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
11,701 entries
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Creators Title Comments & References Issue Year Page AA Categories
David Regal (reviewer) The Ring Box by Tom Yurasits Vol. 84 No. 4 Apr. 2021 85
David Regal (reviewer) No-Ring Ring Hank by Lynetta Welch Vol. 84 No. 4 Apr. 2021 86
David Regal (reviewer) A Clean Ring Vanish by John Archer Vol. 84 No. 4 Apr. 2021 86
David Regal (reviewer) The Oracle System by Ben Seidman Vol. 84 No. 4 Apr. 2021 86
David Regal (reviewer) Aces Front by Alan Wakeling Vol. 84 No. 4 Apr. 2021 87
David Regal (reviewer) Dinglish Deck by Curtis Kam Vol. 84 No. 4 Apr. 2021 87
David Regal (reviewer) Hit by Luke Jermay Vol. 84 No. 4 Apr. 2021 88
David Regal (reviewer) Tell the Truth The Creators of ThoughtCast Vol. 84 No. 4 Apr. 2021 88
Francis Menotti (reviewer) That Old Black Magic: The Lives and Legends of Great African American Magicians by Jim Magus, Melania Magus Vol. 84 No. 4 Apr. 2021 88
Francis Menotti (reviewer) The Yankee Magic Collector No. 19 Vol. 84 No. 4 Apr. 2021 90
Francis Menotti (reviewer) Magic Unconcealed by Jay Collen Vol. 84 No. 4 Apr. 2021 91
Ryan Matney (reviewer) Impromptu Magic Project Volumes 1 to 3 Vol. 84 No. 4 Apr. 2021 92
Ryan Matney (reviewer) Luis Carreon 2 Penguin Live Lecture by Luis Carreon Vol. 84 No. 4 Apr. 2021 93
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks
Vol. 84 No. 5 May 2021 8
Miguel "MagoMigue" Puga In Memoriam: Ramón Riobóo translated by Mike Elizalde
Vol. 84 No. 5 May 2021 9
Vanessa Armstrong The Eye
Vol. 84 No. 5 May 2021 12
David Regal, Joan DuKore Joan DuKore: Walking the Walk
Vol. 84 No. 5 May 2021 18
Brother John Hamman Prepping for O.O.T.W.
  • Exhumations (Jon Racherbaumer)
Also published here
  • The New Tops, 1972
Vol. 84 No. 5 May 2021 42
Edward Marlo Subconscious
Also published here
  • The Gen, July 1959
Vol. 84 No. 5 May 2021 42
David Regal Coffee Shop Cups and Balls
  • Material Concessions
three paper cups
Vol. 84 No. 5 May 2021 44
Chris Hannibal A Love Letter to Bar Magic
  • Happiness is the Road
Vol. 84 No. 5 May 2021 51
Krystyn Lambert Why Do You Create?
Vol. 84 No. 5 May 2021 52
John Bannon (Close, But...) No Cigar
  • Dealing With It
spectator deals four piles of four cards out, Aces are shown on top, they then change into mates of four prediction cards
Vol. 84 No. 5 May 2021 56
Bob Farmer Squist Move turnover of packet during all-around square-up
Vol. 84 No. 5 May 2021 58
Jonathan Friedman Magicana
Vol. 84 No. 5 May 2021 62
Dai Vernon, Dominic Twose Ectoplasmic Aces four Kings on table, deck placed onto one and it travels to top, repeated three more times
Inspired byAlso published here Vol. 84 No. 5 May 2021 62
Leo Reed Model UN
  • Pseudo Duplicate Flag Principle
three color strips can be laid out to represent the flags of different countries
Vol. 84 No. 5 May 2021 65
Leo Reed Koran's Country cards with countries on them, one chosen via stop procedure, it is predicted via flag, Pseudo Duplicate Flag Principle
Inspired by
  • Al Koran's "Five Star Prediction"
Vol. 84 No. 5 May 2021 66
Leo Reed Red, White, and Ahhhh... You Blue It! chosen country divined by placing color strips in the combination of its flag, Pseudo Duplicate Flag Principle
Related to Vol. 84 No. 5 May 2021 68
Leo Reed Red, White, Blue, and Green chosen country divined by placing color strips in the combination of its flag, Pseudo Duplicate Flag Principle
Related to Vol. 84 No. 5 May 2021 68
Calvin Sze Nowhere to Palm hand-washing sequence, ends in Nowhere Palm
Vol. 84 No. 5 May 2021 69
Max Maven Happy Birthday, Milt!
