Volume 22, Number 5 - Volume 23 Number 4
January 2013 - December 2013
Stan Allen & Associates
Stan Allen, Editor
1200 pages
- Magic - Volume 22, Number 5 - January 2013 - 100 pages
- Cover - Danny Cole
- Contents
- From The Editor - Stan Allen
- 50 Years at the Castle - Milt Larsen
- For What It's Worth - Mark Kornhauser
- Paynefully Obvious - Payne
- Magic Update
- Magician Burned on TV Show
- Criminal Kid Shows?
- The Card Shark Show
- Conventions At A Glance - Scott Wells
- Beijing International Magic Carnival
- Magic and Art
- Houdini Museum of New York
- Cover - Danny Cole: He Gets It! - Tod Gerard
- Nine Things You Might Not Know About Danny Cole
- The Cole Collection
- Taking Another Look at Houdini's Movies - Chris Philpott
- An Evening with Harry - Joe Givan
- In Review - Carol Massie-Givan
- Alana: The Girl Just Wants to Have Fun - Jaq Greenspon
- I Hereby Resolve
- Steve Cohen
- Mike Bent
- Max Maven
- Kevin James
- Payne
- Mike Caveney
- Charlie Frye
- Joanie Spina
- Eugene Burger
- Jeff McBride
- Derek Hughes
- Cyril
- Michael Weber
- Richard Wiseman
- Mark Kornhauser
- Topas
- Ian Rowland
- Mac King
- John Bannon
- Joshua Jay
- Stephen Minch
- Jason England
- Milt Larsen
- Pit Hartling
- Gregory Wilson
- Rick Lax
- Fielding West
- Armando Lucero
- Jay Sankey
- From Our Followers on Facebook
- Mark Reed
- Justino Zoppe
- Kermit Johnson
- 1992 New Year's Resolutions
- Mac Maven
- Mike Caveney
- Eugene Burger
- Michael Weber
- Mac King
- Stephen Minch
- Talk About Tricks - Joshua Jay
- New Tricks for a New Year
- The Watchman - Pete McCabe
- Trapper Keeper - Justin Wheatley
- One Card Monte - Josh Janousky
- The Warm-Up - Ernesto Melero
- Le Cool Control - Christian Grenier
- Loving Mentalism - Ian Rowland
- Directions - Joanie Spina
- Bent on Deception - Mike Bent
- Wooly Bully, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Accept the Clown
- One More Thing
- Real-World Methods - Cory Haines
- #LaxOnline - Rick Lax
- Marketplace - Gabe Fajuri, editor
- Exchange - Wayne Dobson - effect with DVD - reviewed by Francis Menotti
- Essence - Miguel Angel Gea - 4 DVD set - reviewed by Jason England
- Trapdoor Vol.3 - Steve Beam - bound magazine - reviewed by Jason England
- Mac King's Magic in a Minute Mysteries - Mac King, R.G Wyatt & Bill King - book - reviewed by Alan Howard
- The Card Puzzle - Woody Aragón - effect with DVD - reviewed by Jared Brandon Kopf
- The Inception - Chris Randall - effect with DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- One - Matthew Underhill - effect with DVD - reviewed by Jared Brandon Kopf
- Let's Go Dutch - Fritz Alkemade - DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Classics - Counts Cuts Moves and Subtlety - Jerry Mentzer - book - re-viewed by Gabe Fajuri
- Classics - An Evening with Charlie Miller - Robert Parrish - book - re-viewed by Gabe Fajuri
- Color Changing Lighter - Fantasio - effect - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Ultimate Self-Working Card Tricks - Big Blind Media - DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Magic with a Christmas Theme - Marc Dibowski - book - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Commentary - New Year, New Cards - Gabe Fajuri
- Spectrum - Wayne Dobson - effect with DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Devious - Brandon David & Chris Turchi - effect with DVD - reviewed by Francis Menotti
- Growing Ring - Dan Hauss - effect with DVD - reviewed by Arthur Trace
- The Cardwarp Tour - Jeff Prace - book - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Filter - Rick Lax - effect video download - reviewed by Arthur Trace
- AlphaWave Deck - Card Shark - effect - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- BOOM! A Truly Explosive Card Trick - Mick Valenti - effect with DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
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- Magic Magazine's Recommended Retailers
- Finally
- Magic - Volume 22, Number 6 - February 2013 - 100 pages
- Cover - The Attack - Wayne Houchin
- Contents
- From The Editor - Stan Allen
- Letters ...
