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Stan Allen

Stan Allen grew up in Southern California, where he was a member of a unique magic club for teens, the Long Beach Mystics. For the better part of the ’70s and ’80s, he was a full-time comedy magician, working night clubs and cruise ships. For eight years, he was an exclusive entertainer for Princess Cruises, performing magic at sea and on land.

In 1985, Stan “settled down” to start a family and Inside Magic, an eight-page monthly newsletter that quickly gained an international following. Six years later, that little newsletter morphed into the full-color, glossy MAGIC Magazine. The monthly periodical grew from 48 pages to 132, and from 1,200 readers to over 10,000 at its peak. In the 2005 edition, Guinness World Records recognized MAGIC as the world’s largest-selling magazine for magicians.

In 2001, Stan brought the pages of the magazine to life by producing the first MAGIC Live! This unconventional convention is the largest magic gathering in North America and regularly sells out.

Now, after 25 years and 301 issues, Stan is retiring MAGIC Magazine. He will continue to produce MAGIC Live, the next one being August 13-16, 2017 in Las Vegas.

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Magic Magazine July 1995 (used) by Stan Allen

This is the July 1995 issue of Magic Magazine with Carter the Great on the cover. Issue is in excellent condition.

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Magic Magazine March 1994 (used) by Stan Allen

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Magic Magazine July 2007 (used) by Stan Allen

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Magic Magazine Final Issue (used) by Stan Allen

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Magic Magazine by Stan Allen

All 301 issues (1991-2016)

One of the greatest magic magazines ever. Own a complete file, more than 31500 pages, and enjoy the many wonderful tricks, articles, interviews and feature stories. The PDFs are fully in color, searchable, and printable.

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1st edition 1991-2016, digital edition 2016.

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Magic Magazine 2016 by Stan Allen

Volume 25, Number 5 - The Final Issue, Issue 301
January 2016 - September 2016
Stan Allen & Associates
Stan Allen, Editor

966 pages

  1. Magic - Volume 25, Number 5 - January 2016 - 100 pages
  2. Cover - Martin Lewis
  3. Contents
  4. From The Editor - Stan Allen
    • Turning the Page
  5. Your Stories - Lee Asher
    • Making Real Connections
  6. Classic Correspondence from Egyptian Hall Museum - Mike Caveney
    • Dick Ricton to Gerald Heaney
  7. For What It's Worth - Mark Kornhauser
    • I Love It When You Say Google
  8. Walkabout Soup - Simon Coronel
    • The Institute of Layman Studies,...
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Magic Magazine 2015 by Stan Allen

Volume 24, Number 5 - Volume 25 Number 4
January 2015 - December 2015
Stan Allen & Associates
Stan Allen, Editor

1200 pages

  1. Magic - Volume 24, Number 5 - January 2015 - 100 pages
  2. Cover - Mac King
  3. Contents
  4. From The Editor - Stan Allen
    • Howdy, Mac King!
  5. The Magic Digital Network
  6. Letters to the editor
  7. Errata - December 2014 -
  8. Classic Correspondence from Egyptian Hall Museum - Mike Caveney
    • George Boston to Larry Carter
  9. For What It's Worth - Mark Kornhauser
    • Mugged
  10. Walkabout Soup - Simon Coronel
    • Sticky Situations
  11. Magic Update
    • Illusionists...
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Magic Magazine 2014 by Stan Allen

Volume 23, Number 5 - Volume 24 Number 4
January 2014 - December 2014
Stan Allen & Associates
Stan Allen, Editor

1200 pages

  1. Magic - Volume 23, Number 5 - January 2014 - 100 pages
  2. Cover - David Oliver
  3. Contents
  4. From The Editor - Stan Allen
    • Why History?
  5. Letters to the editor
  6. Finally Feedback
  7. 10Classic Correspondence from Egyptian Hall Museum - Mike Caveney
    • Chefalo to LeRoy
  8. For What It's Worth - Mark Kornhauser
    • OMG! Maturity!
  9. Walkabout Soup - Simon Coronel
    • Performance Enhancing Drugs
  10. Magic Update
    • Play Dead in California
    • A...
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Magic Magazine 2013 by Stan Allen

Volume 22, Number 5 - Volume 23 Number 4
January 2013 - December 2013
Stan Allen & Associates
Stan Allen, Editor

