Sam Huang Live Lecture
This is a two-hour lecture by Taiwan’s Sam Huang, noted for his AGT success, Instagram fame, and “Crazy Sam’s Handcuffs.”
Reviews
Expert assessments of new tricks, books, gear, and performances.
Video Review
Krystyn Lambert Live
This video is about one thing: cold reading. Mentalists drool at the thought of it: the perfect invisible method.
Book Review
Repertoire II
This is the sequel to Asi Wind's 2019 suceess Repertoire. Not an easy to do manual, but full of bold, distinctive magic.
Book Review
Gibecière, Vol. 19, No. 2
Another packed issue featuring stories on JN Maskelyne, his Box Trick; and the sixth instalment about itinerant conjuror Pinetti
Show Review
Germany’s Savant of Magic
‘King of Cards’ Denis Behr wows hip Brooklyn crowds.
Trick Review
The $100 Challenge
We gave a young magician $100 to buy some current magic. See what tickled his fancy and what he thought of his purchases.
Book Review
The Particle System
This innovative new system from Joshua Jay revolutionizes memorized deck magic. It doesn’t matter if you’re an experienced stack worker or have never attempted to use a memorized deck before. There's something for everyone.
Book Review
Unexpected Agenda
A beautifully produced book, written with passion and knowledge. A book that will make you think.
Book Review
Conjuring the Spirit World
The Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts, has woven together artifacts and ephemera of magicians, seance mediums, spirit photographers, visual artists, and ghost-show operators that explore our multi-faceted fascination with the dead.
Trick Review
Bammo Buddha Time Machine
As part of his continuing “Bammo” series, the prolific Bob Farmer has produced a download document that explains his clever mash-up of the Princess Card Trick.
Trick Review
Simon Says
This Celebrity Edition of the trick is by Simon Lipkin. It’s very well made and doesn't look like a magic trick at all.