Editors:
  • Jan. 1999 - Jan. 2025: Richard Kaufman
  • Feb. 2025 to today: Jim Steinmeyer
1999-2025
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
11,649 entries
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Creators Title Comments & References Issue Year Page AA Categories
Sam H. Sharpe 1000 Thoughts On Art and Magic
Vol. 63 No. 12 Dec. 2000 23
Richard Kaufman, Jade Jade: Interview by Richard Kaufman
Vol. 63 No. 12 Dec. 2000 26
Rich Marotta Bob Fitch's Magic Performance Camp: Learning the Craft of Magic
Vol. 63 No. 12 Dec. 2000 38
Mark Phillips (reviewer) Fitch Camp by Bob Fitch Vol. 63 No. 12 Dec. 2000 40
Richard Kaufman Magicana
Vol. 63 No. 12 Dec. 2000 44
Al Schneider Ring Off Pencil
  • The Schneider Technique
Also published here Vol. 63 No. 12 Dec. 2000 44
Barrie Richardson You Will Choose The Key! - The Janie Test
  • From My Thoughts
Also published here Vol. 63 No. 12 Dec. 2000 51
David Acer Confessions of a Road Warrior
Vol. 63 No. 12 Dec. 2000 53
David Acer Unflappable torn & restored matchbook
Also published here Vol. 63 No. 12 Dec. 2000 53
Philip T. Goldstein Fourthright
  • The Other Month
four odd backed prediction cards, one is selected by spectator, then pack is cut in four piles and one top card matches the selected prediction card
Inspired byAlso published here Vol. 63 No. 12 Dec. 2000 55
Roy Walton Color Cocktail number of red and black cards in chosen amount of cards is predicted
Vol. 63 No. 12 Dec. 2000 56
Eugene Burger Reflections
  • Our Magical Art
Vol. 63 No. 12 Dec. 2000 57
Danny Orleans Pre-Show Communication
  • Pediatrix
Vol. 63 No. 12 Dec. 2000 58
Edwin A. Dawes 20. Laughing Gas - First Whiff
  • A Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities
Vol. 63 No. 12 Dec. 2000 62
Ken Michaels A Visit to a Magician's Paradise Michael Canick's Booksellers show in NYC
Vol. 63 No. 12 Dec. 2000 65
Richard Kaufman A New Millennium For Tenyo Miracles - The Latest Tricks for 2001
Vol. 63 No. 12 Dec. 2000 70
Richard Kaufman (reviewer) Money Cutter by Shigeru Sugawara Vol. 63 No. 12 Dec. 2000 70
Richard Kaufman (reviewer) Y-Ray File by Toru Suzuki Vol. 63 No. 12 Dec. 2000 70
Richard Kaufman (reviewer) Dynamit Tube by Tomoyuki Shimomura Vol. 63 No. 12 Dec. 2000 71
Richard Kaufman (reviewer) Blue Crystal by Lubor Fiedler Vol. 63 No. 12 Dec. 2000 71
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Ob-Ser-Vo by Eugene Burger Vol. 63 No. 12 Dec. 2000 76
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Deck Switcher by Fantasio Vol. 63 No. 12 Dec. 2000 76
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Printing by Dominique Duvivier Vol. 63 No. 12 Dec. 2000 77
Matthew Field (reviewer) The Bottom Deal by Anonymous Vol. 63 No. 12 Dec. 2000 78
Matthew Field (reviewer) Dream Tear by Carl Cloutier Vol. 63 No. 12 Dec. 2000 79
Matthew Field (reviewer) The Art of Black Art by Dondrake
Don Drake
Vol. 63 No. 12 Dec. 2000 79
Matthew Field (reviewer) Jon Tremaine, Vol. 1-3 by Jon Tremaine Vol. 63 No. 12 Dec. 2000 80
