No Risk
A smart update to the ring-to-shoelace trick
Reviews
Expert assessments of new tricks, books, gear, and performances.
Trick Review
Cosmos
A pocket-sized Bluetooth printer creates real-time predictions, giving magicians a powerful but practice-heavy tool for custom routines
Book Review
Nick Diffatte’s Sub-Genius Center Tear
Reviving a classic mentalism move with a smoother, more natural peek
Trick Review
ProKito Coin Box
A beautiful Okito Box comes with some clever new effects
Book Review
Gold by Guillaume Botta
An unusual volume designed for strolling performers who need effects that deliver lots of magic quickly
Trick Review
Bewildering
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
Artemis
What should be an amazing visual trick, a full card appearing “sandwich-style” between two frames of cards, may be just a little too tricky for a dependable product
Video Review
Sleights & Stories By Javi Benitez
This is the recording of a live workshop filmed earlier this year at MagiFest in Columbus, Ohio. Javi Benitez is a charismatic, energetic, and very thoughtful performer
Book Review
Escaping Obscurity: The Travel Diary of Harry Houdini, 1897-1899
I’ve read many Houdini biographies, and the experience often feels like watching a favorite movie, where I can quote the lines and know exactly what is coming next. This book is different
Video Review
Mario Lopez Penguin Live
Mario Lopez’s magic is absurd—and I do mean in the best sense of that term. His tricks are visual. The handlings feel fresh and innovative. And he himself is extremely charismatic
Video Review
Tony Clark Masterclass
Tony Clark has long been a torchbearer for the Slydini legacy. He distills much of Slydini’s philosophy by introducing the fundamental concepts of tension, release, misdirection, and lapping— core Slydini principles—in the first routine
Trick Review
Misled Pen
The popular Misled trick by Timothy Wenk, where a pencil penetrates through the center of a borrowed bill, has been reintroduced using a common black plastic pen instead of a pencil