- Finally Feedback
- 50 Years at the Castle - Milt Larsen
- Part 3 - Fifty Years of Fine Food, Fun, and Failures
- For What It's Worth - Mark Kornhauser
- Paynefully Obvious - Payne
- Viewpoint - A Trick So Dangerous - Jared Sherlock
- Magic Update
- Magic Fever in Germany
- Seen, But Not Heard, 'Round the World
- A Castle Turns Fifty
- Conventions At A Glance - Scott Wells
- Bill Miesel - died
- Harry E. Colestock - died
- Bob Steiner - died
- Scotty York (1937-2012) - died
- Bill Chaudet (1921-2013) - died
- Cover - Wayne Houchin: After the Fire - Alan Howard
- Ten Things You Might Not Know About Wayne Houchin
- La Maga Lupe: A Backstage Life in the Spotlight - Alan Howard
- Peter Matz on the Magic of Doug Henning - interview by John Armato
- Daniel Madison, of the Lions Den - Jamie D. Grant
- Talk About Tricks - Joshua Jay
- A Late Holiday Present
- The Sentinel - Will Fern
- The World's Toughest Card Trick - Will Fern
- The Full Cut Palm - Will Fern
- Flavorless - Jeff Prace
- Suck It Up - Harapan Ong
- Connecting Columns
- October 2012 - Adam Flowers' Bill in Lemon uses same swich as Jim Cellini
- December 2012 - Donovan Powell's handling for Chris Piercy's One Step Further
- Loving Mentalism - Ian Rowland
- Bent on Deception - Mike Bent
- There's a Signpost Up Ahead. Your Next Stop, The Comfort Zone.
- One More Thing
- Real-World Methods - Richard Hatch
- The Power of the Press Release
- #LaxOnline - Rick Lax
- We're All TV Magicians Now
- Marketplace - Gabe Fajuri, editor
- Lessons in Card Mastery - Darwin Ortiz - book - reviewed by Jason England
- Kartis Bill Change 2.0 - Tango Magic - effect with DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Lubor's Lens - Lubor Fiedler & Paul Harris - effect with DVD - reviewed by Francis Menotti
- INDEX-terity - George Parker with Lawrence Hass - book - reviewed by Jared Brandon Kopf
- Sucker Peep - Mark Wong - effect with DVD - reviewed by Jared Brandon Kopf
- The Thought Reader Craze - Barry H. Wiley - book - reviewed by Michael Claxton
- Project - Shiro Ishida - DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Classics - Rapping Hand - effect - re-viewed by Gabe Fajuri
- Classics - Vanishing Coin in Glass - effect - re-viewed by Gabe Fajuri
- Wild Surprise - Ron Timmer - effect with DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- The Nine of Diamonds - Mark Beecham & Neil Stirton - book - reviewed by Jared Brandon Kopf
- Depicting Thoughts Set - Paralabs - 2 books and cue cards - reviewed by Gabe Fajuri
- Commentary - Stone Age Marketing - Gabe Fajuri
- European Coin Magic Symposium Vol. 3 - DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- X-Act - Mike Kirby - effect with DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Ei8ht - Mark Wong - DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- LemoNegg! - Jeremy Pei - effect with DVD - reviewed by Arthur Trace
- AL Schneider Cups & Balls - Al Schneider - DVD - reviewed by Francis Menotti
- Spheres - Manuel Llaser & Vernet - effect with DVD - reviewed by Arthur Trace
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- Magic Magazine's Recommended Retailers
- Be Amazing Magic Shop
- Easley's Fun Shop
- Finally
- Magic - Volume 22, Number 7 - March 2013 - 100 pages
- Cover - The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
- Contents
- From The Editor - Stan Allen
- Letters to the editor
- Finally Feedback
- 50 Years at the Castle - Milt Larsen
- Part 4 - Nobody's Pirfict! Fun and Follies
- For What It's Worth - Mark Kornhauser
- Who Do You Think You Are and What's the Big Idea?
- Paynefully Obvious - Payne
- Viewpoint - YouTube Exposé: A Different Perspective - Lee Asher
- Magic Update
- Por Arte de Magia
- Magic for Heroes
- They Did Magic
- Conventions At A Glance - Scott Wells
- Junior Reunion Week
- Television Comings & Goings
- Imam Hossain - died
- Kees Schoonenberg - died
- Cover - The Incredible Burt Wonderstone: Looking at Magic with a Magic Eye - Shawn McMaster
- Seven Things You Would Have No Way Of Knowing About Burt Wonderstone
- Mark Mason: Major League Pitcher - Alan Howard
- Taking Advantage of the Opportunity - re: Doug McKenzie - by Jaq Greenspon
- That's How It All Began - Mark Kalin
- Talk About Tricks - Joshua Jay
- Discipline
- Spread Tilt Triumph - Jesse Rijpkema
- Esperiment - Pablo Amira
- Daley Dilly - J.K. Hartman
- Vase Revisited - Curtis Kam
- The Third Card - Zane Kincade
- Loving Mentalism - Ian Rowland
- Bent on Deception - Mike Bent
- Let's Not Make a Big Production Out of This
- One More Thing
- Creative Play - Tracy Atteberry & David Parr
- #LaxOnline - Rick Lax
- Shut Up Already About How Magic Shops Are Dead
- Marketplace - Gabe Fajuri, editor
- Woodyland - Woody Aragon - 4 DVD set - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Pack Small, Play Big: The Tradeshow - Dan Harlan & L&L - DVD - reviewed by Francis Menotti
- Quadrant - Brandon David & Chris Turchi - effect with DVD - reviewed by Francis Menotti
- Te Ultimate Control - Happie - remote and MP3 player - reviewed by Arthur Trace
- Wayne Dobson & Friends - Wayne Dobson - book - reviewed by Francis Menotti
- A Baxt, A Boy, and a Bucket - Robert Baxt - routine with DVD - reviewed by Arthur Trace