Matthew Field (reviewer) Getting Serious... or What? by Thomas Krantz Vol. 63 No. 12 Dec. 2000 80
Matthew Field (reviewer) The Professor's Rope Symphony by Joachim Solberg Vol. 63 No. 12 Dec. 2000 81
Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer) Dai Vernon's Tribute to Nate Leipzig by Nate Leipzig (written by Dai Vernon)Related to Vol. 63 No. 12 Dec. 2000 81
Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer) Son of Simon Says; More Close-Up Magic of Simon Lovell by Simon Lovell Vol. 63 No. 12 Dec. 2000 83
Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer) Lecture 1999 by Troy Hooser Vol. 63 No. 12 Dec. 2000 84
Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer) The Silver Surf by Troy Hooser Vol. 63 No. 12 Dec. 2000 84
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks
Vol. 64 No. 1 Jan. 2001 8
Richard Kaufman Your Editor's Picks For Best Of The Millennium various lists
Vol. 64 No. 1 Jan. 2001 10
David Regal, Rick Green, Steve Rogers, Daniel Waldron, George Weiss, Gregg Webb Messages
Vol. 64 No. 1 Jan. 2001 14
Jules Lenier Knights at the Magic Castle
Vol. 64 No. 1 Jan. 2001 15
Elizabeth Warlock A Warlock Goes to Salem NEMCA Yankee Gathering VIII
Vol. 64 No. 1 Jan. 2001 16
Jon Racherbaumer Letting Loose the Light
Vol. 64 No. 1 Jan. 2001 20
John Fisher Millennium Reflections
Vol. 64 No. 1 Jan. 2001 21
Obie O'Brien Millennium Reflections
Vol. 64 No. 1 Jan. 2001 24
Edwin A. Dawes Millennium Reflections
Vol. 64 No. 1 Jan. 2001 25
Ray Goulet Millennium Reflections
Vol. 64 No. 1 Jan. 2001 27
Steve Bryant A Millennium NIght's Dream poem
Vol. 64 No. 1 Jan. 2001 30
Charles Reynolds Millennium Reflections
Vol. 64 No. 1 Jan. 2001 33
D. A. Peck Standing On The Edge: An Art Form at the Millennium?
Vol. 64 No. 1 Jan. 2001 36
John Gaughan Millennium Reflections
Vol. 64 No. 1 Jan. 2001 37
Jay Marshall Millennium Reflections
Vol. 64 No. 1 Jan. 2001 39
Max Maven, Richard Kaufman Looking Into the Future
Vol. 64 No. 1 Jan. 2001 42
Jamy Ian Swiss A Millennium of Magic Literature with discussion of important books
Vol. 64 No. 1 Jan. 2001 48
Robert E. Olson Millennium Reflections
Vol. 64 No. 1 Jan. 2001 49
Chris Pratt Millennium Reflections
Vol. 64 No. 1 Jan. 2001 51
Michael Bailey Millennium Reflections
Vol. 64 No. 1 Jan. 2001 53
William V. Rauscher Millennium Reflections
Vol. 64 No. 1 Jan. 2001 57
Maurine Christopher Millennium Reflections
Vol. 64 No. 1 Jan. 2001 59
Jim Steinmeyer Ten Best Illusions of the 20th Century
Vol. 64 No. 1 Jan. 2001 62
Danny Orleans 150 Years of Tricks to Buy
Vol. 64 No. 1 Jan. 2001 66
Mike Caveney Millennium Reflections
Vol. 64 No. 1 Jan. 2001 69
Matthew Field 2001: A Tape Odyssey
Vol. 64 No. 1 Jan. 2001 72
Joe Stevens Millennium Reflections
Vol. 64 No. 1 Jan. 2001 73
Richard Kaufman Magicana
Vol. 64 No. 1 Jan. 2001 78
Just Alan B'Wave Be Wonderful "Or, How to Routine a Packet Trick"
Vol. 64 No. 1 Jan. 2001 78
James Swain Finale for The Collectors
  • The Card Expert