1200 pages

  1. Magic - Volume 22, Number 5 - January 2013 - 100 pages
  2. Cover - Danny Cole
  3. Contents
  4. From The Editor - Stan Allen
    • Happy New Year!
  5. 50 Years at the Castle - Milt Larsen
    • Part 2 - And We're Off!
  6. For What It's Worth - Mark Kornhauser
    • On The Road Again
  7. Paynefully Obvious - Payne
    • The Myth of Mentoring
  8. Magic Update
    • Magician Burned on TV Show
    • Criminal Kid Shows?
    • The Card Shark Show
    • Conventions At A Glance...
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Magic Magazine 2012 by Stan Allen

Volume 21, Number 5 - Volume 22 Number 4
January 2012 - December 2012
Stan Allen & Associates
Stan Allen, Editor

1160 pages

  1. Magic - Volume 21, Number 5 - January 2012 - 100 pages
  2. Cover - Pit Hartling
  3. Contents
  4. From The Editor - Stan Allen
    • C's & G's
  5. Letters ...
  6. For What It's Worth - Mark Kornhauser
    • Welcome to the Underbelly
  7. Viewpoint - YouTube - David Rowyn
  8. Magic Update
    • A Magical Nutcracker
    • Gary Darwin Tribute
    • Marco Tempest, You're Next
    • Mother Goose and Doc
    • Comings & Goings
    • Peter Elliott - died
    • A Moment With ... Matt Field
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Magic Magazine 2011 by Stan Allen

Volume 20, Number 5 - Volume 21 Number 4
January 2011 - December 2011
Stan Allen & Associates
Stan Allen, Editor

1216 pages

  1. Magic - Volume 20, Number 5 - January 2011 - 100 pages
  2. Cover - Mark Setteducati
  3. Contents
  4. From The Editor - Stan Allen
    • Where the Road Separates
  5. Classic Correspondence from Egyptian Hall Museum - Mike Caveney
    • George LaFollette to Charles Carter
  6. Viewpoint - The Real Purpose - Thomas Solomon
  7. Magic Update
    • Dead in the Water
    • A Family Gathering
    • A Magic Castle
    • McMillan's International Magic
    • A Moment With ... Simon Lovell ...
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Magic Magazine 2010 by Stan Allen

Volume 19, Number 5 - Volume 20 Number 4
January 2010 - December 2010
Stan Allen & Associates
Stan Allen, Editor

1222 pages

  1. Magic - Volume 19, Number 5 - January 2010 - 100 pages
  2. Cover - David Roth
  3. Contents
  4. From The Editor - Stan Allen
    • State of the Union
  5. Mail
  6. Classic Correspondence from Egyptian Hall Museum - Mike Caveney
    • Samri S. Baldwin to Charles Carter
  7. The Show Doctor: ICU - Jeff McBride
    • Jabs and Needles
  8. Magic Update
    • Shanghai International Magic Festival
    • Reveen Honored
    • Comings & Goings
    • A Moment With ... David Ben
    • Jim Cellini...
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Magic Magazine 2009 by Stan Allen

Volume 18, Number 5 - Volume 19 Number 4
January 2009 - December 2009
Stan Allen & Associates
Stan Allen, Editor

1224 pages

  1. Magic - Volume 18, Number 5 - January 2009 - 108 pages
  2. Cover - Mark Kornhauser
  3. Contents
  4. From The Editor - Stan Allen
    • I Don't Understand
  5. Mail
  6. They Flipped Over the Ambigrams
  7. The Show Doctor: ICU - Jeff McBride
    • Speech Loss
  8. Magic Update
    • Lather, Rinse, Escape
    • An Electric Evening
    • Touring and Teaching
    • Who's Where
    • Christian Flechner (1944-2008) - died
    • Sam Schwartz - died
    • Vanni Bossi - died
  9. Cover - Mark Kornhauser:...
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Magic Magazine 2008 by Stan Allen

Volume 17, Number 5 - Volume 18 Number 4
January 2008 - December 2008
Stan Allen & Associates
Stan Allen, Editor

1402 pages (2 quad size pages)

  1. Magic - Volume 17, Number 5 - January 2008 - 108 pages
  2. Cover - Robert Harbin - 1909-1978
  3. Contents
  4. From The Editor - Stan Allen
    • Sorry About the Hat
    • Web Update
  5. Mail
  6. Omission - December 2007 - Update
  7. Correction & Clarification - December 2007 - review of David Penn's Refraction
  8. The Show Doctor - Jeff McBride
    • Diagnosis: Hot Flashes
  9. The Theory & Art of Magic - Lawrence Hass
    • Art and Magic, Part 1
  10. Magic...
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Magic Magazine 2007 by Stan Allen

Volume 16, Number 5 - Volume 17 Number 4
January 2007 - December 2007
Stan Allen & Associates
Stan Allen, Editor

