Jason Latimer's Impossible Science
“The reality is: Wonder changes the world. I remind people that the right question changes everything. I truly believe that. And that question could come from any child, anywhere.”
September 2025
In Practice
Coins Across With a Mason Jar
Here’s the background, the crafting, the handling of a classic trick—but with a totally reimagined and refreshed approach.
Book Review
Comedy, Character & Control
Comedy, Character & Control is a collection of short essays covering everything from character building, writing comedy, and handling hecklers, to resetting a show and laying out an indepth discussion of the Bill in Lemon routine.
Book Review
Six
Translated to the page by John Lovick, the four essays are interesting, but cover familiar material for long-time fans
Almanac
September 14: William Lindsay Gresham
William Lindsay Gresham died by suicide in 1962
Voices
“The Medium is the Message”
"I’ve always wanted to conduct an experiment: Why are these three experiences so different? Wouldn’t they be the same?"
Almanac
September 25: Pepper’s Ghost
On this day in 1863, letters of patent were issued to Henry Dircks and John Henry Pepper for “an improvement on apparatus to be used in the exhibition of dramatic and other like performances"
Features
Postcards from FISM
The audience in Torino certainly had things to write home about. Lupe Nielsen attended the festivities in Italy and reported back to Genii on the amazing talent, the unexpected surprises, and the controversies.
Perspectives
thenothingexperiment: Painted Into a Corner
An experiment of whimsy and delightful sleight of hand, create a wonderfully refreshing moment of magic.
In Performance
Waikiki’s Magical Parlour
A new magic theater, a slice of paradise in Hawaii
Trick Review
Super Extra
Rizki Nanda has created a nearly perfect packet trick. It’s fast, but still efficient enough to set up a few surprises
Almanac
September 9: Larsen's Magigals
The new Portland, Oregon assembly of Magigals held its first meeting in 1951