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
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Art of Magic Video Downloads by David Williamson Vol. 80 No. 1 Jan. 2017 100
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Narcissus by Christopher Philpott Vol. 80 No. 1 Jan. 2017 101
David Regal (reviewer) Silk Thru Phone by Jeimin Vol. 80 No. 1 Jan. 2017 102
David Regal (reviewer) Billfold by Kyle Marlett Vol. 80 No. 1 Jan. 2017 102
David Regal (reviewer) Will to Read by Steve Dela Vol. 80 No. 1 Jan. 2017 102
David Regal (reviewer) The Case SansMinds Vol. 80 No. 1 Jan. 2017 102
David Regal (reviewer) Oh Snap! by Jibrizy Taylor
SansMinds
Vol. 80 No. 1 Jan. 2017 103
David Regal (reviewer) Sweet Penetration by Jibrizy Taylor Vol. 80 No. 1 Jan. 2017 103
David Regal (reviewer) Digital Twin SansMinds Vol. 80 No. 1 Jan. 2017 103
David Regal (reviewer) Apollo Ascending by Apollo Riego Vol. 80 No. 1 Jan. 2017 103
David Regal (reviewer) Extract by Jason Yu
SansMinds
Vol. 80 No. 1 Jan. 2017 104
David Regal (reviewer) Deceive by Jason Yu Vol. 80 No. 1 Jan. 2017 104
David Regal (reviewer) Box Pad by Gary Jones, Christopher Congreave Vol. 80 No. 1 Jan. 2017 104
David Regal (reviewer) Lucky Card by Costa Fantastico Vol. 80 No. 1 Jan. 2017 104
David Regal (reviewer) Cup Cards by Will Gray Vol. 80 No. 1 Jan. 2017 105
David Regal (reviewer) Decon by Danny Weiser Vol. 80 No. 1 Jan. 2017 105
David Regal (reviewer) Horoscope by Christopher Congreave Vol. 80 No. 1 Jan. 2017 105
David Regal (reviewer) Enlighten by Ravi Mayar Vol. 80 No. 1 Jan. 2017 105
David Regal (reviewer) Finger Flasher Bracco Vol. 80 No. 1 Jan. 2017 106
David Regal (reviewer) Sweetch by Gabbo Torres Vol. 80 No. 1 Jan. 2017 106
David Regal (reviewer) Burn Notice by Takel Vol. 80 No. 1 Jan. 2017 106
David Regal (reviewer) Las Vegas Aces by Cody S. Fisher Vol. 80 No. 1 Jan. 2017 106
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks
Vol. 80 No. 2 Feb. 2017 10
Todd Karr The Eye
Vol. 80 No. 2 Feb. 2017 12
Johnny Thompson In Memoriam: Harry Riser
Vol. 80 No. 2 Feb. 2017 17
Jon Racherbaumer On the Slant
  • How To See (David Salle, 2016)
  • Story Theater Method (Doug Stevenson)
  • A Field Guide to Lies (Daniel J. Levitin)
Vol. 80 No. 2 Feb. 2017 20
John Gaughan The Flight of the Turtle Doves
  • The Chamber of Secrets
two giant ball vases, cannon ball and dove transpose
Vol. 80 No. 2 Feb. 2017 24
Jim Steinmeyer Mad Marketing
  • Conjuring
six people on chair get into the predicted order, advertising presentation
Also published here Vol. 80 No. 2 Feb. 2017 26
David Britland Spin Change
  • Cardopolis
face-up out-jogged card is spun around and it changes
Vol. 80 No. 2 Feb. 2017 30
Jeff McBride, Eugene Burger Show Building
  • Eugene's Notebook In Which Eugene Burger and Jeff McBride Have a Chat
Vol. 80 No. 2 Feb. 2017 33
Jonathan Pendragon Jacosa Kato, by Her Father
  • Panmagium
Vol. 80 No. 2 Feb. 2017 34
David Kaye Why Zombies Attack
  • The Expert at the Kids' Table
Vol. 80 No. 2 Feb. 2017 36
Dani DaOrtiz The Fourth Coincidence
  • DaOrtiz a la Carte!