1456 pages

  1. Magic - Volume 16, Number 5 - January 2007 - 116 pages
  2. Cover - Jon Stetson
  3. Contents
  4. From The Editor - Stan Allen
    • Editorials, Editing, and Editors
  5. Classic Correspondence from Egyptian Hall Museum - Mike Caveney
    • Harry Kellar to Howard Thurston
  6. The Magic Word - David Parr
    • Confidence
  7. The Show Doctor - Jeff McBride
    • Diagnosis: Heads Down Syndrome
  8. Magic Update - Shawn McMaster
    • Thirty Days of Giving
    • Penn's...
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Magic Magazine 2006 by Stan Allen

Volume 15, Number 5 - Volume 16 Number 4
January 2006 - December 2006
Stan Allen & Associates
Stan Allen, Editor

1490 pages (2 double pages)

  1. Magic - Volume 15, Number 5 - January 2006 - 116 pages
  2. Cover - Kostya Kimlat
  3. Contents
  4. From The Editor - Stan Allen
    • Two Thousand and Five!
  5. Classic Correspondence from Egyptian Hall Museum - Mike Caveney
    • Charles Carter to Horace Goldin
  6. Viewpoint - Can You Keep a Secret? - Tim Ellis
  7. Magic Update - Shawn McMaster
    • Druid Master Comes to America
    • Blaine's Anatomy
    • At The Magic Castle
    • Vegas Watch
    • A Moment...
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Magic Magazine 2005 by Stan Allen

Volume 14, Number 5 - Volume 15 Number 4
January 2005 - December 2005
Stan Allen & Associates
John Moehring & Stan Allen, Editors

1485 pages (including 1 fold out page)

  1. Magic - Volume 14, Number 5 - January 2005 - 108 pages
  2. Cover - Rory Johnston
  3. Contents
  4. Contents - continued
  5. Editor's Letter - John Moehring
    • Benson Cover Up
  6. Viewpoint - No Skill Required - Charlie Frye
  7. Magic Update
    • Party for Johnny
    • Magic Circle Awards
    • Le Grand David Company goes Postal
    • Paul Daniels in British Short
    • Havoc in the White House
    • At The Magic Castle
    • The Big Apple ...
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Magic Magazine 2004 by Stan Allen

Volume 13, Number 5 - Volume 14 Number 4
January 2004 - December 2004
Stan Allen & Associates
John Moehring, Editor

1368 pages

  1. Magic - Volume 13, Number 5 - January 2004 - 108 pages
  2. Cover - Del Ray 1925-2003
  3. Contents
  4. Contents - continued
  5. Editor's Letter - John Moehring
    • Ring out the old
  6. Mail
  7. Caption Corrections - December 2003 - page 77 & page 80
  8. Magic Update
    • Hello? Make that "Howdy!"
    • Magic Book Auction
    • McBride Plays Korea
    • Vegas Watch
    • At The Magic Castle
    • Hannes Höller - died
    • Del Ray - died
  9. Marketplace - Michael Close
    • Kellar's...
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Magic Magazine 2003 by Stan Allen

Volume 12, Number 5 - Volume 13 Number 4
January 2003 - December 2003
Stan Allen & Associates
John Moehring, Editor

1388 pages

  1. Magic - Volume 12, Number 5 - January 2003 - 108 pages
  2. Cover - Magic Castle Celebrates Forty
  3. Contents
  4. Contents - continued
  5. Editor's Letter - John Moehring
    • Looking Back
  6. Viewpoint - A Sin By Any Other Name - Glenn Mackie
  7. Magic Update
    • Open House Kicks Off Magic Center Calendar
    • Science Magic Returns to the Tube
    • Magic Nightclub Closes
    • Loki Won the Circle's Stage Magician of the Year
    • Academy Awards in Las Vegas
    • Taking Tricks...
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Stan Allen
Magic Magazine 2002 by Stan Allen

Volume 11, Number 5 - Volume 12 Number 4
January 2002 - December 2002
Stan Allen & Associates
John Moehring, Editor

1377 pages

  1. Magic - Volume 11, Number 5 - January 2002 - 100 pages
  2. Cover - Mike Michaels
  3. Contents
  4. More Contents
  5. Editor's Letter - John Moehring
    • Losing It
  6. Mail
  7. Correction - November 2001 - Bullfights at Okito's
  8. Viewpoint - Infantino
  9. Viewpoint - Danny Archer
  10. Magic Update
    • Quick Tricks Wins a Bafta
    • Devices of Wonder
    • China Competitions
    • William Read "Bill" Woodfield - died
    • Kirk Kirkham (1909-2001) - died
  11. Marketplace - Michael Close ...
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Magic Magazine 2001 by Stan Allen