- Angel - Christian Knudsen - effect - reviewed by Francis Menotti
- Classics - Dunninger's Complete Encyclopedia of Magic - Joseph Dunninger - book - re-viewed by Gabe Fajuri
- Classics - Shirt-Pulling Trick - Abbott's - effect - re-viewed by Gabe Fajuri
- Modern Intricacies - Yoann - DVD - reviewed by Jared Brandon Kopf
- The Dance - Brian Platt - DVD - reviewed by Arthur Trace
- Profile & Skewer - Garrett Thomas - 2 effects with DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Commentary - Production Valued? - Gabe Fajuri
- iProject - Alan Rorrison - effect with DVD - reviewed by Arthur Trace
- The Evolution Deck - Bob Solari - effect - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Milbourne Christopher: The Man and His Magic - William V. Rauscher
- Lotto Square - Leo Smetsers - effect - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Seeking the Bridge - John Born - book - reviewed by Arthur Trace
- The Multiple Revelation Project - Andi Gladwin & Rob James - 2 DVDs - reviewed by Jared Brandon Kopf
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- Magic Magazine's Recommended Retailers
- Finally
- Magic - Volume 22, Number 8 - April 2013 - 100 pages
- Cover - Denis Behr
- Contents
- From The Editor - Stan Allen
- Letters to the editor
- Finally Feedback
- 50 Years at the Castle - Milt Larsen
- Part 5 - And 45 Years of Banquets and Shows
- For What It's Worth - Mark Kornhauser
- Paynefully Obvious - Payne
- Our Magic Stories - Larry Singer
- Lucille and the Ma-ma-magic Egg
- Magic Update
- New Laughs from Old Hats
- Magic on Stage and Screen
- Quavers
- Burt Wonderstone: A Review - Shawn McMaster
- Conventions At A Glance - Scott Wells
- Comings & Goings
- Maurine Christopher - died
- Cover - Denis Behr: In Person, In Performance, In Practice
- Beer, Behr, and Bottom Deals - Pit Hartling
- Behr, Bretzels, and Bottom Deals: Denis' Solo Show - Thomas Fraps
- The More The Merrier - Denis Behr
- The American Museum of Magic at Thirty-Five - Gabe Fajuri
- Robert Lund on Collecting Magic - Robert Lund
- The Wizard Behind the Wizard - Rory Johnston
- Magic Mob! - Rick Maue
- Talk About Tricks - Joshua Jay
- Magi-Fest 2013
- The L Vanish - Michael Boden
- Holey Grail - J.K. Hartman
- Face Paint - Andrew Hillcoat
- There's Always A Catch - Kyle MacNeill
- Expertalk - Philip Bynorth on a False Cut
- Loving Mentalism - Ian Rowland
- Bent on Deception - Mike Bent
- It's All Geek to Me, or The Not-So-Daring, Incredibly Stupid Spring Trap
- One More Thing
- Creative Play - Tracy Atteberry & David Parr
- Marketplace - Gabe Fajuri, editor
- Confidences - Roberto Giobbi - book - reviewed by Jared Brandon Kopf
- Al Schneider: The Liking Rings - Al Schneider - DVD - reviewed by Francis Menotti
- Micro Card Rise - Bob Solari - effect - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- The Art of Presenting Magic to Children - Danny Orleans - 3 DVD set - reviewed by Mark Walker
- Silver Lining - The Miracle Factory - effect - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- The Great Alex Weyer - Véronique Faber - book - reviewed by Alan Howard
- Thindex - The Miracle Factory - wallet - reviewed by Francis Menotti
- Classics - Ultra-Cervon - Bruce Cervon & Stephen Minch - book - re-viewed by Jared Brandon Kopf
- Classics - Poker to Win: Exposé of Advantage Poker - Al Smith - book - re-viewed by Jared Brandon Kopf
- Array - Baz Taylor - effect with DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- The Prodigal - Atlas Brookings - e-book - reviewed by Arthur Trace
- Morphew One-Hand Top Palm - Glenn Morphew - effect via video download - reviewed by Arthur Trace
- Commentary - Hat Tricks - Gabe Fajuri
- The Triskadequadra Principle - John Hostler - book - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- The Tossed Out Book Test - Chris Philpott - book test - reviewed by Jared Brandon Kopf
- Mail Order Mysteries: Real Stuff from Old Comic Book Ads! - Kirk Demarais - book - reviewed by Mark Walker
- Closure - Robert Smith & Peter Eggink - effect with DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Ambideckstrous - Jonathan Pickard - effect - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Babel - Vincent Hedan - book test - reviewed by Francis Menotti
- In MY Mind 2 - Luca Volpe - DVD - reviewed by Francis Menotti
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- Finally
- Magic - Volume 22, Number 9 - May 2013 - 100 pages
- Cover - Doc Eason
- Contents
- From The Editor - Stan Allen
- Letters to the editor
- Finally Feedback
- 50 Years at the Castle - Milt Larsen
- Part 6 - Lights, Camera, Reaction - Shum's Standing Sets
- For What It's Worth - Mark Kornhauser
- No Breakfast for the Dead
- Paynefully Obvious - Payne
- Magic Update
- 45th AMA Awards
- Penn & Teller Star in Hollywood
- Magic in the Round
- Five Years in Indianapolis
- FLASOMA 2013
- Conventions At A Glance - Scott Wells
- Alexander Adrion - died
- Hans Moretti (1928-2013) - died
- De Yip Loo - died
- Johnny Loon (1944-2013) - died
- Peter Reveen (1935-2013) - died
- Cover - Doc Eason: Connecting With Magic - Alan Howard
- Seven Things You May Not Have Known About Doc Eason