selection lost, spectator stops dealing through deck three times, the three cards match three prediction cards as mates, when adding together all values one can count to the initial selection
Vol. 80 No. 2 Feb. 2017 40
Dani DaOrtiz Three as Two Display including springing double off finger and flicking them against each other
Vol. 80 No. 2 Feb. 2017 42
Helder Guimarães Simplify
  • Invisible Strings
Vol. 80 No. 2 Feb. 2017 46
Helder Guimarães One Clean Transposition with glass
Inspired by
  • "Invisible Thread Routine" (Helder Guimarães, Small Miracles DVD)
Related toAlso published here
Vol. 80 No. 2 Feb. 2017 46
Helder Guimarães, Larry West Mirage Count Variation
Vol. 80 No. 2 Feb. 2017 47
Bob Read Fan Dance
  • Hidden Treasures
Vol. 80 No. 2 Feb. 2017 50
Tom Stone Triptych of Bafflement
  • Lodestones
borrowed finger ring vanishes from one silk, small locked box vanishes from another silk, in a change bag appears the box with the ring inside
Vol. 80 No. 2 Feb. 2017 54
Tom Stone Modified Go Go Vanisher
Inspired by
  • "Go Go Vanisher" (Stewart James in Print, 1989, p. 388)
Vol. 80 No. 2 Feb. 2017 54
Harrison Greenbaum Contrast!
  • You Are All Terrible
Vol. 80 No. 2 Feb. 2017 62
John Guastaferro Magicana
Vol. 80 No. 2 Feb. 2017 64
Jordan Gold Siri's Finale siri calls out selection
Vol. 80 No. 2 Feb. 2017 64
Chong Huang Quick Fly no extra coin
Vol. 80 No. 2 Feb. 2017 67
Edward Marlo Friction Palm
Vol. 80 No. 2 Feb. 2017 67
Chong Huang Display Steal coin at right-hand fingertip drops into hand and is replaced with double coin at back of left-hand fist
Vol. 80 No. 2 Feb. 2017 68
Stephen Hobbs Swing Cut Mix-Up swing cut sequence that shows face-up/face-down mix of cards
Vol. 80 No. 2 Feb. 2017 70
Daniel Ulin Knights at the Magic Castle
Vol. 80 No. 2 Feb. 2017 74
Richard Kaufman (reviewer) Con, Cards & Conversation: An Evening with Ricky Jay by Ricky Jay Vol. 80 No. 2 Feb. 2017 78
David Britland Katherine Mills: Magic & Mind Games
Vol. 80 No. 2 Feb. 2017 82
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) The Harry Lorayne JawDroppers Lecture by Harry Lorayne Vol. 80 No. 2 Feb. 2017 98
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Taking the Step by Ian Kendall Vol. 80 No. 2 Feb. 2017 99
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Three Found Cards by Ian Kendall Vol. 80 No. 2 Feb. 2017 101
David Britland (reviewer) Only My Apocalypse by Harry Lorayne Vol. 80 No. 2 Feb. 2017 101
David Britland (reviewer) Ye Olde Magic Magazine by Marco Pusterla Vol. 80 No. 2 Feb. 2017 103
David Oliver (reviewer) Sentio (L.P.) by Alan Rorrison Vol. 80 No. 2 Feb. 2017 104
David Oliver (reviewer) Fall by Steve "Banachek" Shaw, Philip Ryan Vol. 80 No. 2 Feb. 2017 104
David Oliver (reviewer) Prisma Lites by Rocco Silano Vol. 80 No. 2 Feb. 2017 105
David Oliver (reviewer) Bio Bender by Eric Jones Vol. 80 No. 2 Feb. 2017 105
David Oliver (reviewer) Hideout Wallet v2. Outlaw Effects and Alakazam Vol. 80 No. 2 Feb. 2017 106
David Oliver (reviewer) Spell-O-Matic Deck by Liam Montier Vol. 80 No. 2 Feb. 2017 106
David Oliver (reviewer) The Gold Standard by David Regal Vol. 80 No. 2 Feb. 2017 107
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks
Vol. 80 No. 3 Mar. 2017 10
Nested Paper Cup Animation two paper cups are nested, the inner one moved up and down
Vol. 80 No. 3 Mar. 2017 11
Todd Karr The Eye
Vol. 80 No. 3 Mar. 2017 12
Nicholas Night In Memoriam: Michael David Giles
