Editors:
  • Jan. 1999 - Jan. 2025: Richard Kaufman
  • From Feb. 2025: Jim Steinmeyer
1999-2024
Written by Various
Work of Various
28,000 pages (Stapled), published by Genii
Illustrated with photographs and drawings by Earle Oakes, Ever Elizalde
Language: English
11,599 entries
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Creators Title Comments & References Issue Year Page AA Categories
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
Vol. 78 No. 7 July 2015 20
David Kaye Still Fired Up
  • The Expert at the Kids' Table
Vol. 78 No. 7 July 2015 24
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
Related to Vol. 78 No. 7 July 2015 69
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
Data entered by Denis Behr, September 2020.