Classical Misdirection
From the book Conover, here’s a guide to using misdirection in planning your magic
December 2025
Questionnaire
The Genii Questionnaire: Todd Robbins
Todd Robbins considers Rocco, Crandall, P&T, and The Man Who Made Ice Famous
Mailbox
December Mailbox
The Shenanigan Die Box and “interesting” problems
Book Review
Practice Playbook by Eric Yuhasz
Pro insights and advice on how to practice effectively
Voices
The Road to FISM: Turning Fear into Flight Time
How Mind2Mind created an award-winning act and made it look effortless
The Eye
Vanished by Anna Hays
A new lavishly illustrated kids book about seven women from magic’s Golden Age
Workshop
The Nauseous Limit
Creating a trick often comes with trade-offs; something simpler may also be less convincing… or not.
Book Review
The Power of Magical Women by Connie Boyd
Connie Boyd collects her profiles of female magicians into a single volume, capturing a slow-but-seismic gender shift
Trick Review
The Trick With a Name
Piff the Magic Dragon offers a smart, easy-to-learn trick in which a spectator’s selected card ends up on the back of their own name tag
Trick Review
The $100 Challenge
A young magician from San Diego gives his thoughts and insights on some new magic
The Eye
Magic Out of an Airstream
Kyle Hudson has taken his act on the road in a refurbished 1967 Airstream Overlander
The Eye
Jamie Allan’s Amaze
Forbes recently published an interview with Jamie Allan showcasing his New York City show, Amaze