  • Knights at the Magic Castle
Vol. 84 No. 5 May 2021 72
Brad Henderson (reviewer) P.O. Box by Nick Diffatte Vol. 84 No. 5 May 2021 76
Brad Henderson (reviewer) Frost by Mikey V
Abstract Effects
Vol. 84 No. 5 May 2021 76
Brad Henderson (reviewer) D-Deck by Dominique Duvivier Vol. 84 No. 5 May 2021 77
Brad Henderson (reviewer) Perfect Poker by Dominique Duvivier Vol. 84 No. 5 May 2021 78
Brad Henderson (reviewer) Box Pad by Gary Jones, Christopher Congreave Vol. 84 No. 5 May 2021 78
Brad Henderson (reviewer) Devil's Bandana by Lee Alex Vol. 84 No. 5 May 2021 79
Tom Frame (reviewer) The Boy Who Cried Magic by Andi Gladwin Vol. 84 No. 5 May 2021 79
Tom Frame (reviewer) The Book Test Book by Jim Kleefeld Vol. 84 No. 5 May 2021 80
Tom Frame (reviewer) Wandcraft by Gary Brown
"Judge Gary Brown"
Vol. 84 No. 5 May 2021 82
William A. Wells (reviewer) Bill Wisch's Slydini Style by Bill Wisch Vol. 84 No. 5 May 2021 83
William A. Wells (reviewer) Bill Wisch's Close-Up Magic by Bill Wisch Vol. 84 No. 5 May 2021 84
William A. Wells (reviewer) Bill Wisch's Card Magic by Bill Wisch Vol. 84 No. 5 May 2021 85
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks
  • Siegfried and Kalanag
Vol. 84 No. 6 June 2021 8
Vanessa Armstrong The Eye
Vol. 84 No. 6 June 2021 12
Malte Herwig The Great Kalanag: How Hitler's Magician Made the Past Disappear and Conquered the World
Vol. 84 No. 6 June 2021 16
John Gaughan The Crystal Tripod
  • Chamber of Secrets
coins appear one by one visibly in a goblet that sits on a plat that hangs on a stand, mechanical
Vol. 84 No. 6 June 2021 56
Jon Racherbaumer The Whispering Lady
  • Exhumations
spectator cuts to a card and loses that pile within the rest, it's located
Inspired by
  • unnamed Hideo Kato effect
Vol. 84 No. 6 June 2021 58
Edward Marlo Ruse Glimpse glimpsing a reversed card
Related to Vol. 84 No. 6 June 2021 59
David Britland, Jerry K. Hartman Predator
  • Cardopolis
three cards chosen, a blank card becomes a duplicate of each one (Universal Card), it becomes a double backer and a Joker next
Inspired byAlso published here
  • Sorcerer #3, 1988
Vol. 84 No. 6 June 2021 62
Carlyle Turnover
Vol. 84 No. 6 June 2021 63
Double Deal small packet
Vol. 84 No. 6 June 2021 64
Roberto Mansilla A False Demonstration
  • Artifices
gambling routine
  • First Phase (Ed Marlo's "Lessinout")
  • Second Phase ("Marlo-Gardner Poker Deal")
Vol. 84 No. 6 June 2021 66
Edward Marlo Lessinout Stack
Vol. 84 No. 6 June 2021 67
Jim Steinmeyer Five Coincidences
  • Conjuring
cards counted into glass on a cardboard piece, spectator stops five times and those cards are placed against the bookmark, the five cards are four Threes and a Two with a third pip drawn on it, rest of cards shown to be double-backed
Vol. 84 No. 6 June 2021 68
David Kaye A Pandemic Potpourri
  • Expert at the Kids' Table
Vol. 84 No. 6 June 2021 72
Jonathan Friedman Magicana
Vol. 84 No. 6 June 2021 74
Seth Race Gou-Doh red Play-Doh transforms into Babybel cheese
Vol. 84 No. 6 June 2021 74
Adam Hudson Sum It Up any card named, then performer writes down a 4x4 grid of numbers of which one is determined via matrix force, named card is at that number
Vol. 84 No. 6 June 2021 77
