1991-2016
Written by Stan Allen
Work of Various
31,500 pages (Paperback), published by MAGIC Magazine
Illustrated with photographs and drawings
Language: English
13,852 entries
Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Issue Year Page AA Categories
Finally Gene Anderson photograph
Vol. 25 No. 11 July 2016 98
Stan Allen 9,131.25
  • From the Editor
Vol. 25 No. 12 Aug. 2016 9
Et Cetera
  • Berglas and the Beatles
  • What if Your Tiger Has a Machine Gun?
  • Errata (Backdrops!)
  • Finally Recap
Related to Vol. 25 No. 12 Aug. 2016 10
Mark Kornhauser Do You Want Me to Say Something if I See Spinach Between Your Teeth?
  • For What It's Worth
Vol. 25 No. 12 Aug. 2016 13
Simon Coronel The Creativity Stewpot
  • Walkabout Soup
Vol. 25 No. 12 Aug. 2016 15
Magic Update
  • Magic in Guam
  • Magic Awards Season
  • Comings & Goings
Vol. 25 No. 12 Aug. 2016 19
Alan Howard Cover Story 3 on twenty-five years of MAGIC magazine
Vol. 25 No. 12 Aug. 2016 26
Norman Beck Whispering Bill Anderson and the Magic of Entertainment
Vol. 25 No. 12 Aug. 2016 32
Stan Allen (reviewer) Criss Angel's Mindfreak Live by Criss Angel
"In a conversation with the editor, Criss Angel required this review to be “glowing,” otherwise he would not release photographs. Therefore, we do not have photos to accompany this review."
Vol. 25 No. 12 Aug. 2016 36
Rory Johnston Perseverance: The Jason Bird Story
  • Just the Facts: Jason Bird
Vol. 25 No. 12 Aug. 2016 40
Shawn McMaster Creativity on Hand on Steve Axtell and puppets
Vol. 25 No. 12 Aug. 2016 44
Alan Howard (reviewer) Mickey & the Magician Disney Vol. 25 No. 12 Aug. 2016 48
John Bannon Clean Out of Sight
  • First Look: Mentalissimo
card thought of from twenty-four cards
Inspired by
  • "Sort Of Psychic" (John Bannon, Destination Zero, 2015)
Related to
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Rajneesh Madhok Best of Friends
  • First Look: Mysteriouser and Mysteriouser
one of five, mathematical
Inspired byRelated to
  • Five Card Royale (1940)
  • "Telephone Russian Roulette" (Banachek/ Nu/Madhok, Psychological Subtleties Volume 3)
Vol. 25 No. 12 Aug. 2016 61
Ian Rowland All About Me
  • Loving Mentalism
spectators guess whether five stories are true or not, outcome of guess predicted
Vol. 25 No. 12 Aug. 2016 62
Mike Bent Quiet! The Grown-ups are Talking!
  • Bent on Deception
Vol. 25 No. 12 Aug. 2016 66
Mike Bent On Hospitality instant soda liquids
Related to Vol. 25 No. 12 Aug. 2016 67
Steve Reynolds The Monk Goes Techno
  • The Monk's Way
on setting up a simulated riffle shuffle à la The Shuffle that Doesn't Shuffle, "The basic idea was originally established by me on the Second Deal website in 1999."
  • For Full Deck Control
  • On Blind Shuffles Bluff
  • Spread Shuffles Bluff
Vol. 25 No. 12 Aug. 2016 68
Martin Lewis Coupons
  • Making Magic
torn and restored newspaper or magazine page, gravity hold-out
Vol. 25 No. 12 Aug. 2016 70
Francis Menotti (reviewer) Legacy by Finn Jon Vol. 25 No. 12 Aug. 2016 76
John Michael Wilson (reviewer) The Complete Walton, Volume 3 by Roy Walton Vol. 25 No. 12 Aug. 2016 76
Jared Kopf (reviewer) Move Zero, Volume 1 by John Bannon Vol. 25 No. 12 Aug. 2016 77
Peter Pitchford (reviewer) Stacks SansMinds Vol. 25 No. 12 Aug. 2016 77
Jim Krenz (reviewer) The Dream Act by Shin Lim Vol. 25 No. 12 Aug. 2016 78
Jared Kopf (reviewer) Mysteriouser and Mysteriouser by Rajneesh Madhok Vol. 25 No. 12 Aug. 2016 79
Jared Kopf (reviewer) The Performance Pieces & Divertissements of the Famous Handsome Jack, etc. by John Lovick Vol. 25 No. 12 Aug. 2016 79
Jared Kopf (reviewer) Cheppum Panthum Coconut Shell Cups and Wand Set by Gary Kosnitzky Vol. 25 No. 12 Aug. 2016 80
Peter Duffie (reviewer) Wi by Jason Messina Vol. 25 No. 12 Aug. 2016 80
Francis Menotti (reviewer) Shuffled by Jos Denys Vol. 25 No. 12 Aug. 2016 81
John Michael Wilson (reviewer) X-Ray Rasmus Magic Vol. 25 No. 12 Aug. 2016 81
Jim Krenz (reviewer) Polarity by Pablo Amira Vol. 25 No. 12 Aug. 2016 82
