Art of Wonder: The Magic of Bill Goodwin
Bill Goodwin, respected magician and lecturer, is the focus of a collection of his exceptional close-up card magic.
Reviews
Expert assessments of new tricks, books, gear, and performances.
Book Review
Fu Manchu: Una Vida para la Magia
David Bamberg's famous book, Illusion Show, published originally in 1988, is now in Spanish. Here is why English-readers should rush to buy this edition.
Not Forgotten
Double “X”
Maybe you have one of these old gems in the bottom of your magic drawer? Pull it out; there are great moments you can mine.
Trick Review
The Impossible Magic Kit
Experienced magicians have an uneasy relationship with magic kits. For whom is this cigar-box sized assortment of magic intended?
Trick Review
ATA Case Trip Over Trunk
The photo suggests a full-sized trunk, suitable for a person. In fact, it’s a 6-by-6-by-10-inch miniature, beautifully 3D printed to look like the real thing and sit on your magic table.
Trick Review
Persona
In the black wallet, a packet of cards is printed with various personality attributes. The magician explains that, by spelling various choices offered by the spectator, the spectator’s perfect attribute will be determined.
Trick Review
The Incredible Floating Pen
Atop a sketch pad, two pieces of folded paper are stood upright and a pen is balanced across the top of the papers. Slowly, the papers are removed, one by one, until the pen is seen floating in the air.
Trick Review
Moser’s Miracle Monte
It’s not a Monte so much as a magical transposition, using two black threes and a red ace. In this incarnation, Moser is completely successful.
Reviews
The Baffling Phones
A stack of three cell phones is picked up by the spectator, who evaluates their weight. When the performer removes one phone, the other two become heavier than three!
Trick Review
The $100 Challenge
We gave $100 to Magic Castle Juniors member Skyler Jade of Los Angeles, California, and asked her to buy any current trick or tricks that appealed to her.
Reviews
The Paper Engine, 20th Anniversary Edition
A reprint of the 2002 original with two minor additions. The original version was well regarded. Twenty years later, it still contains the definitive handing for the Half-Pass, and thoughtful variations of the Le Paul Bluff Pass and the One-Handed Pop Over.
Reviews
The Paper Engine, 20th Anniversary Edition
A reprint of the 2002 original with two minor additions. The original version was well regarded. Twenty years later, it still contains the definitive handing for the Half-Pass, and thoughtful variations of the Le Paul Bluff Pass and the One-Handed Pop Over.
Book Review
Concerning the Palming of Cards
Galsworthy gives a fairly comprehensive instructional overview of the most useful, most recognized palming techniques for cards.