three selections are replaced in deck, the four-of-a-kind then changes into the three selections
Related toVariations Vol. 64 No. 1 Jan. 2001 80
James Swain Push-Though Switch
Vol. 64 No. 1 Jan. 2001 81
Al Schneider Serpent String
  • The Schneider Technique
knot in string unties itself
Vol. 64 No. 1 Jan. 2001 81
Gregg Webb A Second Beginning To A Ball Act
  • The WebbMaster
with silk fountain
Vol. 64 No. 1 Jan. 2001 84
Roy Walton Southern Key Tap intro to two routines using "displacement idea of Peter Duffie"
Vol. 64 No. 1 Jan. 2001 85
Roy Walton Perplexing Addition sixteen number cards are used and a sum is generated and predicted
Variations Vol. 64 No. 1 Jan. 2001 85
Roy Walton Number Game a sum is generated from number cards and predicted
Inspired by Vol. 64 No. 1 Jan. 2001 85
Richard Kaufman Intermission
  • Thoughts About Magic
intro to new section
Vol. 64 No. 1 Jan. 2001 86
Steven Schneiderman Rants and Riffs
Vol. 64 No. 1 Jan. 2001 86
Tony Giorgio The Giorgio Letters
Vol. 64 No. 1 Jan. 2001 87
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks
Vol. 64 No. 2 Feb. 2001 8
Richard Kaufman (reviewer) Color Vision II by Terry Wong Vol. 64 No. 2 Feb. 2001 9
Richard Kaufman (reviewer) Quarks & Quirks by Ben Harris Vol. 64 No. 2 Feb. 2001 9
Jules Lenier Knights at the Magic Castle
Vol. 64 No. 2 Feb. 2001 13
Simon Lovell (reviewer) Dazzled in Atlantic City: Abracadazzle Vol. 64 No. 2 Feb. 2001 16
John Derris Michael Bailey: Two-Man Show
Vol. 64 No. 2 Feb. 2001 20
Brother John Hamman
Vol. 64 No. 2 Feb. 2001 34
Jon Racherbaumer To the Wildest Edges of Edges on Brother John Hamman
Vol. 64 No. 2 Feb. 2001 34
Richard Kaufman With a Twinkle in his Eye on Brother John Hamman
Vol. 64 No. 2 Feb. 2001 37
Brother John Hamman Double Surprise Elevators Ace through Four of Spades in row on table, rise to top of packet, change to Hearts and the Spades cards are in three pockets and on chair of performer
Also published here Vol. 64 No. 2 Feb. 2001 39
Brother John Hamman Alternating Triplet three-phase card location with red-black separation climax
Vol. 64 No. 2 Feb. 2001 40
Brother John Hamman Shoo-Shoo Shuffle reverse faro in pairs
Vol. 64 No. 2 Feb. 2001 41
Brother John Hamman Triple Match three cards selected by performer and spectator match
Variations Vol. 64 No. 2 Feb. 2001 42
Brother John Hamman Flip-Flop Aces four cards are chosen and lost, then spectator's find the Aces and they change into the selections
Vol. 64 No. 2 Feb. 2001 43
Brother John Hamman A Finding of Fours
Vol. 64 No. 2 Feb. 2001 45
Brother John Hamman The Hand Mucking Trick poker hand changes five times
Inspired by Vol. 64 No. 2 Feb. 2001 46
Brother John Hamman Turn-Around bottom cards are turned around 180 degrees
Vol. 64 No. 2 Feb. 2001 47
Brother John Hamman Double Take number and card at that position thought of, located, faro
Variations Vol. 64 No. 2 Feb. 2001 49
Brother John Hamman My Lucky Day
Variations Vol. 64 No. 2 Feb. 2001 49