Vol. 80 No. 3 Mar. 2017 17
Jon Racherbaumer On the Slant
  • Infinite Reality (Jim Blascovich, Jeremy Bailenson)
  • Lo and Behold (Werner Herzog film)
  • Time Travel (James Gleick, 2016)
Vol. 80 No. 3 Mar. 2017 20
Mike Caveney Alexander Herrmann to A.S.L. Hewes
  • Classic Correspondence
Vol. 80 No. 3 Mar. 2017 24
John Bannon Cross-Eyed Jacks
  • Dealing With It
card sandwiched between black Jacks in center of deck transposes with selection
Vol. 80 No. 3 Mar. 2017 32
John Bannon The Twist Switch sandwich on top of deck, deck cut, sandwich is apparently on one half but only one sandwich card is
Vol. 80 No. 3 Mar. 2017 32
Chris Hannibal Two Women
  • Happiness is the Road
Vol. 80 No. 3 Mar. 2017 40
Nick Popa Shot Gum
  • Left-Handed (Jeff Prace)
chewing gum travels from wrapper to mouth
Vol. 80 No. 3 Mar. 2017 42
John Guastaferro Magicana
Vol. 80 No. 3 Mar. 2017 46
Bob Farmer Bring Me The Head of Reginald Scot using leather laces and skull
Vol. 80 No. 3 Mar. 2017 46
Adam Wilber The Splits a Four is split in two Twos, then Aces, without deck
Vol. 80 No. 3 Mar. 2017 48
Jason Ladanye Forging Ahead initials are moved from one Ace to another Ace, Out-to-Lunch
Also published here Vol. 80 No. 3 Mar. 2017 50
Martin Lewis Vanity
  • Making Magic
words on vanity license plate change, then can be read upside down
Vol. 80 No. 3 Mar. 2017 56
Kainoa Harbottle "Lord have mercy, is that what it is?"
  • By Means of Metal
"or 'Easy Mister'", four coins appear one by one and vanish again one by one, two behind
Vol. 80 No. 3 Mar. 2017 60
Kainoa Harbottle Click Pass as Overcount
Related to Vol. 80 No. 3 Mar. 2017 61
Daniel Ulin Knights at the Magic Castle
Vol. 80 No. 3 Mar. 2017 66
Danny Orleans The Rosenkranz Mysteries: An Evening of Magic to Lift the Spirits on Ricardo Rosenkranz and Jan Rose
Vol. 80 No. 3 Mar. 2017 72
Christopher Philpott Steve Valentine: Life and Other Deceptions
Vol. 80 No. 3 Mar. 2017 78
Nathan Coe Marsh (reviewer) T.C. Tahoe Live by T.C. Tahoe Vol. 80 No. 3 Mar. 2017 96
Nathan Coe Marsh (reviewer) Thumbtipedia Vernet Vol. 80 No. 3 Mar. 2017 98
Nathan Coe Marsh (reviewer) Conscious Magic, Episode I by Ran Pink, Andrew Gerard Vol. 80 No. 3 Mar. 2017 98
Nathan Coe Marsh (reviewer) Triple Change by Lance Pierce Vol. 80 No. 3 Mar. 2017 99
Tom Frame (reviewer) Hidden Agenda by Roberto Giobbi Vol. 80 No. 3 Mar. 2017 100
Tom Frame (reviewer) Marc Oberon's Grips, Lines & Looks by Marc Oberon (written by Paul Hyland) Vol. 80 No. 3 Mar. 2017 101
Tom Frame (reviewer) The Creative Element by Scott Olgard Vol. 80 No. 3 Mar. 2017 102
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Volition by Steve Cook Vol. 80 No. 3 Mar. 2017 103
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Sharpie Through Bill by Alan Rorrison Vol. 80 No. 3 Mar. 2017 104
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Magnum Color Changing Knife Set by Rodger Lovins Vol. 80 No. 3 Mar. 2017 104
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Koch Sticks by Bob Koch Vol. 80 No. 3 Mar. 2017 105
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Hands-off Multiple E.S.P. by Neil Tobin Vol. 80 No. 3 Mar. 2017 105
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Absolute Zero SansMinds Vol. 80 No. 3 Mar. 2017 106
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Starlight by Chris Perrotta Vol. 80 No. 3 Mar. 2017 106
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks
Vol. 80 No. 4 Apr. 2017 10
