The Neat Review

2019-2023
Written by Alexander Hansford, Various
Work of Various
1,067 pages (Paperback), published by Ultra Neat Ltd.
Illustrated with photographs
Language: English
89 entries
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Alexander Hansford To Our Readers about this magazine, "only perhaps two of them would consider themselves professional magicians - Derren and Justin"
 		1 - London 2019 2019 11
Alexander Hansford About the Contributors mini bios and contact information for all eight contributors, Paavan Buddhdev, Rory Aadams, Alexander Hansford, Justin Higham, Andrew Frost, Kez Dearmer, Stephen Long, Derren Brown
 		1 - London 2019 2019 13
Alexander Hansford Kez Dearmer intro
 		1 - London 2019 2019 22
Kez Dearmer The Divining Brush translating a magic explanation into a pseudo textbook explanation of painting using the example of the Erdnase effect
Related to 1 - London 2019 2019 24
Kez Dearmer Some notes on card handling and painting
1 - London 2019 2019 30
Alexander Hansford Justin Higham intro
 		1 - London 2019 2019 38
Justin Higham, Richard Vollmer, Christian Gambin Impressionistic Ace Controls four Aces cut into deck one by one, end up together on top
  • Method One (Vollmer & Marlo, tabled, two crimps)
  • Method Two (Higham, tabled, two crimps)
  • Method Three (Gambin, tabled, two crimps)
  • Method Four to Eleven (Higham, some tabled, some with hands & tabled, one, two or no crimps, some with overhand shuffles)
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1 - London 2019 2019 40
Justin Higham Illogical Four Ace Control Variant four Aces lost by assembling four tabled packets and the Aces, they end up on top, bluff
Inspired by
  • "Illogical Ace-Control" (Justin Higham, Non-Automatic Card Tricks, 2012)
 1 - London 2019 2019 52
Alexander Hansford Rory Adams intro
 		1 - London 2019 2019 66
Rory Adams Bet Big - On deciding to decide essay on decision making in magic
 		1 - London 2019 2019 68
Alexander Hansford Alexander Hansford intro
 		1 - London 2019 2019 80
Alexander Hansford Oil and Water deck shown mixed, spectator gives it one riffle shuffle, deck shown separated into red and black
 		1 - London 2019 2019 82
Spectator's Color Riffle Shuffle
1 - London 2019 2019 83
Alexander Hansford Count Cull while counting off a certain number of cards
 		1 - London 2019 2019 86
Alexander Hansford Paavan Buddhdev intro
 		1 - London 2019 2019 92
Paavan Buddhdev Magic is not an Artform essay on art and magic
 		1 - London 2019 2019 94
Alexander Hansford Master in Freesolo on the documentary "Free Solo" (2018) and how it applies to magic
 		1 - London 2019 2019 106
Alexander Hansford Andrew Frost intro
 		1 - London 2019 2019 110
Andrew Frost Tabled False Cut straight false cut from the hands to the table
Related toVariations 1 - London 2019 2019 112
Alexander Hansford Tabled False Cut Variant triple cut variation
Inspired by 1 - London 2019 2019 118
Alexander Hansford The Session Convention on VanishingInc.'s Session Convention with many photographs
 		1 - London 2019 2019 126
Alexander Hansford Stephen Long intro
 		1 - London 2019 2019 150
Stephen Long Inspiration Schminspiration "Notes on Creativity"
 		1 - London 2019 2019 152
Derren Brown, Alexander Hansford Derren Brown Alexander Hansford interviews Derren Brown
 		1 - London 2019 2019 162
To Close
1 - London 2019 2019 188
Alexander Hansford To Our Readers
2 - New York City 2019 2019 11
Alexander Hansford About the Contributors mini bios and contact information for all eight contributors, Eric Hu, Vera Tobin, Tatanka Tan, Tony Chang, Éireann Leverett, Ricky Smith, Benjamin Pratt, Asi Wind
 		2 - New York City 2019 2019 13
Alexander Hansford Vera Tobin intro
 		2 - New York City 2019 2019 20
Vera Tobin Elements of Surprise