Volume 10, Number 5 - Volume 11 Number 4
January 2001 - December 2001
Stan Allen & Associates
Stan Allen, Editor

1424 pages (1 double page & 2 triple pages)

  1. Magic - Volume 10, Number 5 - January 2001 - 116 pages
  2. Cover - Martinka's
  3. Contents
  4. From the Editor - Stan Allen
    • Q: See Pahe 115 ... A:
  5. Letters
  6. Errata - November 2000 - Legends on Legal Tender & Harry Price: Ghost Hunter
  7. Guest Editorial - The Performing Mode - Rafael Benatar
  8. Inside Magic
    • Television
    • News
    • Milestones
      • Brother John Hamman, S.M. - died
    • Convention Watch
  9. In His Words:...
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Stan Allen
Magic Magazine 2000 by Stan Allen

Volume 9, Number 5 - Volume 10 Number 4
January 2000 - December 2000
Stan Allen & Associates
Stan Allen, Editor

1372 pages

  1. Magic - Volume 9, Number 5 - January 2000 - 108 pages
  2. Cover - Mascot Moth
  3. Contents
  4. From the Editor - Stan Allen
    • Reverse Velocity
  5. Letters
  6. Errata - December 1999 - Jim Steinmeyer's Comments on Doug Henning
  7. Inside Magic
    • Television
    • News
    • Convention Planning?
    • Milestones
      • Irv "Mr. Fingers" Weiner - died
      • Sharon "Sherrie" Mescher - died
  8. Guest Editorial - The Not So Great Outdoors - Scott Davis
  9. Guest Editorial...
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Stan Allen
Magic Magazine 1999 by Stan Allen

Volume 8, Number 5 - Volume 9 Number 4
January 1999 - December 1999
Stan Allen & Associates
Stan Allen, Editor

1490 pages

  1. Magic - Volume 8, Number 5 - January 1999 - 132 pages
  2. Cover - The Century
  3. Contents
  4. From the Editor - Stan Allen
  5. Letters
  6. Inside Magic
    • Television
    • News
    • Invisible Man Appears
    • Milestones
      • Geraldine "Gerri" Larson Jaffe - died
      • Arthur J. "Milo" Brandon - died
      • Paula Baird - died
  7. In Their Words: World Alliance of Magicians - Interview by Stan Allen
  8. Marketplace - Michael Close
    • How Far To Ithaca?
      • Five...
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Stan Allen
Magic Magazine 1998 by Stan Allen

Volume 7, Number 5 - Volume 8 Number 4
January 1998 - December 1998
Stan Allen & Associates
Stan Allen, Editor

1404 pages

  1. Magic - Volume 7, Number 5 - January 1998 - 112 pages
  2. Cover - Magic 1997 A-Z
  3. Contents
  4. From the Editor - Stan Allen
    • Little Dog
  5. Letters
  6. Inside Magic
    • Television
    • In The News
    • Red Alert!
  7. Guest Editorial - The Competitive Edge - Steve Bedwell
  8. Marketplace - Michael Close
    • Short Takes
      • Dingle's Deceptions: The Video - Derek Dingle - video
      • The Art of Invisible Thread - Jon LeClair - book
      • The Mental Magick of Basil...
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Stan Allen
Magic Magazine 1997 by Stan Allen

Volume 6, Number 5 - Volume 7 Number 4
January 1997 - December 1997
Stan Allen & Associates
Stan Allen, Editor

1327 pages (1 double page)

  1. Magic - Volume 6, Number 5 - January 1997 - 112 pages
  2. Cover - David Copperfield
  3. Contents
  4. From the Editor - Stan Allen
    • New Year's Evolutions
  5. Letters
  6. Inside Magic
    • Television
    • In The News
    • Milestones
      • Tim White and Lisa Comeaux - married
      • Seymour Davis - died
      • Robert F. "Bob" Kavanaugh - died
      • William I. "Bill" Joy - died
    • From Cover ...
    • ... To Cover
  7. All Magic Guide - Richard Robinson ...
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Magic Magazine 1996 by Stan Allen

Volume 5, Number 5 - Volume 6 Number 4
January 1996 - December 1996
Stan Allen & Associates
Stan Allen, Editor

1259 pages (1 double page)