Todd Karr The Eye Norm Nielsen
Vol. 80 No. 4 Apr. 2017 12
Luke Jermay In Memoriam: Bob Cassidy Robert Cassidy
Vol. 80 No. 4 Apr. 2017 17
Dustin Stinett In Memoriam: Daryl Daryl Easton/Martinez
Vol. 80 No. 4 Apr. 2017 18
Michael Ammar In Memoriam: Daryl Daryl Easton/Martinez
Vol. 80 No. 4 Apr. 2017 19
Jon Racherbaumer On the Slant
  • Suggestible You (Erik Vance)
  • 101 Magic Tricks (Bryan Miles)
  • The Topological Imagination (Angus Fletcher)
Vol. 80 No. 4 Apr. 2017 22
John Gaughan The Bewitched Organ Pipes
  • The Chamber of Secrets
six nesting metal tubes, shown empty, then things produced from them
Vol. 80 No. 4 Apr. 2017 26
Jim Steinmeyer Cutting An Unwilling Spectator in Half
  • Conjuring
ribbon through spectator
Vol. 80 No. 4 Apr. 2017 28
David Britland A Good Guess
  • Cardolopis ("Simply Stebbins")
deck is freely cut and four cards are selected from that spot, magician correctly divines them all
Inspired by Vol. 80 No. 4 Apr. 2017 32
Jeff McBride, Eugene Burger Dai Vernon
  • Eugene's Notebook In Which Eugene Burger and Jeff McBride Have a Chat
Vol. 80 No. 4 Apr. 2017 35
Jonathan Pendragon Realization
  • Panmagium

  • Cobble Woods
  • Interlude Part Three
  • John Gaughan and Metamorphosis
Vol. 80 No. 4 Apr. 2017 36
David Kaye What's Your Elephant? Part 1
  • The Expert at the Kids' Table
Vol. 80 No. 4 Apr. 2017 38
Helder Guimarães No Sleight at All
  • Invisible Strings
Vol. 80 No. 4 Apr. 2017 42
Helder Guimarães The Art of Premonition number up to ten named and card chosen using it, card is only one missing from deck and found in prediction envelope with number on back
Also published here Vol. 80 No. 4 Apr. 2017 42
Bob Read It's a Wrap
  • Hidden Treasures
Vol. 80 No. 4 Apr. 2017 52
Tom Stone Standing Rock
  • Lodestones
4&4, performer and spectator both handle a set of eight cards
Vol. 80 No. 4 Apr. 2017 58
John Guastaferro Magicana
Vol. 80 No. 4 Apr. 2017 62
David Kuraya Blackjack for Brother John four cards shown as duplicate Jacks, then as two Blackjack hands, then into five cards that add up to twenty-one
Inspired byAlso published here Vol. 80 No. 4 Apr. 2017 62
Brother John Hamman Gemini Count
Vol. 80 No. 4 Apr. 2017 64
Sylvia "Zatanna" Marinai T&R Newspaper Test newspaper torn up with spectator, a word circled with a pen and remembered, after restoration it's still circled
Vol. 80 No. 4 Apr. 2017 65
Gregg Webb Triangulation chink-a-chink with three bottle caps
Vol. 80 No. 4 Apr. 2017 66
Daniel Ulin Knights at the Magic Castle
Vol. 80 No. 4 Apr. 2017 70
Richard Wiseman, David Britland The Transparent Man on Robert Harbin's illusion idea with glass sheets
Related to
  • "The Transparent Man" (Robert Harbin, Something New In Magic, 1929)
Vol. 80 No. 4 Apr. 2017 74
Noah Levine Balancing Acts: David Ben's Hocus Pocus at the Soulpepper Theater
  • I. Shuffle Work
  • II. Sprezzetura
  • III. Academics
Vol. 80 No. 4 Apr. 2017 80
David Ben Thoughts on the Stevens Control
Vol. 80 No. 4 Apr. 2017 85
David Ben A Tough Knife to Swallow
Vol. 80 No. 4 Apr. 2017 90
David Ben With a Grain of Salt
Vol. 80 No. 4 Apr. 2017 92
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Caffeinated Cups and Balls by John Carney Vol. 80 No. 4 Apr. 2017 96
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) The Touch by Robert Moreland Vol. 80 No. 4 Apr. 2017 97
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Pearl's Coin by Mr. Pearl Vol. 80 No. 4 Apr. 2017 98
