Vol. 89, No. 6
CONTENTS
The Genii Speak • Will Houstoun
AI Policy • The Genii Editors
Mailbox • The Genii Editors
In Memoriam: Val Swadling • Bob Swadling, Debbie Brunettin, and Kay Coomes
The June Almanac • Will Houstoun
June 1 | June 9 | June 17 | June 20 | June 28
The Eye • Vanessa Armstrong
Fire at The Magic Castle, Stealing Magic, David Ben’s Collection Heads to Lily Library, Vincent D’Onofrio on Late Night with Seth Myers, The Puzzle Room with David Kwong, Penn & Teller Go to the Supreme Court
FEATURES
“Storman” Norman: One of Magic’s Hidden Gems • Geoff Grimes
Professor Hoffmann and the Invention of Modern Magic • Will Houstoun
VOICES
Three Steps Forward, One Step Back • R. Paul Wilson
The Genii Questionnaire • Pop Haydn
How to Develop a Magic App • Marc Kerstein
The Depth Test • James Harrington
IN PRACTICE
Magicana:
The Bet That Changed Everything • Dominique Duvivier
BTB Coins to Glass • Luis Carreon
Imagination Test • Radek Hoffman
Color Extractor • Patrick Kurota
Add a Number • Roberto Mansilla
Floorwave (Brainwave Follow-Up) • Clayton Rawson and Neil Tobin
Inventing Magic with Jeki Yoo • Blake Vogt
IN PERFORMANCE
The Magic Castle • Shawn McMaster
House of Illusion • Vanessa Armstrong
MARKETPLACE
Not Forgotten: Futura Mental • David Regal
$100 Challenge • Julia Dryas
Reviews: Thieving Bastards; Houdini: The Man Who Died Twice
WORKSHOP
Through Hyperspace Into the Upside Down • Dr. Matt Pritchard
Stop Using Doves as Your Logo • Laura Pulling
Keynote Speaking • Sara Crasson
PERSPECTIVES
Sleightly Astonishing • Jim Hagy
Needling Houdini • Ben Winn
Song of Spring • Hal Schulman & Shimpei Katsuragawa