Jeramy Neugin Demon Trap eye drawing changes so that a red devil appears in the pupil, frixion pen
Vol. 84 No. 6 June 2021 79
Mark Phillips (reviewer) Flite by Steve Thompson Vol. 84 No. 6 June 2021 82
Mark Phillips (reviewer) Anything Box by Conan Liu, Royce Luo Vol. 84 No. 6 June 2021 82
Mark Phillips (reviewer) Isolated by Mr. Xuan Vol. 84 No. 6 June 2021 83
Mark Phillips (reviewer) Evolushin of Magic Set by Shin Lim Vol. 84 No. 6 June 2021 83
Mark Phillips (reviewer) Comedy Rat Trap by Thom Peterson Vol. 84 No. 6 June 2021 84
Mark Phillips (reviewer) Bandana Print Half-Dyed Silks by Frank Deville Vol. 84 No. 6 June 2021 84
Mark Phillips (reviewer) Colorfool by Victor Zatko Vol. 84 No. 6 June 2021 85
Mark Phillips (reviewer) Up by Steve Marchello Vol. 84 No. 6 June 2021 85
Mark Phillips (reviewer) Transit by Ron Salamangkero Vol. 84 No. 6 June 2021 85
David Britland (reviewer) The Four Treasures by Harapan Ong Vol. 84 No. 6 June 2021 86
David Britland (reviewer) Nick Trost's Subtle Card Creations, Volume 8 by Nick Trost Vol. 84 No. 6 June 2021 87
David Britland (reviewer) Confronting Magic by Steve Cohen Vol. 84 No. 6 June 2021 88
Jim Steinmeyer (reviewer) With All Faults: Essays About Old Books by David Meyer Vol. 84 No. 6 June 2021 89
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Texting the Visitor by Allan Zola Kronzek Vol. 84 No. 6 June 2021 90
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Think of One by Allan Zola Kronzek Vol. 84 No. 6 June 2021 90
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Buried Treasure by Allan Zola Kronzek Vol. 84 No. 6 June 2021 90
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) At the Table: Etienne Pradier by Etienne Pradier Vol. 84 No. 6 June 2021 91
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks
Vol. 84 No. 7 July 2021 8
Richard Kaufman (reviewer) The Four Treasures by Harapan Ong Vol. 84 No. 7 July 2021 8
Vanessa Armstrong The Eye
Vol. 84 No. 7 July 2021 12
David Regal The Magical Appearance intro to interviews with tips on magic for television
Vol. 84 No. 7 July 2021 16
David Regal, Shin Lim The Magical Appearance - Shin Lim
Vol. 84 No. 7 July 2021 18
David Regal, Joshua Jay The Magical Appearance - Josh Jay
Vol. 84 No. 7 July 2021 20
David Regal, Marie Antoinette Riana Graharani The Magical Appearance - The Sacred Riana
Vol. 84 No. 7 July 2021 22
David Regal, Mat Franco The Magical Appearance - Mat Franco
Vol. 84 No. 7 July 2021 24
David Regal, Diana Diaz The Magical Appearance - Diana Diaz
Vol. 84 No. 7 July 2021 26
David Regal, John "Piff" Van Der Put The Magical Appearance - Piff the Magic Dragon
Vol. 84 No. 7 July 2021 28
David Regal, Justin Willman The Magical Appearance - Justin Willman
Vol. 84 No. 7 July 2021 30
David Regal, Boris Wild The Magical Appearance - Boris Wild
Vol. 84 No. 7 July 2021 32
David Regal, Suzanne The Magical Appearance - Suzanne
Vol. 84 No. 7 July 2021 35
David Regal, Dan White The Magical Appearance - Dan White
Vol. 84 No. 7 July 2021 37
David Regal, Thommy Ten, Amélie Van Tass The Magical Appearance - The Clairvoyants
Vol. 84 No. 7 July 2021 39
David Regal, Derek Hughes The Magical Appearance - Derek Hughes
Vol. 84 No. 7 July 2021 42
