and losing of top and bottom cards
Related toVariationsAlso published here Vol. 78 No. 6 June 2015 36
Tommy Sköld Sköld Production hands shown empty, pen propelled from sleeve into hand
Vol. 78 No. 6 June 2015 36
Eric Eswin Eswin's Moving Hole on narrow plastic strip
Inspired by Vol. 78 No. 6 June 2015 38
Patrick Schlagel 1/4 Transpo quarters are initialed by performer and spectator, they transpose
Vol. 78 No. 6 June 2015 40
Daniel Ulin Knights at the Magic Castle
Vol. 78 No. 6 June 2015 46
Dustin Stinett Stan Allen: Seeing and Doing
Vol. 78 No. 6 June 2015 54
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Final Secrets (5-DVD set) by Dominique Duvivier, Alexandra Duvivier Vol. 78 No. 6 June 2015 78
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Jermay's Mind (4-DVD set) by Luke Jermay Vol. 78 No. 6 June 2015 79
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Center Stage (2-DVD set) by John Guastaferro Vol. 78 No. 6 June 2015 80
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Three Card Routines by Asi Wind Vol. 78 No. 6 June 2015 81
John Guastaferro (reviewer) Blomberg Laboratories by Tomas Blomberg (written by Andi Gladwin) Vol. 78 No. 6 June 2015 81
John Guastaferro (reviewer) Crafted with Carey by John Carey Vol. 78 No. 6 June 2015 82
John Guastaferro (reviewer) I Lie for Money by Steve Spillman Vol. 78 No. 6 June 2015 83
David Oliver (reviewer) Multitude by Vincent Hedan Vol. 78 No. 6 June 2015 84
David Oliver (reviewer) Bandwidth by Gregory Wilson Vol. 78 No. 6 June 2015 85
David Oliver (reviewer) Three Ropes And a 1000 Laughs by Cody S. Fisher Vol. 78 No. 6 June 2015 85
David Oliver (reviewer) 50/Fifty by Brian Kennedy Vol. 78 No. 6 June 2015 85
David Oliver (reviewer) What Tha... by Rodger Lovins Vol. 78 No. 6 June 2015 86
David Oliver (reviewer) TCHIN by Eric LeBlon Vol. 78 No. 6 June 2015 86
David Oliver (reviewer) Dissolve by Francis Menotti Vol. 78 No. 6 June 2015 87
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks
Vol. 78 No. 7 July 2015 10
Jon Racherbaumer On the Slant
  • Improbable Libraries (Alex Johnson, 2015)
  • The Guardian of All Things (Michael S. Malone, 2012)
  • 70 Years of Laughter
  • Lapham's Quarterly
Vol. 78 No. 7 July 2015 12
John Gaughan The Zoave Drummer
  • The Chamber of Secrets
Vol. 78 No. 7 July 2015 16
Roberto Giobbi On the Theory of Magic (6): Lists in Magic
  • The Genii Session

  • Lists by Night
  • Lists & Literature
  • List of Great Little-Known Card Magicians
  • List of Forewords
  • List to Re-Read
  • Assignments
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David Kaye Still Fired Up
  • The Expert at the Kids' Table
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Jeff Prace "Strawesome"
  • Left-Handed
performer drinks coke from paper cup that is visible through transparent straw, it changes to orange soda
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Kainoa Harbottle, Lance Pierce Eat, Drink, Men, Coins - A Conversation on Humor with Lance Pierce
  • By Means of Metal
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Kainoa Harbottle, Lance Pierce On the L'Homme Masque Load
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Kainoa Harbottle, Lance Pierce On the Pop-Up Move
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Kainoa Harbottle Action Heel Steal coin at fingertips secretly dropped in hand and replaced with coin stolen from heel clip of other hand
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Daniel Ulin Knights at the Magic Castle
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Dustin Stinett 47th Annual Academy of Magical Arts Awards Show
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Tom Stone, Tomas Blomberg Tomas Blomberg: Scratching the Surface with interviews with daughter Tyra and wife Rina
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Andi Gladwin A Tomas Blomberg Magicana
  • Introduction
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Tomas Blomberg Daunting Heck
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Tomas Blomberg Joseph Kerr prediction written on back of Joker, it is cut in deck and ends up next to predicted card
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Tomas Blomberg Stem Spell Research rubber band with signed label through stem of wine glass, repeat
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John Lovick (reviewer) Devilish Impuzzibilities by Jim Steinmeyer Vol. 78 No. 7 July 2015 78
John Lovick (reviewer) Nothing But Mystery by Jim Steinmeyer Vol. 78 No. 7 July 2015 79
John Lovick (reviewer) Silent Mora: The Story of Louis J. McCord by Louis J. McCord (written by William V. Rauscher) Vol. 78 No. 7 July 2015 80
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