- The Many Editions of Harry Houdini - Bill Winters
- A Garden of Art: The Magic of Markus Zink - Wittus Witt
- Revealing Masters - Alan Howard
- Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentos of Ricky Jay
- The Great Pretender [El Gran Simulador]
- Also In Theaters This Month
- Talk About Tricks - Joshua Jay
- Unconditional Impossibility
- Paper Towel Wow - David Kaye
- Cashed Monte - Tom Hodgson
- Sympathy - Cameron Francis
- Back to Back Into Time - J.K. Hartman
- Joker Power - Roy Walton
- Les Amis - Gaëtan Bloom & Kevin James
- Loving Mentalism - Ian Rowland
- Bent on Deception - Mike Bent
- Sack to the Future, or How an Ugly Prop Redefined the 20th Century
- One More Thing
- Creative Play - Tracy Atteberry & David Parr
- Marketplace - Gabe Fajuri, editor
- The Classic Collection 4 - Harry Lorayne - book - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- EMC 2012 - Luis de Matos 8 DVD set - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- More Memory Man - Joel Givens - video download - reviewed by Arthur Trace
- Dave's Magical Mysteries Revealed - David Williamson - video download - reviewed by Arthur Trace
- Reswindled - Caleb Wiles - video download - reviewed by Arthur Trace
- The UNmemorized Deck - Marcelo Insúa - DVD - reviewed by Jared Brandon Kopf
- Guerilla Q&A - Jerome Finley - book or e-book - reviewed by Jared Brandon Kopf
- Classics - How It's Done - Edward Litzau - book - re-viewed by Gabe Fajuri
- Classics - Mental Magic - Al Baker - book - re-viewed by Gabe Fajuri
- 21 - Shin Lim, Donald Carlson & Jose Morales - DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Tom Stone Lecture - Tom Stone - video download - reviewed by Arthur Trace
- Commentary - Do It Yourself, Sucker - Gabe Fajuri
- Deluxe Nest of Wallets - Nick Einhorn - effect with DVD - reviewed by Francis Menotti
- The Quest for Mastery - Michael Vincent - 4 DVD set - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Street Magic Secrets 1 & 2 - David Penn - 2 DVD set - reviewed by Jared Brandon Kopf
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- Magic Magazine's Recommended Retailers
- Finally
- Magic - Volume 22, Number 10 - June 2013 - 100 pages
- Cover - Silvan
- Contents
- From The Editor - Stan Allen
- Letters to the editor
- Finally Feedback
- 50 Years at the Castle - Milt Larsen
- Part 7 - Another Magic Castle? Don't Shake the Wagon!
- For What It's Worth - Mark Kornhauser
- Paynefully Obvious - Payne
- Magic Update
- The Sky's the Limit at Warehouse 13
- Cardini Continues to Impress
- Conventions At A Glance - Scott Wells
- History in Washington
- Dennis Loomis - died
- Dr. Robert A. Escher - died
- Cover - Silvan - Massimo Polidoro
- John Taylor: Creator, Performer, Protector - Rory Johnston
- Dick Cavett, In Conversation- Interview by Adam Rubin
- Laid Back, Energetic Magic - re: Joel Ward - by Alan Howard
- Talk About Tricks - Joshua Jay
- Still Life
- Gummy - Adam Rose
- Floating Roll - Marc Simpson
- Instinct - Cameron Francis
- Mouth Change - Rob Gardner
- Expertalk - Steve Draun on the Double Lift
- Connecting Columns
- Eyeball in Ball & Vase - Charlie Frye in November 2002 & Curtis Kam in March 2013
- Les Amis - Gaëtan Bloom & Kevin James
- Loving Mentalism - Ian Rowland
- Bent on Deception - Mike Bent
- Spring Cleaning: How Not to Let Your Act Die Under the Weight of its Own Clutter
- One More Thing
- Creative Play - Tracy Atteberry & David Parr
- Marketplace - Gabe Fajuri, editor
- Fat Brothers 2 - Miguel Angel Gea, Christian Engblom & Dani DaOrtiz - 2 DVD set - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Juxtaposition - Devonte Rosero - effect on DVD - reviewed by Francis Menotti
- A Taste of Chaos - Loki Kross - DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Trace - Will Tsai - effect with DVD - reviewed by Arthur Trace
- Haunted: Extreme Edition - Mark Traversoni - effect with DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Comic Book Test - Yoan Tanuji & Guillaume Bienné - book test - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Gold Dust: The Very Best of Paul Gordon - Paul Gordon - book - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Ice Pack - The Miracle Factory - effect - reviewed by Arthur Trace
- Classics - The Secrets of Brother John Hamman - Richard Kaufman - book - re-viewed by Jason England
- The Business of Street Magic - Will Stelfox - DVD - reviewed by Jared Brandon Kopf
- Eureka - Roberto Mansilla - effect on DVD - reviewed by Francis Menotti
- Deep Mental Mysteries - Lawrence Hass - book - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Commentary - A Circuit in Decline? - Gabe Fajuri
- The Little Things - Alan Rorrison - DVD - reviewed by Francis Menotti
- Tommy Cooper: "Jus' Like That!" - John Fisher - book - reviewed by Alan Howard
- Close-up Comedy Mentalism - The Miracle Factory - effect - reviewed by Peter Duffie
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- Finally
- Magic - Volume 22, Number 11 - July 2013 - 100 pages
- Cover - Derek & Helder
- Contents
- From The Editor - Stan Allen
- Letters to the editor
- Finally Feedback
- 50 Years at the Castle - Milt Larsen
- Part 8 - Gags, Gimmicks, Gadgets, and Goofs - Fifty Years of Fun!