David Regal, Paul Gertner The Magical Appearance - Paul Gertner
Vol. 84 No. 7 July 2021 44
Jon Racherbaumer A Miltonian Mash Up
  • Exhumations
using the Swindle Switch and DealFlipDropCut
Vol. 84 No. 7 July 2021 50
David Regal Jazz Quartet in Love
  • Material Concessions
the indifferent cards change to Kings at the end and the back color changes as well
Also published here Vol. 84 No. 7 July 2021 52
Chris Hannibal Standing on the Edge
  • Happiness is the Road
Vol. 84 No. 7 July 2021 59
Krystyn Lambert A Devotion to Creativity
  • Stage as Studio
Vol. 84 No. 7 July 2021 60
Albert Chou Ninja Assembly
  • Dealing With It (John Bannon)
layout in which the four three-card packets with indifferent cards are tabled first
Vol. 84 No. 7 July 2021 62
John Bannon The Discrepant Fat Block Switch with credit information
Vol. 84 No. 7 July 2021 64
Jonathan Friedman Magicana
Vol. 84 No. 7 July 2021 66
Curtis Kam Ring Fling finger ring on thumb, it is dumped into other hand and travels back
Vol. 84 No. 7 July 2021 66
John Hostler Verne G.'s Con four-of-a-kind is found with some dealing and lucky numbers
Vol. 84 No. 7 July 2021 67
Mag Gerard Making Money at the Bathroom piece of toilet paper is burnt in a flash and becomes a bill
Vol. 84 No. 7 July 2021 70
Shawn McMaster The Castle Reopens!
  • Knights at the Magic Castle
Vol. 84 No. 7 July 2021 76
Roberto Giobbi Why Did You Do That, Mr. Giobbi? on his book "Sharing Secrets"
Vol. 84 No. 7 July 2021 79
Roberto Giobbi Space-Information
Also published here Vol. 84 No. 7 July 2021 80
Roberto Giobbi Daley's Great Card Discovery
Also published here Vol. 84 No. 7 July 2021 81
Ryan Plunkett (reviewer) Pizza Paddle Supreme by Rob Thompson
AmazeKids
Vol. 84 No. 7 July 2021 82
Ryan Plunkett (reviewer) Timeless by Liam Montier Vol. 84 No. 7 July 2021 82
Ryan Plunkett (reviewer) Summit by Patrick Kun, Darryl Davis, Daryl Williams Vol. 84 No. 7 July 2021 83
Ryan Plunkett (reviewer) Inscribed by Tjiu Agus Haryanto Vol. 84 No. 7 July 2021 84
Suzanne (reviewer) Marc Paul Live Act by Marc Paul Vol. 84 No. 7 July 2021 85
Nathan Coe Marsh (reviewer) Harpacrown Too by Mark Chandaue Vol. 84 No. 7 July 2021 87
Nathan Coe Marsh (reviewer) Calculated Thoughts by Doug Dyment Vol. 84 No. 7 July 2021 89
Nathan Coe Marsh (reviewer) Harry Houdini & Sherlock Holmes Together Again In 1908 by Arthur Moses Vol. 84 No. 7 July 2021 91
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks
Vol. 84 No. 8 Aug. 2021 8
Vanessa Armstrong The Eye
Vol. 84 No. 8 Aug. 2021 12
Richard Wiseman, Mike Caveney Magic Posters and The Manipulation of Memory
Vol. 84 No. 8 Aug. 2021 16
John Fisher Slydini: Master of Misdirection
Vol. 84 No. 8 Aug. 2021 22
John Gaughan The Jon Martin Cabinet
  • Chamber of Secrets
Vol. 84 No. 8 Aug. 2021 42
Jon Racherbaumer Mindful Monte
  • Exhumations
chosen card named at the end
Inspired by Vol. 84 No. 8 Aug. 2021 47
Tables False Cut three packets
Vol. 84 No. 8 Aug. 2021 47
David Britland Three Impossibilities
  • Cardopolis
three cards chosen, two are divined and for the third the performer produces a card of same value and one of same suit
Vol. 84 No. 8 Aug. 2021 48
Roberto Mansilla What Does Oblivion Look Like?