Brother John Hamman The Polaris Change Four through Nine of Hearts, chosen value changes into a previous selection, Six-Nine ambiguity
Vol. 64 No. 2 Feb. 2001 50
Brother John Hamman Chameleon Blues two blue-backed cards become like three pairs of red-backed cards one by one
Inspired byVariations Vol. 64 No. 2 Feb. 2001 53
Brother John Hamman Flushtration Count
Vol. 64 No. 2 Feb. 2001 54
Brother John Hamman Computer Deck spectator thinks of any card, deck mixed face-up/face-down and spread, performer asks whether spectator sees his card multiple times, Age Cards
Vol. 64 No. 2 Feb. 2001 55
Brother John Hamman Do As I Do Aces first mates are found with two halves, then the Aces
Variations Vol. 64 No. 2 Feb. 2001 57
Richard Kaufman Intermission
Vol. 64 No. 2 Feb. 2001 62
Danny Orleans Pediatrix
Vol. 64 No. 2 Feb. 2001 62
Eugene Burger Important Discoveries Along The Way
  • Our Magical Art
Vol. 64 No. 2 Feb. 2001 63
Paul Osborne Crushing a Woman
  • Osborne Illusions
Vol. 64 No. 2 Feb. 2001 66
Alex Young (reviewer) The Big Finish by Jay Sankey, Paul Richards Vol. 64 No. 2 Feb. 2001 70
Alex Young (reviewer) Russian Roulette by Terry LaGerould, Don Brandfas Vol. 64 No. 2 Feb. 2001 70
Alex Young (reviewer) Wild Mona by Terry LaGerould Vol. 64 No. 2 Feb. 2001 71
Alex Young (reviewer) Brunoli's Mental Magic Swindler Test 2000 Vol. 64 No. 2 Feb. 2001 71
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Magic On Stage, Volumes 1-3 by Jeff McBride Vol. 64 No. 2 Feb. 2001 72
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Mindbogglers, Volumes 1-4 by Dan Harlan Vol. 64 No. 2 Feb. 2001 73
Paul Cummins Books personal introduction to first review column
Vol. 64 No. 2 Feb. 2001 75
Paul Cummins (reviewer) My Canes and Candles by Fantasio Vol. 64 No. 2 Feb. 2001 75
Paul Cummins (reviewer) Card Concepts, An Anthology of Numerical & Sequential Principles within Card Magic by Arthur F. MacTier Vol. 64 No. 2 Feb. 2001 76
Paul Cummins (reviewer) Pockets Full of Miracles by Diamond Jim Tyler Vol. 64 No. 2 Feb. 2001 76
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks
Vol. 64 No. 3 Mar. 2001 8
Ira Rush, Stephen Minch, Alan Wassilak, Jerry Harrell, Walt Lees, John R. Browne III, Doug Sparkman Messages
Related to Vol. 64 No. 3 Mar. 2001 10
Jules Lenier Knights at the Magic Castle
Vol. 64 No. 3 Mar. 2001 13
Carl Mercurio Raising The Bar: The New Malone's on Bill Malone's bar
Also published here Vol. 64 No. 3 Mar. 2001 18
Bill Malone Bill Malone Speaks
Vol. 64 No. 3 Mar. 2001 19
Melanie A. Cissone Lance Burton's Young Magicians Showcase "The Taping of a Television Special Featuring 15 Talented Young Magicians"
Related to Vol. 64 No. 3 Mar. 2001 22
Richard Kaufman, Lance Burton Lance Burton Talks About the Young Magicians Showcase
Vol. 64 No. 3 Mar. 2001 24
Edwin A. Dawes 21. Laughing Gas - Second Whiff
  • A Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities
Vol. 64 No. 3 Mar. 2001 38
Richard Kaufman Magicana
Vol. 64 No. 3 Mar. 2001 42
Robert Elliott Mr. Elliott Vanishes a Pen!