Peter Pitchford (reviewer) Sleeving by Lukas, Seol-Ha Park Vol. 25 No. 12 Aug. 2016 82
Alan Howard (reviewer) The Traveling Trickster by Mel Mellers Vol. 25 No. 12 Aug. 2016 82
John Michael Wilson (reviewer) The Seer's Gift by Andreas Sebring Vol. 25 No. 12 Aug. 2016 83
Gabe Fajuri (reviewer) MAGIC Magazine, Volume 1 No. 1 by Stan Allen Vol. 25 No. 12 Aug. 2016 83
Peter Duffie (reviewer) Novo by Alan Rorrison Vol. 25 No. 12 Aug. 2016 84
Francis Menotti (reviewer) Phase by Josh Janousky Vol. 25 No. 12 Aug. 2016 84
Jim Krenz (reviewer) Opus by Nefesch Vol. 25 No. 12 Aug. 2016 84
Michael Claxton (reviewer) Anything But Ordinary Addie by Mara Rockliff, Iacopo Bruno Vol. 25 No. 12 Aug. 2016 85
Francis Menotti (reviewer) Egyptian Ink by Abdullah Mahmoud Vol. 25 No. 12 Aug. 2016 85
Peter Duffie (reviewer) Arcana by Pablo Amira Vol. 25 No. 12 Aug. 2016 86
John Michael Wilson (reviewer) The Butterfly Effect by Peter Nardi Vol. 25 No. 12 Aug. 2016 86
Finally correction on reference
Related to Vol. 25 No. 12 Aug. 2016 98
Stan Allen No. 301
  • From the Editor
Vol. 25 No. 301 The Final Issue Sep. 2016 15
Alan Howard Not Anymore
  • From The Associate Editor
Vol. 25 No. 301 The Final Issue Sep. 2016 17
David Copperfield Relevance
  • From The Guest Editor
Vol. 25 No. 301 The Final Issue Sep. 2016 19
Mike Caveney Stan Allen to Mike Caveney
  • Classic Correspondence from Egyptian Hall Museum
Vol. 25 No. 301 The Final Issue Sep. 2016 20
Mark Kornhauser Take Me Out, Frank
  • For What It's Worth
Vol. 25 No. 301 The Final Issue Sep. 2016 25
Simon Coronel Simon and Vyom's Darkest Hour
  • Walkabout Soup
Vol. 25 No. 301 The Final Issue Sep. 2016 27
Norman Beck The First Seven Seconds
  • Viewpoint
Vol. 25 No. 301 The Final Issue Sep. 2016 29
Max Maven Cynicalculator
  • Parallax
Also published here Vol. 25 No. 301 The Final Issue Sep. 2016 30
Paul Gertner A Recommendation
  • Questions
Vol. 25 No. 301 The Final Issue Sep. 2016 33
Master Payne Goals
  • Paynefully Obvious
Vol. 25 No. 301 The Final Issue Sep. 2016 35
Jeff McBride, Abigail Spinner McBride Death and Rebirth
  • The Show Doctor (Jeff McBride & Nurse Abbi)
Vol. 25 No. 301 The Final Issue Sep. 2016 37
Shawn McMaster, Stan Allen In His Words: Stan Allen
Vol. 25 No. 301 The Final Issue Sep. 2016 40
Joshua Jay What do Audiences Really Think?
  • Who Did We Study?
  • How Much DO People Like Magic?
  • Where Are People Seeing Magic?
  • What Do People Love (and Hate)?
  • Can I Get A Volunteer?
  • Think of a...
  • Gender
  • How Do They Really Feel?
  • Money Magic
  • Forgettable Card Tricks
  • How Did They Do It?
  • Getting Real
  • Looking ahead
Vol. 25 No. 301 The Final Issue Sep. 2016 46
Mark Holstein Ray Anderson
Vol. 25 No. 301 The Final Issue Sep. 2016 56
David Britland The Next Great Magician
  • One of These Acts Will be The Next Great Magician
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Rory Johnston Mentoring Magic
Vol. 25 No. 301 The Final Issue Sep. 2016 68
Michael Weber The Care and Feeding of Your Mentor
Vol. 25 No. 301 The Final Issue Sep. 2016 71
Penn Jillette Johnny Thompson My Mentor Now!
Vol. 25 No. 301 The Final Issue Sep. 2016 72
Jaq Greenspon Meeting Old Friends (For the First Time) on 2016 Magic Live
  • Schedule of Events
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Christopher Philpott, Derek DelGaudio, Glenn Kaino, Frank Oz A Conversation With Derek DelGaudio, Glenn Kaino, and Frank Oz on the show "In & Of Itself"
Vol. 25 No. 301 The Final Issue Sep. 2016 82
Jamie D. Grant Direction: The Story of Enrico de la Vega
Vol. 25 No. 301 The Final Issue Sep. 2016 88
John Moehring Was Alan Actually Alton? on Alan Keith and Alton Sharpe
Vol. 25 No. 301 The Final Issue Sep. 2016 92
Richard Wiseman Houdini's Puzzling Elephant
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Chad Long In One
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Chad Long But First, A Few Words...