  • Artifices
selections turn blank and face appear on blank cards in glass, covered with handkerchief
Also published here Vol. 84 No. 8 Aug. 2021 50
Jim Steinmeyer Invisible Himber
  • Conjuring
rubber cement on edges of a paperback
Related to
  • "Invisible Gimmick"/"Compound X" (Richard Himber, marketed 1960)
  • "The Jogestja Magazine Test" (Stewart James, The Sphinx Vol. 28 No. 11, Jan. 1930)
Vol. 84 No. 8 Aug. 2021 54
David Kaye The Contrarian Child
  • Expert at the Kids' Table
Vol. 84 No. 8 Aug. 2021 56
Jonathan Friedman Magicana
Vol. 84 No. 8 Aug. 2021 60
Giacomo Bertini Fingertip Color Change
Vol. 84 No. 8 Aug. 2021 60
Jonathan Friedman Some Picks Suck guitar pick is visually changed into a straw
Vol. 84 No. 8 Aug. 2021 62
Rüdiger Soltyszeck, Tom Ellis Tip Over Plus Loading Move variation, retains stack
Inspired by Vol. 84 No. 8 Aug. 2021 64
Shawn McMaster Knights at the Magic Castle
Vol. 84 No. 8 Aug. 2021 68
David Regal (reviewer) Bubbly by Sonny Fontana Vol. 84 No. 8 Aug. 2021 74
David Regal (reviewer) Invisible Writer by Esteban Manazza Vol. 84 No. 8 Aug. 2021 74
David Regal (reviewer) Invocation by Michel, Esteban Manazza Vol. 84 No. 8 Aug. 2021 74
David Regal (reviewer) It's in My Genes by Michel Vol. 84 No. 8 Aug. 2021 75
David Regal (reviewer) Wanderlust by Michel Vol. 84 No. 8 Aug. 2021 76
David Regal (reviewer) PSISet Vernet Magic Vol. 84 No. 8 Aug. 2021 76
David Regal (reviewer) ESP Testing Deck (Jumbo) Vol. 84 No. 8 Aug. 2021 76
David Regal (reviewer) Catched by Daniel Ketchedjian Vol. 84 No. 8 Aug. 2021 76
David Regal (reviewer) PSI Cube by German Dabat Vol. 84 No. 8 Aug. 2021 77
David Regal (reviewer) Jumbo 52 B'Wave 2.0 by Iñaki Zabaletta Vol. 84 No. 8 Aug. 2021 77
David Regal (reviewer) Furia by Merpin Vol. 84 No. 8 Aug. 2021 78
David Regal (reviewer) Body Mentalism by Juan Pablo Ibañez Vol. 84 No. 8 Aug. 2021 78
David Regal (reviewer) The Dolls by Shawn McMaster Vol. 84 No. 8 Aug. 2021 78
Francis Menotti (reviewer) Henry "Box" Brown's Legacy... and my Life with him by Rory D. Rennick Vol. 84 No. 8 Aug. 2021 80
Francis Menotti (reviewer) Sharing Secrets by Roberto Giobbi Vol. 84 No. 8 Aug. 2021 80
Francis Menotti (reviewer) Denny Haney: Collected Wisdom by Denny Haney (written by Scott Alexander) Vol. 84 No. 8 Aug. 2021 81
Francis Menotti (reviewer) Successful Secret Searching by Bob Loomis Vol. 84 No. 8 Aug. 2021 82
Ryan Matney (reviewer) Nathan Colwell Live Lecture by Nancy Colwell Vol. 84 No. 8 Aug. 2021 82
Ryan Matney (reviewer) Well Traveled by Cameron Francis Vol. 84 No. 8 Aug. 2021 84
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks
Vol. 84 No. 9 Sep. 2021 8
Michael Close In Memoriam: Pamela Hayes Thompson
Vol. 84 No. 9 Sep. 2021 9
Vanessa Armstrong The Eye
Vol. 84 No. 9 Sep. 2021 12
David Regal, Joshua Jay Joshua Jay: How Magicians Think
Vol. 84 No. 9 Sep. 2021 16
Joshua Jay How Magicians Think excerpt
  • Jerry Andrus
  • Rune Klan
  • Richard Turner
  • René Lavand
Vol. 84 No. 9 Sep. 2021 24
Jon Racherbaumer Higgledy-Piggledy We Go
  • Exhumations
same as "Why Am I Here?"/"Strike Three And Out"
Vol. 84 No. 9 Sep. 2021 39
David Regal Love is in the Air
  • Material Concessions
borrowed ring travels visibly into glass that's covered with a napkin fixed with a rubber band