Vol. 64 No. 3 Mar. 2001 42
James Swain The Magic Bullet
  • The Card Expert
Ace of Spades moves to different positions in a four-card packet, then vanishes, then all Aces are produced
Variations Vol. 64 No. 3 Mar. 2001 44
"Senator" Clarke Crandall Packet Mexican Turnover flipping over packet
Vol. 64 No. 3 Mar. 2001 44
Al Schneider Much Ado About Knotting, Part I
  • The Schneider Technique
one-handed knot
Vol. 64 No. 3 Mar. 2001 45
Jerry K. Hartman Lo And Foretold using an odd-backed prediction card from a second deck
Vol. 64 No. 3 Mar. 2001 47
Barrie Richardson Play Your Strength
  • From My Thoughts
card only thought of, one deck dealt face up and one face down
Also published here Vol. 64 No. 3 Mar. 2001 49
David Acer Prop-Aganda
  • Confessions of a Road Warrior
Also published here Vol. 64 No. 3 Mar. 2001 50
David Acer Tangent card rise out of deck perpendicularly
Also published here Vol. 64 No. 3 Mar. 2001 51
Philip T. Goldstein Electrovoyance
  • The Other Month
various AA batteries are mixed in bag, level of charge from a chosen battery is divined
Inspired by
  • "Free of Charge" (Phil Goldstein, Linking Ring, Sep. 1991)
Vol. 64 No. 3 Mar. 2001 53
Pete McCabe Magicana Addenda changing layout sequence to first placing down the indifferent cards
Inspired by Vol. 64 No. 3 Mar. 2001 53
Richard Kaufman Intermission
Vol. 64 No. 3 Mar. 2001 56
Steven Schneiderman Rants and Riffs
Vol. 64 No. 3 Mar. 2001 56
Jon Racherbaumer The Blaine Game on David Blaine
Vol. 64 No. 3 Mar. 2001 57
Bob Fitch Thoughts About David Blaine
Vol. 64 No. 3 Mar. 2001 59
Alissa Balyean Exploring the Houdini Museum "A Magic Outsider Steps Inside"
Vol. 64 No. 3 Mar. 2001 64
Danny Orleans (reviewer) The Magnetized Cards by Gary Plants Vol. 64 No. 3 Mar. 2001 68
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Color Vision II by Terry Wong Vol. 64 No. 3 Mar. 2001 69
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Rubber Band Card by El Duco Vol. 64 No. 3 Mar. 2001 69
Matthew Field (reviewer) Green Magic by Lennart Green
Vol. 1-3
Vol. 64 No. 3 Mar. 2001 70
Matthew Field (reviewer) Ed Marlo Confidential by Edward Marlo Vol. 64 No. 3 Mar. 2001 71
Matthew Field (reviewer) Ed Marlo Private Studies by Edward Marlo Vol. 64 No. 3 Mar. 2001 71
Matthew Field (reviewer) Quarterly Returns by David Eldridge Vol. 64 No. 3 Mar. 2001 71
Matthew Field (reviewer) Card Classics of Ken Krenzel by Ken Krenzel
Vols. 1-6
Vol. 64 No. 3 Mar. 2001 72
Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer) Mastering the Art of Magic by Eugene Burger Vol. 64 No. 3 Mar. 2001 73
Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer) Fusillade: A Treatise on the Multiple Selection Routine by Paul Cummins, Doc Eason Vol. 64 No. 3 Mar. 2001 76
Sam H. Sharpe 1000 Thoughts On Art and Magic
Vol. 64 No. 3 Mar. 2001 77
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks
Vol. 64 No. 4 Apr. 2001 8
Richard Kaufman (reviewer) McClintock Twist by Reed McClintock Vol. 64 No. 4 Apr. 2001 9
Lee Jacobs, Robert Orben, Jamy Ian Swiss, Michel Huot, Mike Rogers, Chris Wasshuber, Tim Brown, Dr. Dan J. Alessini, Jay Schuermann, Phil Gladden Messages
Vol. 64 No. 4 Apr. 2001 12
Jules Lenier Knights at the Magic Castle
Vol. 64 No. 4 Apr. 2001 15
Paul Osborne The Gemini Illusion
  • Osborne Illusions
two girl appear
Vol. 64 No. 4 Apr. 2001 18
Michael Edwards The Sphinx and the Spy: The Clandestine World of John Mulholland
Vol. 64 No. 4 Apr. 2001 22
John Mulholland From Section II: Tricks with Pills excerpt
Also published here
  • Some Operational Applications of The Art of Deception (John Mulholland for CIA, 1954)
Vol. 64 No. 4 Apr. 2001 31
Edwin A. Dawes 22. Laughing Gas - Yankee Wiff
  • A Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities
Vol. 64 No. 4 Apr. 2001 44
Sam H. Sharpe 1000 Thoughts On Art and Magic
Vol. 64 No. 4 Apr. 2001 46
Aye Jaye When I'm Dead All This Will Be Yours! "A Quick Peek at Teller's New Book"
Vol. 64 No. 4 Apr. 2001 47
Richard Kaufman Magicana
Vol. 64 No. 4 Apr. 2001 50
Karl Hein The Heinstein Shuffle fake in-the-hands cascade
Vol. 64 No. 4 Apr. 2001 50
Roy Walton A Twisted Tale
Inspired byAlso published here Vol. 64 No. 4 Apr. 2001 52
Al Schneider Much Ado About Knotting, Part II
  • The Schneider Technique
rope routine with knots that vanish, appear, come off
Vol. 64 No. 4 Apr. 2001 53
Gregg Webb Merlinesque: A Dove Resurrection
  • The WebbMaster
apparently dead dove comes alive
Vol. 64 No. 4 Apr. 2001 56
Intermission
Vol. 64 No. 4 Apr. 2001 60
Eugene Burger "Can You Tell Me The Best Card Tricks?"