Also published here
  • "Elements of Surprise: Our Mental Limits and the Satisfactions of Plot" (Harvard University Press, 2018)
 2 - New York City 2019 2019 22
Alexander Hansford Eric Hu intro
 		2 - New York City 2019 2019 40
Eric Hu What Do We Want To Say With Our Magic? on having (pipe) dreams in magic, examples: someone guesses a stranger's name and hometown, connecting with a far-away friend via paper plane with message
 		2 - New York City 2019 2019 42
Eric Hu Frame Change Transposition chosen card placed in performer's back pocket, it transposes with Ace of Spades
 		2 - New York City 2019 2019 52
Eric Hu Spread Double to Top double turned over from center of spread to top of deck
 		2 - New York City 2019 2019 53
Eric Hu Frame Change change of isolated card as it is passed through the hands of performer and spectator
Inspired by 2 - New York City 2019 2019 54
Alexander Hansford Éireann Leverett intro
 		2 - New York City 2019 2019 66
Éireann Leverett, Alexander Hansford Cyber Security, Risk and Card Tricks "Éireann Leverett Discusses The Overlap between Magic and Hacking"
as an interview
 		2 - New York City 2019 2019 69
Alexander Hansford Neat Hand Insurance gag advertisement
 		2 - New York City 2019 2019 82
Alexander Hansford Tatanka Tan intro
 		2 - New York City 2019 2019 84
Tatanka Tan Tabled Control kind of a tabled top change
 		2 - New York City 2019 2019 88
Alexander Hansford Ricky Smith / Benjamin Pratt intro
 		2 - New York City 2019 2019 104
Ricky Smith As Was
  • Conjuring Arts Research Center
  • The Little Church Around the Corner
  • Tannen's
  • Ace Hotel
  • The Building Trick or In Memoriam: Manhattan Parallax
  • As Is
 		2 - New York City 2019 2019 107
Ricky Smith An Explanation of a Palm is Detailed
Inspired by 2 - New York City 2019 2019 116
Tatanka Tan, Eric Hu Conversation between Tatanka Tan and Eric Hu more about pipe dreams
 		2 - New York City 2019 2019 144
Alexander Hansford Tony Chang intro
 		2 - New York City 2019 2019 150
Tony Chang, Alexander Hansford Midlife-Crises of a Move Monkey interview, title given by Tony in NYC
 		2 - New York City 2019 2019 152
Tony Chang Reversal refinement of Mechanical Reverse
Inspired by 2 - New York City 2019 2019 166
Alexander Hansford Asi Wind intro
 		2 - New York City 2019 2019 178
Asi Wind, Alexander Hansford Time, Art and Magic - In Conversation with Asi Wind
2 - New York City 2019 2019 181
Alexander Hansford To Close
2 - New York City 2019 2019 205
Alexander Hansford To Our Readers
3 - Tokyo 2020 2020 11
Alexander Hansford About the Contributors mini bios and contact information for all eight contributors, Tomoya Horiki, Shimpei Katsuragawa, Kyohei Tatsukawa, Hide Yamamoto, Takuma Suzu, The Impossible Co., Akira Fuji, Cyril Takayama
 		3 - Tokyo 2020 2020 13
Alexander Hansford Akira Fuji intro
 		3 - Tokyo 2020 2020 22
Akira Fujii Thoughts on Misdirection
3 - Tokyo 2020 2020 24
Akira Fujii Sidewinder Steal - Basic Technique center steal of selection into right-hand lateral palm variation, as top half is replaced onto tabled half
Variations 3 - Tokyo 2020 2020 28
Akira Fujii Sidewinder Steal - Dealt Packet Steal selection made during deal onto table
Inspired by 3 - Tokyo 2020 2020 32
Akira Fujii Sidewinder Steal - Advanced Technique incorporating one-handed glide
Inspired by 3 - Tokyo 2020 2020 36
Alexander Hansford La Campanella on Shimpei Katsuragawa
 		3 - Tokyo 2020 2020 44
Tomoya Horiki Underload four cards placed on table, coin appears under each
Inspired byAlso published here 3 - Tokyo 2020 2020 60
Alexander Hansford, Ponta the Smith, Takeshi Taniguchi, Ben Daggers The Impossible Co. founded by Ponta the Smith, Takeshi Taniguchi, Ben Daggers
 		3 - Tokyo 2020 2020 90
Kyohei Tatsukawa The Tudinal-Longi Shift