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Meet the Jack by Jorge "The Jack" Garcia Vol. 80 No. 4 Apr. 2017 99
Kainoa Harbottle (reviewer) Poe Pourri by Jim Magus Vol. 80 No. 4 Apr. 2017 100
Kainoa Harbottle (reviewer) Card ChiKANEry by Marty Kane Vol. 80 No. 4 Apr. 2017 100
Kainoa Harbottle (reviewer) The Yankee Magic Collector #17 by Andrew J. Pinard Vol. 80 No. 4 Apr. 2017 101
David Regal (reviewer) Instant T Les French Twins Vol. 80 No. 4 Apr. 2017 102
David Regal (reviewer) Starlight by Chris Perrotta Vol. 80 No. 4 Apr. 2017 103
David Regal (reviewer) Steel Rasmus Vol. 80 No. 4 Apr. 2017 103
David Regal (reviewer) Silk to Chocolate by Sean Yang Vol. 80 No. 4 Apr. 2017 103
David Regal (reviewer) Whiplash by Josh Janousky Vol. 80 No. 4 Apr. 2017 104
David Regal (reviewer) Raw by Sébastien Calbry, Jordan Victoria Vol. 80 No. 4 Apr. 2017 104
David Regal (reviewer) Devour SansMinds Vol. 80 No. 4 Apr. 2017 104
David Regal (reviewer) Appear 8 by Steve Rowe Vol. 80 No. 4 Apr. 2017 104
David Regal (reviewer) Mr. Lifto by Ryan Schlutz Vol. 80 No. 4 Apr. 2017 105
David Regal (reviewer) Invisibill by Josh Janousky Vol. 80 No. 4 Apr. 2017 105
David Regal (reviewer) Ice Qube by Kieron Johnson, Mark Traversoni Vol. 80 No. 4 Apr. 2017 105
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks
Vol. 80 No. 5 May 2017 10
Todd Karr The Eye
Vol. 80 No. 5 May 2017 12
Jon Racherbaumer On the Slant
  • Hit Makers (Derek Thompson)
  • The Story Teller's Secret (Carmine Gallo, 2016)
  • Messy-Antics (on Racherbaumer's apartment full of books)
  • Messy (Tim Harford)
Vol. 80 No. 5 May 2017 18
Mike Caveney Stan Laurel to Edna Jansen
  • Classic Correspondence
Vol. 80 No. 5 May 2017 22
John Bannon Rendezvous
  • Dealing With It
"(A Brunette, a Redhead, and a Perfect Stranger...)"
Vol. 80 No. 5 May 2017 30
John Bannon Conflexing Control using a spread switch, card put into one half which is then given out to be shuffled
Inspired byAlso published here Vol. 80 No. 5 May 2017 31
Chris Hannibal Propriety, Class, Manners, and Card Tricks
  • Happiness is the Road
Vol. 80 No. 5 May 2017 36
Kevin Li QuicKey
  • Left-Handed (Jeff Prace)
image of key on key tag becomes real key
Vol. 80 No. 5 May 2017 40
Martin Lewis The Test
  • Making Magic
white dotted silk is put in red box which is put in a paper bag, out comes a white dotted box with a red silk inside, design transposition
Vol. 80 No. 5 May 2017 46
Kainoa Harbottle Welcome to Nowhere
  • By Means of Metal
intro on Geoffrey Latta and the Nowhere Palm
Vol. 80 No. 5 May 2017 52
Kainoa Harbottle The Nowhere Retention Pass coin ends up in Nowhere Palm, can be done with multiple coins consecutively
Vol. 80 No. 5 May 2017 52
John Guastaferro Magicana
Vol. 80 No. 5 May 2017 58
Rick Franceschini Bill Simon's Dicey Transpo Ace to Four of Clubs face-down on table with a die on top of each with one to four to top, dice exchanged and cards follow, numbers add up to ten and the Four changes to a Ten
Inspired by Vol. 80 No. 5 May 2017 58
Stephen Hobbs Matter of Balance deck balances on back of fingers, can be used as production when deck is tossed up and selection remains between fingers
Vol. 80 No. 5 May 2017 61
Michael Breggar Five Roads Lead to Vegas five spectators stop dealing and a business card is placed there, they've located a Royal Flush, rest of deck is blank
Vol. 80 No. 5 May 2017 63
Daniel Ulin Knights at the Magic Castle
Vol. 80 No. 5 May 2017 68
James Swain Should I Learn the Pass?