  • Our Magical Art
Also published here Vol. 64 No. 4 Apr. 2001 60
Jamy Ian Swiss Magic in the Age of Information
Also published here Vol. 64 No. 4 Apr. 2001 61
Tony Giorgio The Giorgio Letters Chandu, Dr. Frank Chandler
Vol. 64 No. 4 Apr. 2001 63
Alex Young (reviewer) BacKing by Ton Onosaka Vol. 64 No. 4 Apr. 2001 70
Alex Young (reviewer) Boxing Match by Katsuya Masuda Vol. 64 No. 4 Apr. 2001 70
Alex Young (reviewer) Ultimate Ambition Improved by Daryl Vol. 64 No. 4 Apr. 2001 71
Alex Young (reviewer) Ash Felt Pro-Magic Vol. 64 No. 4 Apr. 2001 71
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Jeff Hobson Live by Jeff Hobson Vol. 64 No. 4 Apr. 2001 72
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Third-Hand Magic by Carl Cloutier Vol. 64 No. 4 Apr. 2001 73
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) World-Class Magic by Carl Cloutier Vol. 64 No. 4 Apr. 2001 73
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Ball Manipulations for All Skill Levels, Volume 1 by Jay Leslie Vol. 64 No. 4 Apr. 2001 74
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Making Magic: The Stand-up Creations of Martin Lewis by Martin Lewis Vol. 64 No. 4 Apr. 2001 74
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Coin Classics Volume 1 by Various Vol. 64 No. 4 Apr. 2001 75
Paul Cummins (reviewer) Concertos for Pasteboard by Oliver Erens Vol. 64 No. 4 Apr. 2001 76
Paul Cummins (reviewer) Misdirection for Close-up Magicians by Tom Crone Vol. 64 No. 4 Apr. 2001 77
Paul Cummins (reviewer) Quarks & Quirks: An Exploration Beyond the Tear by Ben Harris Vol. 64 No. 4 Apr. 2001 78
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks
Vol. 64 No. 5 May 2001 8
Richard Kaufman Inside Magic... Magazines
Vol. 64 No. 5 May 2001 12
Dennis Sargeant, Evan Katz, Zech Johnson, Mike Sanderson, King Chapman Messages
Vol. 64 No. 5 May 2001 14
Jules Lenier Knights at the Magic Castle
Vol. 64 No. 5 May 2001 17
Michael Canick Clayton Rawson: The Great Merlini
Vol. 64 No. 5 May 2001 20
Clayton Rawson Death from A Top Hat - An Excerpt
Vol. 64 No. 5 May 2001 22
Al Baker The Haunted Deck (aka, The Deck that Cuts Itself)
Vol. 64 No. 5 May 2001 22
Clayton Rawson The Footprints on the Ceiling - An Excerpt
Vol. 64 No. 5 May 2001 26
Clayton Rawson The Headless Lady - An Excerpt
Vol. 64 No. 5 May 2001 28
Clayton Rawson No Coffin for the Corpse - An Excerpt
Vol. 64 No. 5 May 2001 30
The Great Merlini The Invisible Murderer
Also published here
  • Clue, Vol. 1 No. 1, May 1948
Vol. 64 No. 5 May 2001 34
The Great Merlini The Cockeyed Cards joker always shows up and is torn up, then shows up again and pieces are now selection
Also published here
  • Genii, Vol. 2 No. 11, July 1938
Vol. 64 No. 5 May 2001 36
Clayton Rawson Cards of Satan two cards appear on face of deck in glass, smoke appears in glass as well
Inspired byAlso published here
  • Genii, Vol. 5 No. 6, Feb. 1941
Vol. 64 No. 5 May 2001 37
Clayton Rawson Merlini Rides Again
Also published here
  • Genii, Vol. 6 No. 5, Jan. 1942
Vol. 64 No. 5 May 2001 39
Paul Cummins James Swain: A Gift for Grift and the Sense to Novelize It
Vol. 64 No. 5 May 2001 44
James Swain Grift Sense - An Excerpt
Vol. 64 No. 5 May 2001 46
Sara Crasson Why "Women In Magic"?