  • As a Cover Pass
  • As a Multiple Shift
Inspired by 3 - Tokyo 2020 2020 120
Alexander Hansford, Cyril Takayama Cyril Takayama
3 - Tokyo 2020 2020 152
Alexander Hansford, Takuma Suzu Takuma Suzu
3 - Tokyo 2020 2020 174
Alexander Hansford, Hide Yamamoto Hide Yamamoto - Halfmoon Bar "The best close up show we have ever seen"
 		3 - Tokyo 2020 2020 192
Will Houstoun Editor's Note
4 - Everywhere & Nowhere 2022 2022 12
Helder Guimarães, Will Houstoun Helder Guimarães: An Interview
4 - Everywhere & Nowhere 2022 2022 21
Dennis Kim Illisam "A version of 3-Fly using playing cards"
 		4 - Everywhere & Nowhere 2022 2022 44
Dai Vernon Top Palm classic palm variation, no text, unclear
 		4 - Everywhere & Nowhere 2022 2022 78
Pierric Understating Magic
4 - Everywhere & Nowhere 2022 2022 84
Shawn DeSouza-Coelho Notes From Chapter One as a preview to his upcoming book
 		4 - Everywhere & Nowhere 2022 2022 98
Will Houstoun A Video Chat Card Trick card placed in card case, it turns out to be named card
 		4 - Everywhere & Nowhere 2022 2022 104
Liu Bolin The Background: A Photo Essay and interview
4 - Everywhere & Nowhere 2022 2022 118
Guy Hollingworth Jeeves the Butler "An Essay and Story-Deck effect"
 		4 - Everywhere & Nowhere 2022 2022 142
Robert Gill A Stones Throw: The Penultimate Definition defining "magic"
 		4 - Everywhere & Nowhere 2022 2022 162
Alexander Hansford Intro Letter
5 - Paris 2022 2023 10
Bébel Saint-Germain Street Shows, Improvisation and A Dedication to Magic
5 - Paris 2022 2023 80
Mael Adler A Triumph Routine deck shuffled face-up/face-down, Aces produced using a number from one to six called out by a spectator, described with photos and French text
 		5 - Paris 2022 2023 96
Father Alex, Alexander Hansford Theatre & Faith
5 - Paris 2022 2023 108
Father Alex A Top Stock False Running Cut Take on the "Erdnase Top Stock Retention Running Tabled Cut"
  • Additional Ladder Version
Related to 5 - Paris 2022 2023 142
Bradley Hodgins Additional Notes on Tabled Cutting
5 - Paris 2022 2023 164
Manu Jo A Performative Ace Hold Out Aces are placed in pocket, case, reversed in deck and on top of deck, they change into Kings where they are, then Aces are found in pocket, case, reversed in deck and Kings fuse into final Ace
 		5 - Paris 2022 2023 166
Bébel Shaking Card from Case
5 - Paris 2022 2023 179
Arthur Chavaudret, Alexander Hansford, Kez Dearmer The Diversion of Reality Within Reality or "New Magic"
5 - Paris 2022 2023 190
Yoann Fontyn A Four Ace Production deck cut into two piles with one hand on table and Aces show up face up on both piles and on the table
 		5 - Paris 2022 2023 210
Yoann Fontyn A Hofzinser Twisting Routine Aces placed aside, King chosen and lost, an Ace turns over that matches suit of selection, Aces change to Kings
 		5 - Paris 2022 2023 228
End-for-End Multiple Turnover with one half in right-hand end grip
 		5 - Paris 2022 2023 233
Fake Center Insertion back of left hand to spectators, card really placed on top
 		5 - Paris 2022 2023 237
Twirl Change Turnover as secret packet turnover
 		5 - Paris 2022 2023 241
Yoann Fontyn Push-Through Change card pushed though lengthwise packet changes
 		5 - Paris 2022 2023 247
Alice Pailhès A Psychological Classification of Forcing Techniques
  • Why Create a Psychologically-Base Classification of Forcing?
  • The Classification
    • Outcome Forces
      • Perceptual Errors
      • Memory Errors
      • Reasoning Errors
    • Decision Forces
      • Psychological Biases
        • Priming
        • Stereotypical Behaviours
        • Saliency
      • Reactance
      • Restriction
  • A Comment on Suggestion / Misinformation (Extract from Chapter 5 - Memory Illusions)
 		5 - Paris 2022 2023 256
Data entered by Denis Behr, June 2019.