  • Derek Dingle's Breakthrough
  • Meeting Fred Kaps
  • My Calling Card
  • Being Ahead
  • How Can I Learn the Pass?
  • Tricks with the Pass
  • Is it Worth it?
Vol. 80 No. 5 May 2017 72
Derek Dingle Derek Dingle's Riffle Pass
Also published here Vol. 80 No. 5 May 2017 75
David Alexander Frakson: The Amazing One
Vol. 80 No. 5 May 2017 78
John Lovick (reviewer) Harpacrown by Mark Chandaue Vol. 80 No. 5 May 2017 96
John Lovick (reviewer) Thirteen Things to Think About Pertaining to the Creation of Original Content within the World of Magic by Hector Chadwick Vol. 80 No. 5 May 2017 97
John Lovick (reviewer) Miscellanea by Hector Chadwick Vol. 80 No. 5 May 2017 97
John Lovick (reviewer) It's Magic!: The 60th Anniversary by Milt Larsen, Carol Marie Vol. 80 No. 5 May 2017 98
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) ¡Olé! (4 disc set) by Juan Luis Rubiales Vol. 80 No. 5 May 2017 99
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Any Shuffled Deck: Self-Working Impromptu Miracles by Liam Montier Vol. 80 No. 5 May 2017 100
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Meditations (2-disc set) by James Went Vol. 80 No. 5 May 2017 101
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Gentle by Danny Ho Vol. 80 No. 5 May 2017 101
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Canes Magic - The Real Secrets by Fabien Solaz Vol. 80 No. 5 May 2017 102
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Enigma - The Complete Collection (8-disc set) by Chuck "Stylesmith" Smith Vol. 80 No. 5 May 2017 102
David Oliver (reviewer) The Gift by Angelo Carbone Vol. 80 No. 5 May 2017 103
David Oliver (reviewer) Ash Paper by Darryl Davis, Daryl Williams Vol. 80 No. 5 May 2017 103
David Oliver (reviewer) iLite Cup by Victor Voitko Vol. 80 No. 5 May 2017 104
David Oliver (reviewer) Rubikulous by Jack Carpenter Vol. 80 No. 5 May 2017 105
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks with poem on Genii columns
Vol. 80 No. 6 June 2017 10
Todd Karr The Eye
Vol. 80 No. 6 June 2017 12
Jon Racherbaumer On the Slant
  • Nabokov's Favorite Word Il Mauve (Ben Blatt, 2017)
  • The Bestseller Code (Jodie Archer, Matthew L. Jockers, 2017)
  • Payoff (Dan Ariely, 2017)
Vol. 80 No. 6 June 2017 18
John Gaughan The Magic Incubator
  • The Chamber of Secrets
bird appears with bird cage inside a large can
Vol. 80 No. 6 June 2017 22
Jim Steinmeyer The Read Letter
  • Conjuring
spectators think of a word in a line of a recited poem, then of a letter in that, the letters are divined
Also published here Vol. 80 No. 6 June 2017 26
Jeff McBride, Eugene Burger The Way of Collaboration
  • Eugene's Notebook In Which Eugene Burger and Jeff McBride Have a Chat
Vol. 80 No. 6 June 2017 29
Jonathan Pendragon The Hollow Men
  • Panmagium
Vol. 80 No. 6 June 2017 30
David Kaye What's Your Elephant? Part 2
  • The Expert at the Kids' Table
Vol. 80 No. 6 June 2017 32
Helder Guimarães Context Makes the Difference
  • Invisible Strings
Vol. 80 No. 6 June 2017 36
Helder Guimarães Sort Of a Miracle one of twenty-six, siamesa
Also published here Vol. 80 No. 6 June 2017 36
Bob Read Elementary My Dear Watson