Also published here Vol. 84 No. 9 Sep. 2021 40
David Regal Finger Ring Switch manipulative
Also published here Vol. 84 No. 9 Sep. 2021 42
Joshua Jay The River intro to new column
Vol. 84 No. 9 Sep. 2021 44
Joshua Jay Cornered Complete torn corner handling for "bill to anywhere"
Vol. 84 No. 9 Sep. 2021 44
Chris Hannibal Happiness is the Road
Vol. 84 No. 9 Sep. 2021 50
John Bannon Double Header
  • Dealing With It
Vol. 84 No. 9 Sep. 2021 54
John Bannon Stoned Soul Picnic card chosen, three piles made and after Poker Player's Picnic type procedure the Aces are found
Inspired byVariations Vol. 84 No. 9 Sep. 2021 54
John Bannon Christ-Cross Force In-the-Hands Criss Cross
Also published here Vol. 84 No. 9 Sep. 2021 55
John Bannon Liars Al Fresco different presentation
Inspired by Vol. 84 No. 9 Sep. 2021 57
Jonathan Friedman Magicana
Vol. 84 No. 9 Sep. 2021 60
Paul Gertner Two Stop two cards peeked-at, the spectators say stop during the performer's deal and they're the selections
Vol. 84 No. 9 Sep. 2021 60
Paul Gertner Double Peek Control jog, same position
Vol. 84 No. 9 Sep. 2021 60
Paul Gallagher Card Detective card chosen, "card" and "detective" spelled to find cards of same suit and value
Vol. 84 No. 9 Sep. 2021 64
Chiam Yu Sheng Tricia's Butterfly Production four piles cut with flourish cut, Aces on top and Kings on bottom
Vol. 84 No. 9 Sep. 2021 66
Shawn McMaster Welcoming the New GM
  • Knights at the Magic Castle
Hervé Lévy
Vol. 84 No. 9 Sep. 2021 70
Tom Frame (reviewer) Naypes by Roberto Mansilla Vol. 84 No. 9 Sep. 2021 74
Tom Frame (reviewer) Shadow and Shake by Jack Carpenter (written by Jamie Masterson) Vol. 84 No. 9 Sep. 2021 75
Tom Frame (reviewer) Magic Inside Out by Robert E. Neale, Lawrence Hass Vol. 84 No. 9 Sep. 2021 76
William A. Wells (reviewer) Carisa Hendrix Live Act by Carisa Hendrix Vol. 84 No. 9 Sep. 2021 77
William A. Wells (reviewer) Penguin Live Cyril Live 2 by Cyril Takayama Vol. 84 No. 9 Sep. 2021 79
William A. Wells (reviewer) The Mega Sandwich Routined Bundle by Liam Montier Vol. 84 No. 9 Sep. 2021 79
William A. Wells (reviewer) Gaëtan Bloom Live by Gaëtan Bloom Vol. 84 No. 9 Sep. 2021 80
Brad Henderson (reviewer) The Selfie Card Trick by Lior Manor Vol. 84 No. 9 Sep. 2021 81
Brad Henderson (reviewer) Bon Bon Box by George Iglesias Vol. 84 No. 9 Sep. 2021 82
Brad Henderson (reviewer) Minime by Steve Marchello Vol. 84 No. 9 Sep. 2021 82
Brad Henderson (reviewer) Prohibition Monte by Alan Rorrison Vol. 84 No. 9 Sep. 2021 83
Brad Henderson (reviewer) Letter V by Handy Altan Vol. 84 No. 9 Sep. 2021 83
Brad Henderson (reviewer) E-Wave by Marc Oberon Vol. 84 No. 9 Sep. 2021 83
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks
Vol. 84 No. 10 Oct. 2021 8
Mike Caveney In Memoriam: Bill Taylor
Vol. 84 No. 10 Oct. 2021 9
Barbara C. Burt In Memoriam: Brad Burt
Vol. 84 No. 10 Oct. 2021 9
Vanessa Armstrong The Eye
  • Netflix's Lucifer Visits The Magic Castle
Vol. 84 No. 10 Oct. 2021 12
David Copperfield, Richard Wiseman, David Britland David Copperfield's History of Magic on the Copperfield Museum and the new book about the collection
Vol. 84 No. 10 Oct. 2021 18
David Copperfield, Richard Wiseman, David Britland The Pastry Chef "Robert-Houdin's Magical Automata"