- For What It's Worth - Mark Kornhauser
- Paynefully Obvious - Payne
- The Wisdom to Know the Difference
- Viewpoint - The Joy of Failure - Chris Philpott
- Our Magic Stories - Gerald A. Schiller
- Magic Update
- Historic Theater for Sale
- Hilton Head Magic
- Conventions At A Glance - Scott Wells
- San Francisco Magic
- Porsche of Wonder
- Cover - Derek & Helder: Nothing to Hide - re: Derek DelGaudio & Helder Guimarães - Interview by Mike Caveney
- King of Conjurors - re: Ed Reno - by David Meyer
- Pocket Tricks - Diamond Jim Tyler
- Toxic
- Post-It Puzzle
- Fortune Cookie Surprise
- The Gift - re: Dan Harlan - by Jamie D. Grant
- Talk About Tricks - Joshua Jay
- The Happy Magician
- Quadra - John Guastaferro
- Off By A Lot - Chris Westfall
- Tattle Too - Donny Orbit
- Backward Counting - Yu-Hsuan Lin
- Backward Counting Plus - Joshua Jay
- Les Amis - Gaëtan Bloom & Kevin James
- Loving Mentalism - Ian Rowland
- Bent on Deception - Mike Bent
- Mismade Flag? Myth-Made Flag? Miss-Made Flag!
- One More Thing
- Marketplace - Gabe Fajuri, editor
- The Art of Switching Decks - Roberto Giobbi - book - reviewed by Jared Brandon Kopf
- My Magical Journey - Milt Larsen - book - reviewed by Michael Claxton
- The Grid - Richard Wiseman - effect with DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Houdini and Gysel - Wayne Wissner - manuscript - reviewed by Michael Claxton
- Transparency - Boris Wild - book - reviewed by Jared Brandon Kopf
- Every Trick in the Book - Charlie Dancy - book - reviewed by Alan Howard
- The Trilby Deck - Joe Stuthard - effect with DVD - reviewed by Jared Brandon Kopf
- One Card Collector - Alexander Kölle - effect with DVD - reviewed by Jared Brandon Kopf
- Delicious Ambitious - Alexander Kölle - effect with DVD - reviewed by Jared Brandon Kopf
- Classics - The Complete Works of Derek Dingle - Richard Kaufman - book - re-viewed by Jason England
- Voyeur - Romanos - effect with DVD - reviewed by
- David Williamson Live - David Williamson - video download - reviewed by Arthur Trace
- Scents of Wonder - The Miracle Factory - effect - reviewed by Arthur Trace
- Commentary - Circuitry Continues ... - Gabe Fajuri
- Extraordinary Beliefs - Peter Lamont - book - reviewed by Michael Claxton
- The Monk's Way - Steve Reynolds - DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- 6 by Six - Michael "Six" Muldoon - DVD - reviewed by Jared Brandon Kopf
- Combustion - Arron Jones - effect on DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Omni Pen - World Magic Shop - effect with DVD - reviewed by Francis Menotti
- Magnum - Mark Zust - effect - reviewed by Arthur Trace
- Mona Lisa Van Gogh - The Miracle Factory - effect - reviewed by Francis Menotti
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- Magic - Volume 22, Number 12 - August 2013 - 100 pages
- Cover - Sos & Victoria Petrosyan
- Contents
- From The Editor - Stan Allen
- Letters to the editor
- Finally Feedback
- 50 Years at the Castle - Milt Larsen
- Part 9 - No Room for Expansion? Place Your Bets - Double or Nothing!
- For What It's Worth - Mark Kornhauser
- Paynefully Obvious - Payne
- Viewpoint - A Brief Dissertation Plucked out of Thin Air - Larry Thornton
- Magic Update
- Beyond Brookledge
- A Moment With ... Simon Painter
- Conventions At A Glance - Scott Wells
- On the Tube
- Amos Levkovitch (1948-2013) - died
- Cover - The Petrosyans: New Generations and Quick Change - Alan Howard
- Magic at the Fringe: Part One - Chris Philpott
- He's Bizzaro! - Rory Johnston
- Luminato and Louisville: Festivals for the Rest of Us - Gabe Fajuri
- Talk About Tricks - Joshua Jay
- Say What?