  • Hidden Treasures
Vol. 80 No. 6 June 2017 40
Daniel Ulin Knights at the Magic Castle
Vol. 80 No. 6 June 2017 48
Dustin Stinett 49th Academy of Magical Arts Awards Show
Vol. 80 No. 6 June 2017 54
Neil Tobin The House Theatre of Chicago - 15 Years of Magical Performances
Vol. 80 No. 6 June 2017 62
Richard Kaufman, Akira Fujii Akira Fujii: Japanese Master
Vol. 80 No. 6 June 2017 74
Stephen Hobbs The Magic of Akira Fujii
Vol. 80 No. 6 June 2017 83
Akira Fujii The Lone Card card placed under the close-up mat, any card named, mat lifted and card shown to be named one
Vol. 80 No. 6 June 2017 83
Akira Fujii Fake Mat Placement card apparently placed under close-up mat but stolen back onto deck in other hand
Vol. 80 No. 6 June 2017 83
Akira Fujii Lateral Top Palm
Vol. 80 No. 6 June 2017 84
Akira Fujii Lateral Palm Shoot Under Mat card shot under mat from lateral palm as it is lifted
Vol. 80 No. 6 June 2017 84
Akira Fujii Squeeze Shot coin is shot out of fist
  • The Basic Move
  • One Coin Across
  • Two Coins Across
  • In the Air
  • The Complete Vanish (into breast pocket)
Related to Vol. 80 No. 6 June 2017 85
Stephen Hobbs Two Passes intro
Vol. 80 No. 6 June 2017 89
Akira Fujii The Palm Pass
Vol. 80 No. 6 June 2017 89
Akira Fujii The No Break Pass starts with top half out-jogged
Vol. 80 No. 6 June 2017 92
Nathan Coe Marsh (reviewer) LAP by Dani DaOrtiz, Yann Frisch Vol. 80 No. 6 June 2017 94
David Britland (reviewer) Less is More by Benjamin Earl Vol. 80 No. 6 June 2017 98
David Britland (reviewer) Real Ace Cutting by Benjamin Earl Vol. 80 No. 6 June 2017 100
David Britland (reviewer) Real Coin Magic by Benjamin Earl Vol. 80 No. 6 June 2017 101
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Bare by Darryl Davis, Daryl Williams Vol. 80 No. 6 June 2017 102
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Hofzinser Poker by Jeremy Hanrahan Vol. 80 No. 6 June 2017 103
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Magic Poetry by Tom Burgoon Vol. 80 No. 6 June 2017 103
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Appear 8 by Steve Rowe Vol. 80 No. 6 June 2017 104
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Cool Cash by John T. Sheets Vol. 80 No. 6 June 2017 104
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Kung Foo Foot by Hector Mancha Vol. 80 No. 6 June 2017 105
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Move by Danny Weiser, Taiwan Ben Vol. 80 No. 6 June 2017 105
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks
Vol. 80 No. 7 July 2017 10
Todd Karr The Eye
Vol. 80 No. 7 July 2017 12
Shep Hyken In Memoriam: Mike O'Dowd
Vol. 80 No. 7 July 2017 17
Margaret Steele In Memoriam: James Hamilton
Vol. 80 No. 7 July 2017 18
Jon Racherbaumer On the Slant
  • No Applause - Just Throw Money (Trav S. D.)
  • Writing Subtest (Dr. Linda Seger)
  • Unflattening (Nick Sousanis)
  • Word By Word (Kory Stamper)
Vol. 80 No. 7 July 2017 22
Mike Caveney T. Nelson Downs to S. Leo Horowitz
  • Classic Correspondence
Vol. 80 No. 7 July 2017 24
Dani DaOrtiz, Jorge Luengo A Selected Card and a Thought-of Card
  • DaOrtiz a la Carte!
