Vol. 89, No. 10
Contents
The Genii Speak • Will Houstoun
Mailbox • Will Houstoun
The October Almanac • Will Houstoun
The Eye • Vanessa Armstrong
- Penn & Teller on Stuart Fails to Save the Universe
- The Tricksters: Inside Penn & Teller’s Vault… on Virgin Voyages
- Decoy Font Used to Trick AI
- Magic in Scotland
- The Odyssey’s Samantha Morton Has a Magical Past
- Occultum at Knott’s Berry (Scary) Farm
Features
Houdini’s Death: Joscelyn Gordon Whitehead, Falsely Accused No More
George Hardeen and Alanna Nash
Was Whitehead falsely implicated in Harry Houdini’s death? Learn how Larrian Gillespie set out to clear Whitehead’s name.
Cyril Takayama: Rediscovering Magic • Will Houstoun, Based on interviews by Richard Kaufman
Cyril shares the story of how he reignited his passion for magic and explains the work he is doing to keep the flame alight.
Voices
Remain the Student • R. Paul Wilson
The Genii Questionnaire • Hide
Square Phones and Fast Coding • Marc Kerstein
Carry the Fire • Matthew Holtzclaw
In Practice
Magicana: Postmortem • Benjamin Barnes
- DeLand’s Flyer • Chiam Yu Sheng
- Valdemar • David Parr
- Coin Bounce • Oden Stall
- Card Boomerang • Larry
- Oracle Prediction • Axel Luna
- One Hand Card to Pocket • Keith Pettengell
Diminishing Cards • Roberto Mansilla
Inventing Magic With Larry Fong • Blake Vogt
In Performance
The Magic Castle: A Common Rare Opportunity • Shawn McMaster
The Comedy & Magic Club • Vanessa Armstrong
Marketplace
Book Excerpt:
Note Pad: Where our conjuror conjures up some currency • Stephen Tucker
Reviews:
- Exposing Houdini • Reviewed by Michael Claxton
- Hexalabim • Reviewed by Derrin Berger
- Houdini’s Library • Reviewed by Michael Claxton
- A Strenuous Career • Reviewed by Michael Claxton
- Synaptic • Reviewed by Francis Menotti
- The Algorithm • Reviewed by Francis Menotti
Workshop
When to Give Up • Dr. Matt Pritchard
Lying Bastards • Andrew Wimhurst
The Referral Engine • Laura Pulling
Perspectives
Sleightly Astonishing • Jim Hagy
The Trouble With Newspaper Archives • Ben Winn
Andrew Pinard: The Sleeper • Will Houstoun
Coffee With... Richard McDougall
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