Vol. 64 No. 5 May 2001 48
Elizabeth Warlock 49th Annual Convention Of The Blackpool Magicians Club
Vol. 64 No. 5 May 2001 50
Edwin A. Dawes 23. Miss Louise Anderson
  • A Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities
Vol. 64 No. 5 May 2001 54
Sam H. Sharpe 1000 Thoughts On Art and Magic
Vol. 64 No. 5 May 2001 55
Richard Kaufman Magicana
Vol. 64 No. 5 May 2001 58
Christian Engblom The Anti-Faro during in-the-hands spring
Also published here Vol. 64 No. 5 May 2001 58
Barrie Richardson The Human Scale
  • From My Thoughts
spectator grabs handful of coins from container, performer matches the same type and amount of coins
Also published here Vol. 64 No. 5 May 2001 60
David Acer Confessions of a Road Warrior
Also published here Vol. 64 No. 5 May 2001 62
David Acer Mitosis two spectators each write down sic digit numbers, add them together, calls that number on a phone, turns out to be magician's cellphone number
Also published here Vol. 64 No. 5 May 2001 63
James Swain Psychic Ace Assembly
  • The Card Expert
Aces gather in pile of thought-of Ace
  • Version One (Preferred Method)
  • Version Two (Simple Method)
Also published here Vol. 64 No. 5 May 2001 67
Pete McCabe Magicana Addenda Ace of Spades moves to different positions in a four-card packet, then vanishes, then indifferent cards change to Aces
Inspired by Vol. 64 No. 5 May 2001 69
Intermission
Vol. 64 No. 5 May 2001 71
Danny Orleans Pick a Kid, any Kid: Do's and Don'ts for Selection Audience Assistants
  • Pediatrix
Vol. 64 No. 5 May 2001 71
William Goldman Overheard Conversations
  • Traveling Tales
Vol. 64 No. 5 May 2001 72
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Whisper by Roger Klause Vol. 64 No. 5 May 2001 74
Danny Orleans (reviewer) The Impossible Close-Up Rising Card by Gary Plants Vol. 64 No. 5 May 2001 75
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Say Cheese by Mike Bent Vol. 64 No. 5 May 2001 76
Matthew Field (reviewer) The McClintock Twist by Reed McClintock Vol. 64 No. 5 May 2001 76
Matthew Field (reviewer) Nonstop Magic Party by Jay Sankey Vol. 64 No. 5 May 2001 77
Matthew Field (reviewer) Convention at the Capital 2000 Vol. 64 No. 5 May 2001 78
Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer) In a Class by Himself: The Legacy of Don Alan by Don Alan (written by Jon Racherbaumer) Vol. 64 No. 5 May 2001 79
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks
Vol. 64 No. 6 June 2001 8
Stuart Bacon, Stephen Minch, Mike Lehman, Jeff Stalk, Tom Zell, Daniel Waldron Messages
Vol. 64 No. 6 June 2001 10
Richard Kaufman Inside Magic... Magazines
Vol. 64 No. 6 June 2001 14
Jules Lenier Knights at the Magic Castle
Vol. 64 No. 6 June 2001 15
Gary Ouellet Paul Osborne Presents an Illusion Potpourri: Moving To The Next Level
Vol. 64 No. 6 June 2001 18
Paul Osborne The DeKolta Chair
Vol. 64 No. 6 June 2001 20
Paul Osborne The DeKolta Sneak without floor trap
Vol. 64 No. 6 June 2001 22
Paul Osborne Divido center vanishes
Vol. 64 No. 6 June 2001 24
Paul Osborne Hide Your Bird! transport case is mirror case
Vol. 64 No. 6 June 2001 24
Paul Osborne Touch 'Em Up! tip on painting metal hinges, more tips on following pages:
  • Hey Who Turned The Lights Out?