a card is chosen and one thought of, spectators switch positions of cards, performer names both
Related to Vol. 80 No. 7 July 2017 31
Martin Lewis Colossal Floating Card
  • Making Magic
giant card floats in front of the performer
Vol. 80 No. 7 July 2017 32
Chris Hannibal Ich bin ein Berliner Zauberer
  • Happiness is the Road
Vol. 80 No. 7 July 2017 36
John Bannon Queenpins
  • Dealing With It
black Queens on case, red Queens in deck, red Queens catch two cards which are the black Queens, selection is now on case
  • Credits and Background
Inspired by
  • "Royale with Cheese" (Luke Dancy, Penguin video download, 2004)
Vol. 80 No. 7 July 2017 38
Tom Stone Short (Bits) off the Mark
  • Lodestones
Vol. 80 No. 7 July 2017 48
Tom Stone The Guide That Never Was on Daryl, mental health and failures
Vol. 80 No. 7 July 2017 48
Tom Stone Backs & Water 4&4, mixed face-up/face-down, visual, accidental reinvention of trick in Tamariz reference
Related to Vol. 80 No. 7 July 2017 49
Tom Stone Cups and Balls Express! balls visually vanish from top of all three cups
Vol. 80 No. 7 July 2017 50
Tom Stone Jogsley Count cards out-jogged and stripped out one by one, false-count type switch happens as they are removed that way
Vol. 80 No. 7 July 2017 51
Tom Stone A Leap in the Dark three coins in triangle visually gather at once
Vol. 80 No. 7 July 2017 52
James Conti Moment of Silence
  • Left-Handed (Jeff Prace)
borrowed iPhone that plays music silences on command
Vol. 80 No. 7 July 2017 56
Kainoa Harbottle The Edge Grip to Edge Grip Change
  • By Means of Metal
Vol. 80 No. 7 July 2017 58
John Guastaferro Magicana
Vol. 80 No. 7 July 2017 62
Chong Huang Silver Dream three coins vanish one by one, last one with help of finger ring
Vol. 80 No. 7 July 2017 62
Chong Huang Coin through Ring Vanish coin vanishes when pushed through ring, breast pocket ditch
Vol. 80 No. 7 July 2017 64
Alexandr Erohin Time Change top two cards are exchanged one-handed, delayed transformation with wrist turn
Vol. 80 No. 7 July 2017 65
Steve Friedberg, Larry Horowitz Prime Coincidence spectator cuts off pile, counts it and remembers card at that position, many small envelopes with numbers are shown and one chosen, that number counted to to find selection
Vol. 80 No. 7 July 2017 67
Daniel Ulin Knights at the Magic Castle
Vol. 80 No. 7 July 2017 70
Peter Lamont Magical Thinking
Vol. 80 No. 7 July 2017 74
Charlie Frye The Unmasking of Bill Malone
Vol. 80 No. 7 July 2017 82
Steve Forte Steve Forte & Bill Malone
Vol. 80 No. 7 July 2017 91
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Sublime Self Working Card Tricks by John Carey Vol. 80 No. 7 July 2017 96
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Penguin Live Online Lectures by Edward Oschmann Vol. 80 No. 7 July 2017 96
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) The Real Deal by Landon Swank Vol. 80 No. 7 July 2017 98
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Fantastic 3 by Kris Rubens Vol. 80 No. 7 July 2017 98
David Regal (reviewer) Sending Best Wishes by Jim Steinmeyer Vol. 80 No. 7 July 2017 99
David Regal (reviewer) Stop the Press by Martin Lewis Vol. 80 No. 7 July 2017 99
David Regal (reviewer) Chinese Tweezers by Mario Lopez Vol. 80 No. 7 July 2017 100
David Regal (reviewer) The President's Choice SansMinds Vol. 80 No. 7 July 2017 100
David Regal (reviewer) Attire by Roddy McGhie, Danny Weiser Vol. 80 No. 7 July 2017 100
David Regal (reviewer) Spiraled by Jimmy Strange Vol. 80 No. 7 July 2017 100
David Regal (reviewer) Vision by Mickael Chatelain Vol. 80 No. 7 July 2017 101
David Regal (reviewer) Caught Red-Handed by Michael Mode, Arthur Ottney Vol. 80 No. 7 July 2017 101
David Regal (reviewer) The Casino Con by Steve Gore, Gregory Wilson Vol. 80 No. 7 July 2017 101
David Regal (reviewer) Cops & Robbers by Kris Rubens Vol. 80 No. 7 July 2017 101
Data entered by Denis Behr, September 2020.