  1. Magic - Volume 5, Number 5 - January 1996 - 104 pages
  2. Cover - The Blue Room
  3. Contents
  4. From the Editor - Stan Allen
    • Here's Mine
  5. About The Cover Photo - Bill Taylor
  6. Letters
  7. Parallax - Max Maven
    • Happy New Jeer
      • Going Bust
      • Screen Dour
      • Ashes To Ashes
  8. Questions - Paul Gertner
    • Evideolution
  9. On The Road
    • Magna Charter - Dan Stapleton
  10. Hmmmmmm - Kees Schoonenberg
    • Lectures ...
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Stan Allen
Magic Magazine 1995 by Stan Allen

Volume 4, Number 5 - Volume 5 Number 4
January 1995 - December 1995
Stan Allen & Associates
Stan Allen, Editor

1114 pages (4 double pages)

  1. Magic - Volume 4, Number 5 - January 1995 - 84 pages
  2. Cover - One Hundred Million Dollars? - Lance Burton
  3. Contents
  4. From the Editor - Stan Allen
    • The Reverend Lance Burton
  5. Letters
  6. Parallax - Max Maven
    • The Morbid The Merrier
      • Meta-Meow
  7. Questions - Paul Gertner
    • Why Don't You Have A Real Job?
  8. Hmmmmmm - Kees Schoonenberg
    • Beware
  9. On The Road
    • Survival On The Road - Mike Rogers ...
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Stan Allen
Magic Magazine 1994 by Stan Allen

Volume 3, Number 5 - Volume 4 Number 4
January 1994 - December 1994
Stan Allen & Associates
Stan Allen, Editor

996 pages (4 double pages)

  1. Magic - Volume 3, Number 5 - January 1994 - 72 pages
  2. Cover - John Gaughan
  3. Contents
  4. From the Editor - Stan Allen
    • A Class Act
  5. Letters
  6. Parallax - Max Maven
    • Cold Lang Syne
      • Snow Koan
  7. Questions - Paul Gertner
    • Classic Seasoning
  8. Editorial - Let's Set The Standards - Marcelo Contento
  9. On The Road
    • Stakedrivers And State Police - Barry Yiengst
  10. Inside Conventions - Scott Wells
    • Didn't...
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Stan Allen
Magic Magazine 1993 by Stan Allen

Volume 2, Number 5 - Volume 3 Number 4
January 1993 - December 1993
Stan Allen & Associates
Stan Allen, Editor

834 pages (10 double pages)

  1. Magic - Volume 2, Number 5 - January 1993 - 64 pages
  2. Cover - magic kits
  3. Contents - mislabeled as Volume Two - Number Four
  4. From the Editor - Stan Allen
    • Bigger Can O' Worms
  5. Letters
  6. Word Up - Max Maven
  7. Hi-Lights - Hiawatha
    • S.N.A.P. ... Out Of It!
  8. Questions - Paul Gertner
    • Once I Not Enough
  9. Parallax - Max Maven
    • Thereby Angst A Tale
      • Theory Of Relativity
      • Camera Obscura
      • What Becomes A...
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Magic Magazine 1992 by Stan Allen

Volume 1, Number 5 - Volume 2 Number 4
January 1992 - December 1992
Stan Allen & Associates
Stan Allen, Editor

751 pages (9 double pages)

  1. Magic - Volume 1, Number 5 - January 1992 - 56 pages
  2. Cover - Britain's Secret Cabaret
  3. Contents
  4. From the Editor - Stan Allen
    • Dear John: Thank You!
  5. Letters
  6. Editorial - Why Not More Quality Lectures? - Paul Gertner
  7. Parallax - Max Maven
    • New Year's Grating
      • A Rose
      • Lecture Lecture
      • Meow Mix
      • Bonus Meow Mix
      • Extra Bonus Meow Mix
      • Remote Control
  8. Inside Magic - Patrice Moore
    • Penn &...
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Stan Allen
Magic Magazine 1991 by Stan Allen

Volume 1, Number 1 - Volume 1 Number 4
September 1991 - December 1991
Stan Allen & Associates
Stan Allen, Editor

214 pages (2 double pages) - 4 Issues

  1. Magic - Volume 1, Number 1 - September 1991 - 48 pages
  2. Cover - Lance Burton
  3. Contents
  4. From the Editor - Stan Allen
    • But First, Introductions ...
  5. Letters
  6. Parallax - Max Maven
    • As I Was Saying ...
      • Banal Retentive
      • Peerign Out
      • Off the Record
      • Neow Mix
      • Tip-Off of the Month
  7. Editorial - The Sorcerer's Apprentice - Jeff McBride
  8. Inside Magic
    • In The News
    • News
    • Milestones ...
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