excerpt from David Copperfield's History of Magic
Vol. 84 No. 10 Oct. 2021 34
David Copperfield, Richard Wiseman, David Britland The Queen of Magic "Adelaide Herrmann's Dress"
excerpt from David Copperfield's History of Magic
Vol. 84 No. 10 Oct. 2021 40
David Copperfield, Richard Wiseman, David Britland Notes on Steam Engines, Pumps, Boilers Hydraulic, and Other Machinery "Max Malini's Peculiar Paraphernalia"
excerpt from David Copperfield's History of Magic
Vol. 84 No. 10 Oct. 2021 43
Homer Liwag On Photographing the Collection
Vol. 84 No. 10 Oct. 2021 48
John Gaughan The Martin Rising Card Machine
  • Chamber of Secrets
jumbo deck
Vol. 84 No. 10 Oct. 2021 50
Jon Racherbaumer The Card You Picked Before You Took the One You Chose
  • Exhumations
Inspired by
  • Fred Braue, The Gen, 1962
Vol. 84 No. 10 Oct. 2021 52
Sam H. Sharpe Older Than Dirt Yet Surprisingly Clean two halves, a card chosen from both, one vanishes from one half and appears in the other next to the other selection
Vol. 84 No. 10 Oct. 2021 52
David Britland Quick Slick
  • Cardopolis
4&4
Inspired by Vol. 84 No. 10 Oct. 2021 56
Roberto Mansilla Two Sandwiches
  • Artifices
card appears in sandwich in deck, then cleanly under the hand of the spectator
Vol. 84 No. 10 Oct. 2021 58
David Kaye Bowling a Perfect Game
  • Expert at the Kids' Table
Vol. 84 No. 10 Oct. 2021 62
Jonathan Friedman Magicana
Vol. 84 No. 10 Oct. 2021 66
Jonathan Friedman, Chris Beason, Louie Foxx The Severed Finger fingers are written on five billets, chosen finger is cut off on a drawing
Vol. 84 No. 10 Oct. 2021 66
Roy Baker PATEO Force
Vol. 84 No. 10 Oct. 2021 67
Jonathan Friedman, Chris Beason, Louie Foxx Bad Candy signed coin travels to inside card, Halloween themed
Vol. 84 No. 10 Oct. 2021 68
Shawn McMaster Knights at the Magic Castle
Vol. 84 No. 10 Oct. 2021 76
David Britland (reviewer) Heroes of Magic by John Fisher Vol. 84 No. 10 Oct. 2021 80
David Britland (reviewer) The Century of Deception by Ian Keable-Elliott Vol. 84 No. 10 Oct. 2021 82
David Britland (reviewer) The Conjurer's Conundrum by Jamy Ian Swiss Vol. 84 No. 10 Oct. 2021 83
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Harapan Ong Masterclass Live (Three-video set) by Harapan Ong Vol. 84 No. 10 Oct. 2021 85
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Experts at the Card Table 2021 (Five-video collection) by Various Vol. 84 No. 10 Oct. 2021 86
Mark Phillips (reviewer) Divine & Conquer by Leo Reed Vol. 84 No. 10 Oct. 2021 87
Mark Phillips (reviewer) The Bell Ultra Vol. 84 No. 10 Oct. 2021 88
Mark Phillips (reviewer) Astral Ashes by Alfred Lee Cohen Vol. 84 No. 10 Oct. 2021 88
Mark Phillips (reviewer) Antique Haunted Key Mike Hummer Magic Vol. 84 No. 10 Oct. 2021 88
Mark Phillips (reviewer) Miracle Coins Pro Model by Roy Kueppers Vol. 84 No. 10 Oct. 2021 89
Mark Phillips (reviewer) The Wallet Mike Hummer Magic Vol. 84 No. 10 Oct. 2021 89
Mark Phillips (reviewer) Windy Watch Winder Louis Paul Productions Vol. 84 No. 10 Oct. 2021 89
Mark Phillips (reviewer) Migrate by Michael Rubinstein Vol. 84 No. 10 Oct. 2021 89
Mark Phillips (reviewer) Twist Till It Hurts by Geoffrey Latta Vol. 84 No. 10 Oct. 2021 90
Mark Phillips (reviewer) Portable Hole by David Roth Vol. 84 No. 10 Oct. 2021 90