- Making Change - Jamie Kurtz
- Full Circle - Timothy Paul
- Bank on 64th Street - Joe McKay
- In Flight Switch - Daniel Chard
- Expertalk - Alfredo Alvarez on Finessed Oil & Queens
- Connecting Columns
- February 2013 - Pete McCabe's comments on Will Fern's Sentinel
- Les Amis - Gaëtan Bloom & Kevin James
- Loving Mentalism - Ian Rowland
- Bent on Deception - Mike Bent
- Comedy, We Have a Problem
- One More Thing
- Creative Play - Tracy Atteberry & David Parr
- Marketplace - Gabe Fajuri, editor
- The Mirage - Dani DaOrtiz - effect with DVD - reviewed by Arthur Trace
- DVS - Mark Calabrese - DVD - reviewed by Francis Menotti
- Dusheck's Diminishing Cards - Steve Dusheck - effect - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- SkyCap - Luke Dancy, Paul Harris, Uday Jadugar & Alex Linian - effect with DVD - reviewed by Jared Brandon Kopf
- Nine Uneasy Pieces - Robert E. Neale - book - reviewed by Francis Menotti
- Deliverance - Jay Sankey - effect with DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- PET - Richard Pinner - effect - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- More iCandy Volumes 1 & 2 - Lee Smith & Gary Jones - 2 DVDs - reviewed by Jared Brandon Kopf
- Classics - Morrison Pill Box - effect - re-viewed by Gabe Fajuri
- The Web - Lance Richardson - illusion book - reviewed by Francis Menotti
- Paper Prophecies - David Parr - e-book - reviewed by Arthur Trace
- LinKey - Alan Rorrison - effect with DVD - reviewed by Francis Menotti
- Commentary - Circuit Online - Gabe Fajuri
- Packs Small Plays Massive Volumes 1 & 2 - Jamie Allen - 2 DVDs - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Portable Ink - Takei - effect with DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Melting Point - Casshan Wallace - effect with DVD - reviewed by Arthur Trace
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- Finally
- Magic - Volume 23, Number 1 - September 2013 - 100 pages
- Cover - Johan Ståhl
- Contents
- From The Editor - Stan Allen
- Letters to the editor
- Finally Feedback
- 50 Years at the Castle - Milt Larsen
- Part 10 - Hollywood Loved Stars, and the Stars Loved Magic!
- For What It's Worth - Mark Kornhauser
- Paynefully Obvious - Payne
- Magic Update
- SAM 2013
- IBM 2103
- Conventions At A Glance - Scott Wells
- Comings & Goings
- Albert Ching (1925-2013) - died
- Bart Whaley (1928-2013) - died
- Cover - Johan Ståhl - by Jaq Greenspon
- Seven Things You May Not Have Known About Johan Ståhl
- Win Star! - re: David Magee - by Rory Johnston
- Magic at the Fringe: Part Two - Chris Philpott
- Davenport's Magic Kingdom - Fergus Roy
- Talk About Tricks - Joshua Jay
- Outro
- Torn and ResTored Vader - Rune Klan
- Les CarTes oVerLap - Andi Gladwin
- CheaTing suiTe - Joel Givens
- hitchCoCk - Joshua Jay
- Creative Play - Tracy Atteberry & David Parr
- Les Amis - Gaëtan Bloom & Kevin James
- Loving Mentalism - Ian Rowland
- Bent on Deception - Mike Bent
- You Can Teach an Old Bag new tricks
- One More Thing
- Real-World Methods - Mike Straka
- Million-Dollar School Shows
- Marketplace - Gabe Fajuri, editor
- Creative Magic - Adam Wilbur - book & gimmicks - reviewed by Francis Menotti
- Hug - Nefesch - DVD - reviewed by Peter Dufffie
- The Grumble Glim - Nathan Kranzo - gimmick with DVD - reviewed by Jared Brandon Kopf
- Hide & Seek - James Brown - DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Bitten - Bob Solari - effect - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- True Mysteries - Fraser Parker - book & DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Magic in Mind - Joshua Jay - e-book - reviewed by Francis Menotti
- Classics - The World's Greatest Magic - Hyla M. Clark - book - re-viewed by Gabe Fajuri
- Classics - Henri Robin, Expositor of Science and Magic - Edwin A. Dawes - book - re-viewed by Gabe Fajuri
- The Artful Remote Viewer - Bob Cassidy - CD-ROM - reviewed by Francis Menotti
- Ultimate CD Prediction Kit - Will Tsai - effect with DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- The Fortune Teller's Prediction - Magical Tales - effect - reviewed by Arthur Trace
- Birthday Surprise in Las Vegas - Magical Tales - effect - reviewed by Arthur Trace
- Commentary - Circuitry Concluded - Gabe Fajuri
- Chaotic - Kieron Johnson - DVD - reviewed by Arthur Trace
- East Meets West - Ken Niinuma with Joshua Jay - video download - reviewed by Arthur Trace
- (W)Hole Deck - Marc Arthur - effect with DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- CAANDY - Chris Mayhew - effect by video download - reviewed by Arthur Trace
- Welcome to My World - John Stessel - DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Inscrutable - Joseph Barry - 2 DVD set - reviewed by Jared Brandon Kopf
- Pretty Fly - Michael Eaton - video download - reviewed by Arthur Trace
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- Magic Magazine's Recommended Retailers
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- Magic - Volume 23, Number 2 - October 2013 - 100 pages
- Cover - Justin Willman
- Contents
- From The Editor - Stan Allen
- Letters ...
