Eclectica: Where Do You Get Your Ideas?
The shock of the new.
August 2026
Vol.89, No. 8
Workshop
Planning for the Future (The Death and Taxes column)
Time to talk about the important things we all too often ignore.
Workshop
Time-Warping the Cull: If Dalliance with the Deck is not Allowed
Deceptive culling requires much more than speed and secrecy.
Workshop
Thinking Outside the Rectangle
Dr. Matt Pritchard delves into Robert E. Neale’s Trapdoor Card fold.
Coffee With...
Coffee With Jack Rhodes
Brew a cup of tea as you read about Jack’s self- made magic special—then drink it while you enjoy the show!
Perspectives
Sleightly Astonishing: Magic, But at What Cost?
A probing question! But, as always… it depends.
Questionnaire
The Genii Questionnaire: Charlie Frye
Yikes! What was the one thing he understood too late about magic?!
Perspectives
Michael Rayner and His Flaming Cheeseburger
Michael Rayner can spin anything—including a cheeseburger he sets on fire.
In Performance
California Magic Club
Visiting a cozy, intimate dinner theater experience featuring world-class magic in the Bay Area.
Perspectives
Welcome to Wonderland: Three Songwriters and a Bandleader
Magic’s influence on Hollywood’s top songwriters from the golden age of music
The Magic Castle
Magical Metallurgy
Tyler Rabbit, after a detour in visual graphics, brings his amazing coin magic to The Magic Castle.
Book Review
‘GiSulHak: The Art of Conjuring by Chi-Yong Song,’ Translated, Edited, and Annotated by Won-il Kim
An early Korean conjuring book that is surprisingly “young.”