Stairway
A moment by moment description of this FISM-winning act by Markobi. Readers really benefit from the detailed descriptions of the routine approach and construction.
March 2025
VOL. 88, NO. 3
Trick Review
Aerostatic Milk Bottle
Based on the Stewart James Tip-See Milk Bottle, Hocus-Pocus offers a well-made new version of this wonderful effect. It’s perfect for stand-up or stage, but a close-up audience may be too close.
Trick Review
The Clown’s Nightmare
Should you really be tempted to buy four unprepared sponge balls for $35? Well, if anyone asks it like that, it sounds crazy. But these neat sponge balls are perfectly suited for Mario Lopez’s great routine, The Clown’s Nightmare.
Trick Review
The Predator Pack
Predict any freely named card with 100% accuracy and no sleight of hand. A neat way of upping your “Invisible Deck” game.
Trick Review
Cheater’s Chips
A set of casino-quality poker chips that give the magician an inside edge; a secret hidden in plain sight.
Trick Review
Omni Air
A solid through solid penetration with some surprises. Everything is visible at all times, and everything is built into a regular card box and the deck inside is a normal deck.
Trick Review
Liquid Spectrum
Tobias Dostal’s package of special props is a wonderful variation on his Liquify plot, for the magicians who just can’t get enough of the visual liquify phenomenon.
Almanac
March 25: Frances Ireland Marshall
Frances Ahrens, later Frances Ireland Marshall, managed a magic shop and knew everything about the profession and might tell you about it with wilting honesty.
The Eye
Ira Glass, Baltimore Boy Magician
Podcaster Ira Glass takes a look back at his days as a young magician.
Almanac
March 24: Chung Ling Soo
On this date in 1918, at the Wood Green Empire in North London, Music Hall illusionist Chung Ling Soo was shot onstage during the Bullet Catching Trick.
Video Review
Taylor Hughes Masterclass
Hughes is very comfortable, likeable, and funny on stage. More important than that, he has developed the ability to tell true personal stories as part of his performance.
The Eye
FISM Italy to Have Online Magic Demonstration Category
FISM 2025 Italy will see the introduction of two new potential award categories: online magic and street magic.