  • The Aubrey Hinge
  • Blade Bashing!
  • Spike The Stage!
Vol. 64 No. 6 June 2001 26
Paul Osborne Lumberjack's Dream head sawn off
Vol. 64 No. 6 June 2001 26
Paul Osborne The Stretcher Illusion
Vol. 64 No. 6 June 2001 28
Paul Osborne, Tim White Tim White's Jungillusion cage, combined with Things that Go Bump in the Night
Vol. 64 No. 6 June 2001 30
David Caserta The Osborne Experience
Vol. 64 No. 6 June 2001 32
Paul Osborne The Switch on the Laser Cannon
Vol. 64 No. 6 June 2001 32
Paul Osborne Evolution of Steve Wyrick: A Las Vegas Star
Vol. 64 No. 6 June 2001 36
Tom Yurasits Paul Osborne: "The King of Illusion Plans"
Vol. 64 No. 6 June 2001 37
Richard Kaufman Pokémon Magic Collection "The Secret 13 Tenyo Tricks You'll Never See Outside Japan"
Vol. 64 No. 6 June 2001 42
Joel Miller The Robert-Houdin Fan "A Collector's Personal Quest for One of the Great Souvenirs of the 19th Century"
Vol. 64 No. 6 June 2001 46
Steve Bryant Bodine Balasco And The Great Steamboat Race 2000
Vol. 64 No. 6 June 2001 52
Bodine Balasco Secrets of a Mississippi Riverboat Gambler: Bodine Balasco Interviewed
Vol. 64 No. 6 June 2001 56
Edwin A. Dawes 24. Decent Exposure - Houdini Style
  • A Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities
Vol. 64 No. 6 June 2001 62
Sam H. Sharpe 1000 Thoughts On Art and Magic
Vol. 64 No. 6 June 2001 63
Intermission
Vol. 64 No. 6 June 2001 66
Eugene Burger The Fifth Way: Lost In Cyberspace
  • Our Magical Art
Vol. 64 No. 6 June 2001 66
Steven Schneiderman A Reviewer's Lament
  • Rants and Riffs
Vol. 64 No. 6 June 2001 67
Steve Forte (reviewer) Another Look at Erdnase's The Expert at the Card Table by S. W. Erdnase Vol. 64 No. 6 June 2001 70
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) A Lifetime of Magic (Volume 1-3) by Jerry Andrus Vol. 64 No. 6 June 2001 74
Alex Young (reviewer) Deckscape by Stephane Jardonnet Vol. 64 No. 6 June 2001 76
Alex Young (reviewer) Wizardz Wordz by Rodney Whitlock, Cliff James Vol. 64 No. 6 June 2001 77
Paul Cummins (reviewer) Apocalypse, Volumes 6-10 by Harry Lorayne Vol. 64 No. 6 June 2001 77
Paul Cummins (reviewer) Semi-Automatic Card Tricks III by Steve Beam Vol. 64 No. 6 June 2001 78
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks
Vol. 64 No. 7 July 2001 8
Giovanni Livera The Amazing Dad
Vol. 64 No. 7 July 2001 10
Just Alan, Jim Alfredson, Christopher Klocek, Bill McIlhany, Dimis Michaelides, Theuns Snyman, James Hamilton, Steve Miller, Nicholas Chancellor, Ben Harris Messages
Vol. 64 No. 7 July 2001 12
Richard Kaufman Inside Magic... Magazines
Vol. 64 No. 7 July 2001 14
Data entered by Denis Behr, September 2020.