Mark Phillips (reviewer) Eraser Coin by David Roth Vol. 84 No. 10 Oct. 2021 90
Mark Phillips (reviewer) The Frog by Manuel Llaser Vol. 84 No. 10 Oct. 2021 91
Mark Phillips (reviewer) Think Pink Deluxe by Ran Pink, Chad Long Vol. 84 No. 10 Oct. 2021 91
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks
Vol. 84 No. 11 Nov. 2021 8
Joan Caesar In Memoriam: Ronald "Obie" O'Brian
Vol. 84 No. 11 Nov. 2021 9
David Ben In Memoriam: John Allan Slaight
Vol. 84 No. 11 Nov. 2021 10
Vanessa Armstrong The Eye
Vol. 84 No. 11 Nov. 2021 14
Dustin Stinett Mondre! Mike Douglas aka Mondre
Vol. 84 No. 11 Nov. 2021 20
Jon Racherbaumer The Blind Leading the Blind
  • Exhumations
performer finds spectator's touched selection while spectator finds performer's thought-of selection
Inspired by Vol. 84 No. 11 Nov. 2021 41
Jim Steinmeyer Telesthesia
  • Conjuring
four Queens are signed and lost after shuffle in paper bag, then quadruple stop trick, each time the card is placed in a glass, they are the Queens again
  • Part One: Control
  • Part Two: Steal
  • Part Three: Say Stop
  • Part Four: Revelations
Variations Vol. 84 No. 11 Nov. 2021 42
Jim Steinmeyer Hold-Out behind Paper Bag
Vol. 84 No. 11 Nov. 2021 44
David Regal Virtual Tells
  • Material Concessions
spectator makes four piles, shows the cards to the performer via zoom, riffle shuffles the four piles together, top cards predicted in envelope
Vol. 84 No. 11 Nov. 2021 46
Krystyn Lambert Basking in Gratitude
  • Stage as Studio
Vol. 84 No. 11 Nov. 2021 48
John Bannon Another Better Loser
  • Dealing With It
after shuffling and cut-deeper procedure ten cards are shown and dealt to two players, performer get's royal flush
Vol. 84 No. 11 Nov. 2021 52
John Bannon Hybrid Holdout dealing and shuffling combination
Also published here Vol. 84 No. 11 Nov. 2021 52
John Bannon Deal-Ol-Rama Olram type display of packet of cards, hiding half of them
Vol. 84 No. 11 Nov. 2021 53
John Bannon Packet Version Bullet Catcher packet is put in an alternating face-up/face-down configuration
Vol. 84 No. 11 Nov. 2021 55
Chris Hannibal Jiggety-Jig
  • Happiness is the Road
Vol. 84 No. 11 Nov. 2021 58
Jonathan Friedman Magicana
Vol. 84 No. 11 Nov. 2021 60
James Alan Virtual Expansion of Texture using glass instead of spectator's hand
Vol. 84 No. 11 Nov. 2021 60
G. W. Hunter Gypsy Switch
Vol. 84 No. 11 Nov. 2021 60
Mao Ono Bewildering three-of-a-kind as prediction, any number named, card at that position completes the quartet
Vol. 84 No. 11 Nov. 2021 63
Mikhail Alamonti Red Hole sponge ball vanishes cleanly in hand
Vol. 84 No. 11 Nov. 2021 67
Shawn McMaster Hooray for Status Quo
  • Knights at the Magic Castle
Vol. 84 No. 11 Nov. 2021 70
Carl Mercurio (reviewer) Eric DeCamps Presents Pure Magic by Eric DeCamps Vol. 84 No. 11 Nov. 2021 76
Nathan Coe Marsh (reviewer) Eugene Burger: Final Secrets by Eugene Burger (written by Lawrence Hass) Vol. 84 No. 11 Nov. 2021 82
Nathan Coe Marsh (reviewer) Legerdemain 1: Suite for Coins & Handkerchief by John Carney Vol. 84 No. 11 Nov. 2021 84
Nathan Coe Marsh (reviewer) In Plain Sight! by Nikola Arkane Vol. 84 No. 11 Nov. 2021 85
Ryan Plunkett (reviewer) Switch One by Christian Grace Vol. 84 No. 11 Nov. 2021 85
Data entered by Denis Behr, September 2020.