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Chad Long Popular three popular cards are placed aside so they are not chosen (Joker, Ace of Spades, Queen of Hearts), an Eight is chosen and the three cards change to Eights
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Edward Marlo Cull Switch
Related to Vol. 25 No. 301 The Final Issue Sep. 2016 103
Chad Long Wild three silver coins change to copper one by one and are placed in a cup, they change back
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Chad Long Ninja Coin coin flicked up and changes when caught, one-handed
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Chad Long Chad's Checkers PATEO force with random objects, it has been predicted via a text message sent to spectator's phone at the beginning
Vol. 25 No. 301 The Final Issue Sep. 2016 106
Jim Steinmeyer The Chameleon Skin Wallet
  • Conjuring
color changing leather wallet
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Jim Steinmeyer Hand-to-Hand Paddle Move done with a wallet here
Vol. 25 No. 301 The Final Issue Sep. 2016 110
Jim Steinmeyer Turnover Paddle Move done with a wallet here
Related to Vol. 25 No. 301 The Final Issue Sep. 2016 110
Richard Kaufman Inner-Workings
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Larry Jennings The Airport Coin Trick coin changes from copper to silver, then to Chinese into spectator's hand
Also published here Vol. 25 No. 301 The Final Issue Sep. 2016 114
Dai Vernon The Vernon Technique to Deep BackClip
Also published here Vol. 25 No. 301 The Final Issue Sep. 2016 115
Larry Jennings Jennings' Deep Back Clip Recovery
Also published here Vol. 25 No. 301 The Final Issue Sep. 2016 115
Dai Vernon A New Coin Change silver changes to copper
Also published here Vol. 25 No. 301 The Final Issue Sep. 2016 116
Dai Vernon A New Coin Change silver changes to copper
Also published here Vol. 25 No. 301 The Final Issue Sep. 2016 116
Charlie Frye Double Spoon Bend
  • Eccentricks
Vol. 25 No. 301 The Final Issue Sep. 2016 119
Ian Rowland Notes on the Magic Square
  • Loving Mentalism
on the 4x4 square
Vol. 25 No. 301 The Final Issue Sep. 2016 120
David Kaye Taking The Journey Again
  • Turn It Around - Magic For The Family Audience
Vol. 25 No. 301 The Final Issue Sep. 2016 122
John Kimmons Routine for Daryl's Jumping Knot
Vol. 25 No. 301 The Final Issue Sep. 2016 122
David Kaye John Kimmons
Vol. 25 No. 301 The Final Issue Sep. 2016 123
Martin Lewis Playing with Your Food
  • Making Magic
three-course menu is predicted, prop-heavy
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Jon Racherbaumer Inside Out on Earle Oakes
Vol. 25 No. 301 The Final Issue Sep. 2016 127
Jon Racherbaumer Further Impact four Kings placed in four envelopes with holes half-way, one turns over and then changes into a selection
Variations Vol. 25 No. 301 The Final Issue Sep. 2016 128
Jamy Ian Swiss First Look: The Johnny Thompson Book
Vol. 25 No. 301 The Final Issue Sep. 2016 132
Johnny Thompson Estimating the Aces
Inspired byAlso published here Vol. 25 No. 301 The Final Issue Sep. 2016 132
Johnny Thompson Finessed Simple Shift
Inspired byAlso published here Vol. 25 No. 301 The Final Issue Sep. 2016 133
Mike Bent All Done By Kindness
  • Bent on Deception
on posters and David Devant
Vol. 25 No. 301 The Final Issue Sep. 2016 136
Joshua Jay One Last Talk (About Tricks)
  • Talk About Tricks
Also published here Vol. 25 No. 301 The Final Issue Sep. 2016 139
Joshua Jay Think As I Think spectator and performer each think of a card and find each other's card
Also published here Vol. 25 No. 301 The Final Issue Sep. 2016 140
Edward B. Kessel Music for Magic
  • Real-World Methods
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Kevin James Mr. Wizard
  • Choice Secrets
styrofoam cups and paper are stacked on a table, then the performer steps on the construction and it holds, apparent display of physics
Vol. 25 No. 301 The Final Issue Sep. 2016 144
Kevin James Mr. Wizard
  • Choice Secrets
styrofoam cups and paper are stacked on a table, then the performer steps on the construction and it holds, apparent display of physics
Vol. 25 No. 301 The Final Issue Sep. 2016 144
Kevin James Mr. Wizard
  • Choice Secrets
styrofoam cups and paper are stacked on a table, then the performer steps on the construction and it holds, apparent display of physics
Vol. 25 No. 301 The Final Issue Sep. 2016 144
Steve Reynolds Playing Heavy Routine
  • The Monk's Way
poker hand of five cards shown, one card added, it vanishes (apparently it is hidden), repeated a few times (Six Card Repeat in reverse), then the poker hand has changed
Inspired by Vol. 25 No. 301 The Final Issue Sep. 2016 147
Finally photo of Stan Allen's 1991 computer
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Data entered by Denis Behr, May 2023.