Book Wizards in the Silent World Dr. Simon Carmel’s fourth book of notable biographies of deaf magicians is a fascinating look at an amazing subculture of our art.
Trick Zooming Box This is a well-made gag which uses yet another property of the cell phone (zooming into a portion of a photograph) to create a visual surprise on a box of playing cards.
Almanac April 6: Houdini's Not-Birthday This day in 1874 was not Harry Houdini’s birthday. But he celebrated his birthday on this day all his life. Wanna know why?
Book Gibecière Vol. 20, No. 1 Magicians don’t need to still be alive to surprise you. Do you want to read hand-written notes from when Mozart (yes, that one) was studying magic tricks? Thanks to Reinhard Müller and Rainer Buland, now you can.
Book Studies in Deception Enclosed in the 242 pages of Aurelio Paviato’s Studies in Deception is the conjuror’s equivalent of Bach etudes: a dozen complete, professionally stage-tested routines that each focuses on a specific set of sleights and techniques for better structuring one’s magic.
Trick Missing Finger You may well wonder what sort of enhancement to “watch me pull my finger off” is waiting for you inside of the neat red box from Penguin Magic. Or indeed, whether “watch me pull my finger off” has been waiting for $25 of improvement.
Trick Super Picks Josh Burch has seemingly replaced several different routines, like Scotch and Soda, or the Coin through the Coaster, or even Color Changing Knives, with a set of four special plastic guitar picks.
Trick Razor Card to Wallet A signed card teleports to the zipper pocket of your wallet! A minimalist Card to Wallet with a modern aesthetic.
Trick Notion of Motion This groundbreaking creation from Angelo Carbone allows you to make any freely-named card rise from a deck on your command. “Notion of the Motion” is a miracle-level effect that leaves people convinced they've witnessed real magic—even seasoned magicians.
Trick Mortenn’s Jumbo Card Trick It falls into that delicious category where you’ll ask yourself, “Can it really be that simple?” It can. It’s an elegant solution and after playing with it in the mirror, you will be itching to put it in your show.
Mailbox April Mailbox Geniality for the New Genii Congratulations on launching the next chapter in Genii’s life! I love the new design of the magazine. More than
The Eye The Magic Circle Close-Up Award On February 3, Dave Loosely won The Magic Circle’s Close-up Magician of the Year competition.
