Restaurant Residencies
Discussing restaurant performance with two professionals.
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Practical how-to guides and tutorials from contributors.
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Magic Under Pressure
Don’t be surprised if your paramedic uses a bit of magic!
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“You Wanna See Something Weird?”
(Or, How to Get Good Fast.) I have a secret method to improve my magic quickly: I street perform. But it’s not exactly what you’re thinking.
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When Words Bridge Worlds
Words can be ambiguous. As magicians, we can create dual realities in a performance where words can deploy multiple identities.
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Questions from the Script Consultant
Before you start scripting a routine, you want to have a few things in mind. Your scripts come from you, and who you are, and, who is your audience.
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Lying Through Your Teeth
A guide for being a little more dishonest—when you need to be.
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The Joy of Dropping
Dropping is part of life, failure is imperative to improvement
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The Name Game
Look, sometimes you just can’t understand your volunteer.
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Getting Down to Business
Eugene Burger said, “The house of magic has many rooms.” This column explores those rooms—from kids’ parties to cruise ships—and helps magicians navigate the practical, financial, and personal decisions that shape a sustainable magic career. Start by asking: What kind of magic life do you want?
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Getting Down to Business
Eugene Burger said, “The house of magic has many rooms.” This column explores those rooms—from kids’ parties to cruise ships—and helps magicians navigate the practical, financial, and personal decisions that shape a sustainable magic career. Start by asking: What kind of magic life do you want?
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Scriptwriting for Magicians: From the Audience’s Perspective
Pete McCabe returns to Genii with a new column on scripting magic. In this debut, he breaks down why writing scripts from the audience’s perspective is the fastest path to improving any trick—and shows how formatting like a screenplay sharpens timing, structure, and impact.
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Scriptwriting for Magicians: From the Audience’s Perspective
Pete McCabe returns to Genii with a new column on scripting magic. In this debut, he breaks down why writing scripts from the audience’s perspective is the fastest path to improving any trick—and shows how formatting like a screenplay sharpens timing, structure, and impact.
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Cartoon Physics & Magic
Inspired by cartoon physics, Dr. Matt Pritchard explores visual impossibilities with three versions of The Black Hole Effect—illusions that bend perception, play with perspective, and push the boundaries of what feels possible, all without digital tricks. Wonder lives in the details.
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Cartoon Physics & Magic
Inspired by cartoon physics, Dr. Matt Pritchard explores visual impossibilities with three versions of The Black Hole Effect—illusions that bend perception, play with perspective, and push the boundaries of what feels possible, all without digital tricks. Wonder lives in the details.
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Protecting Your Intellectual Property
If magic is your business, you may be concerned about other people copying your work—your script, the design of your props, even your name. Going back to Harry Houdini, magicians have lamented their inability to protect their intellectual property. But it is not impossible!
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Protecting Your Intellectual Property
If magic is your business, you may be concerned about other people copying your work—your script, the design of your props, even your name. Going back to Harry Houdini, magicians have lamented their inability to protect their intellectual property. But it is not impossible!