- Finally Feedback
- 50 Years at the Castle - Milt Larsen
- Part 11 - Boo! Fifty Years of Ghosts, Spirits, and Mediums, Rare and Well Done!
- For What It's Worth - Mark Kornhauser
- Paynefully Obvious - Payne
- Why Do We Repeat Ourselves?
- Magic Update
- An 800 Number for Magic
- Hofzinser Memorial Ring
- A Moment With ... Sir Pat-Trick
- A Moment With ... The Great Tomsoni
- Conventions At A Glance - Scott Wells
- J.P. Jackson - died
- Gertrude Smith - died
- Mandrake the Magician - gone into retirement
- Cover - Justin Willman - Jaq Greenspon
- Eight Things You Might Not Know About Justin Willman
- Cut & Restored Earbuds - Justin Willman
- Friends with Benefits: Journeying Through the Desert to Magic Live! - Shawn McMaster
- Schedule of Events
- TEAM Live!
- 78 Hours of Magic Live!
- A Tribute to Doug Henning - Greg Curtis
- Loving Mentalism - Ian Rowland
- Les Amis - Gaëtan Bloom & Kevin James
- First Look: High Caliber - John Bannon
- Bullet Catcher
- Drop Target Aces
- The Bannon Triumph (a.k.a. Play it Straight Triumph)
- Bent on Deception - Mike Bent
- Polly Wants a Makeover
- One More Thing
- Creative Play - Tracy Atteberry & David Parr
- Marketplace - Gabe Fajuri, editor
- Mike Caveney Wonders and The Conference Illusions - Mike Caveney - 2 books - reviewed by Jason England
- Gerti - Romanos - effect with DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- The Modern Billet - Allen Zingg - 2 DVD set - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Nestor Hato - Nestor Hato - video download - reviewed by Arthur Trace
- Uprising - Richard Sanders - effect with DVD - reviewed by Arthur Trace
- Oscar Muñoz Live! - Oscar Muñoz - 2 DVD set - reviewed by Arthur Trace
- Miracles of the Mind, Vols. 1 & 2 - T.A. Waters - 2 DVDs - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Classics - Cardfixes - Jon Racherbaumer - book - re-viewed by Jared Brandon Kopf
- Classics - Woes of a Wizard - David Devant - book - reviewed by Gabe Fajuri
- Electric Touch Plus - Yigal Mesika - gimmick with DVD - reviewed by Francis Menotti
- TTTCBE - The Trick That Cannot Be Explained: A New Look - Roberto Giobbi - effect - reviewed by Jared Brandon Kopf
- Commentary - Market Forces - Gabe Fajuri
- High Caliber - John Bannon - book - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Subtle Card Creations, Vol. 4 - Nick Trost - book - reviewed by Jared Brandon Kopf
- Reading Writing - Ariel Frailich - book - reviewed by Francis Menotti
- Jarrow: Life of a Vaudeville Headliner - Dvid Charvet - book - reviewed by Michael Claxton
- Mechanic Pro Toolkit - Mechanic Inductries - effect - reviewed by Francis Menotti
- Subscription Information
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- Magic Magazine's Recommended Retailers
- Finally
- Magic - Volume 23, Number 3 - November 2013 - 100 pages
- Cover - Fabrini
- Contents
- From The Editor - Stan Allen
- Letters to the editor
- Finally Feedback
- 50 Years at the Castle - Milt Larsen
- Part 12 - Fifty Years of Fires, Riots, Floods, and Earthquakes
- For What It's Worth - Mark Kornhauser
- The Legend of Sir Pat-Trick and Saint Joanie
- Paynefully Obvious - Payne
- Magic Update
- Bedrocktoberfest Music, Magic, and Beer
- Encontros Magicos
- A Moment With ... Collins Key
- Conventions At A Glance - Scott Wells
- Comings & Goings
- Dick Newton - died
- Jon LeClair - died
- Greg Farmer - died
- John Calvert (1911-2013) - died
- Cover - Fabrini: An Artist in Two Realms - Kevin James
- An Aristocrat Among Pickpockets - re: Tommy Iverson aka Gentleman Jack - by Kenny Quinn
- The Healing of Magic - Kevin Spencer
- When Magic Comes to Town: Illusionists Dale Scott & Ana - by Mike Heidtman
- Loving Mentalism - Ian Rowland
- Flashback: Inner Workings - Richard Kaufman
- Twisted Trio - Larry Jennings, Michael Skinner, Derek Dingle
- The Duck Change - Hiro Sakai
- Passage To China - Giovanni Livera
- Bent on Deception - Mike Bent
- Women! Can't Live With Then ... No, Wait, Actually You Can!
- One More Thing
- First Look: The Approach - Jamie D. Grant
- Chapter 1: Article - How Many Tricks You Should Know
- Chapter 82: Lesson - Open versus Closed Body Language
- Chapter 24: Advice - Transitions
- Chapter 33: Advice - Your Close-Up Case/Bag
- Marketplace - Gabe Fajuri, editor
- Full Bloom - Gaëtan Bloom - 2 books - reviewed by Francis Menotti
- MOVEMiNT - Darryl Vanamburg - effect with DVD - reviewed by Arthur Trace
- F---ing Coins - Clément Kerstenne & Philuppe Bougard - 2 DVD set - reviewed by Jared Brandon Kopf
- Inexplicable - Steve Shufton - effect - reviewed by Arthur Trace
- Wedge - Jesse Feinberg - effect with DVD - reviewed by Francis Menotti
- Way Out - Marc Oberon - book - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Clued In - Dick Steiner - effect - reviewed by Francis Menotti
- Classics - The Encyclopedia of Cigarette Tricks - Keith Clark - book - re-viewed by Gabe Fajuri
- Classics - Royal Fantasy - Lubor Fiedler - effect - re-viewed by Gabe Fajuri
- PaC Stack - Paul Carnazzo - peek device with video download - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- The Heinous Collection, Volume 1: False Shuffles & Cuts - Karl Hein - DVD - reviewed by Jared Brandon Kopf
- Modern Triumph - Michael "Six" Muldoon - effect with DVD - reviewed by Jared Brandon Kopf
- Commentary - Million Dollar Idea - Gabe Fajuri
- The Crusade: A Mind Reader's ACAAN - Atlas Brookings & Andrew Brown - 2 e-books - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Ultimate Self Working Card Tricks, Vol. 2 - Big Blind Media - DVD - reviewed by Arthur Trace
- Emotional Mentalism - Luca Volpe - e-book - reviewed by Peter Duffie
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- Magic Magazine's Recommended Retailers
- Finally
- Magic - Volume 23, Number 4 - December 2013 - 100 pages
- Cover - David Stahl
- Contents
- From The Editor - Stan Allen
- Letters to the editor
- Finally Feedback
- 50 Years at the Castle - Milt Larsen
- Part 13 - Here's to the Next Fifty Years!
- For What It's Worth - Mark Kornhauser
- Paynefully Obvious - Payne
- Magic, The Gift of Immortality
- Magic Update
- 400 Nights in Hollywood
- Exceeding Human Limits
- Jackie's Magic Food Drive
- Conventions At A Glance - Scott Wells
- Cover - David Stahl Knows His Business! - Rory Johnston
- Five Things You Don't Know About David Stahl
- Doing Miracles - David Stahl
- The Magic of Germany: In Theaters, Salons, and Lounges - Wittus Witt
- Wundermanufaktur - Nuremberg
- Krist & Münich - Munich
- Strotmanns Magic Lounge - Stuttgart
- Zaubertheater Essen - Essen
- Zaubertheater Lübeck - Lübeck
- Black Rabbit - Frankfurt
- Zaubertheater Igor Jedlin - Berlin
- Closer to Magic - Cologne
- Zaubermühle Merklingen - near Stuttgart
- Zauber-Salon - Hamberg
- For Reservations
- Bob Cassidy on Mentalism - Interview by Jheff
- The Bulldog Deck, or, The Scary Movie Routine - Bob Cassidy
- In One - Stephen Hobbs
- Ten-Card Wild
- Spring Multiple Shift
- SOG (Spectator Cuts Gilbreath)
- A Puzzle
- Loving Mentalism - Ian Rowland
- Bent on Deception - Mike Bent
- A Bribe for Santa!
- One More Thing
- Creative Play - Tracy Atteberry & David Parr
- Marketplace - Gabe Fajuri, editor
- J.N. Hofzinser: Non Plus Ultra - Magic Christian - 2 book set - reviewed by Jared Brandon Kopf & Gabe Fajuri
- Cardopia - Jósef Kovács - e-book - reviewed by Arthur Trace
- 2013 UK Lecture Tour Notes - Jósef Kovács - e-book - reviewed by Arthur Trace
- The Complete Mojo - Wesley James - e-book magazine - reviewed by Jared Brandon Kopf
- Clean Cash - Marc Oberon - effect with DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Classics - Where do the Ducks Go? - William J. Nixon - effect - re-viewed by Gabe Fajuri
- Celestial Mechanics - David Davies - DVD - reviewed by Jared Brandon Kopf
- The Spirit Cards - Andrew Loh - book - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Complete Peek Wallet - Anthony Miler - wallet - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Magical Things I Really DO DO Too! - Christopher A. Manes - book - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Commentary - Marketplace Wish List - Gabe Fajuri
- Polyester - Zivi Kivi - effect with DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Turbo Stick - Leo Smetsers & Richard Sanders - effect with DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Miracles without Moves - Ryan Schlutz - DVD - reviewed by Peter Dufffie
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- Finally
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