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
1. Cover - Martin Lewis
7. Contents
9. From The Editor - Stan Allen
   • Turning the Page
10. Your Stories - Lee Asher
    • Making Real Connections
12. Classic Correspondence from Egyptian Hall Museum - Mike Caveney
    • Dick Ricton to Gerald Heaney
17. For What It's Worth - Mark Kornhauser
    • I Love It When You Say Google
19. Walkabout Soup - Simon Coronel
    • The Institute of Layman Studies, Part 3: The Thoughtful Recap
21. Magic Update
    • Magic in Macau
    • Conventions At A Glance - Scott Wells
    • Comings & Goings
    • Barrie Richardson - died
    • A Moment With ... Derek Hughes
    • Dan Waldron (1925-2015) - died
30. Cover - Martin Lewis, Maker of Magic - Rory Johnston
    • 10 "Buts" You Might Not Know About Martin Lewis
40. The Wonderful World of Wizardry - Leo Behnke & Greg Wilson
48. Chris Ramsay: Forever - Jamie D. Grant
    • I Inked Myself - Chris Ramsey [sic]
56. Master of the Art of Kindness - Barrie Richardson, A Remembrance - Stephen Minch
    • Barrie Richardson's Spoo-Key
64. Making Magic - Martin Lewis
    • The Wall
66. The Monk's Way - Steve Reynolds
    • Wilder Pocket Interchange
70. First Look: Kids Show Masterplan - Danny Orleans
    70. The Magical Age of Eight
    71. After the Show: Schmooze Time
    71. The Most Important Schmooze of My Career
73. First Look: Hands Off My Notes - John Guastaferro
    73. Hands Off Aces
74. Loving Mentalism - Ian Rowland
    • Color Connection
76. Bent on Deception - Mike Bent
    • Magic Under the Influence
    • One More Thing
78. Marketplace
    • Cube FX - Karl Hein & John George - 3 DVD set - reviewed by Francis Menotti
    • An Essay on Magic - Robert E. Neale - book - reviewed by Jared Kopf
    • Pen or Pencil - Mickael Chatelain - effect with DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
    • Selenium Shift - Christopher C. Severson - effect on DVD - reviewed by Peter Pitchford
    • Rock, Paper. Lies - Jay Di Biase - effect with DVD - reviewed by John Wilson
    • Oh, Snap! - Jibrizy Taylor - effect with DVD - reviewed by Peter Pitchford
    • Labyrinth: A Journal of Close-up Magic - Stephen Hobbs - bound magazine - reviewed by Jared Kopf
    • Classics - Shadows in the Moonlight - T. Page Wright - force book - re-viewed by Gabe Fajuri
    • Blaze - Les French Twins (Tony & Jordan) - effect with DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
    • Flight - Michael Afshin & Vortex Magic - gaffed coin set - reviewed by Francis Menotti
    • Paragon 3-D - Jon Allen - effect DVD - reviewed by John Wilson
    • Big Four Poker - Tom Dobrowolski - routine with DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
    • Subterranean Deceptions - Mike Pisciotta - DVD - reviewed by Francis Menotti
    • Cupid - SansMinds - effect with DVD - reviewed by Peter Pitchford
    • Quick Change Secrets - The World Record Holders - book - reviewed by John Wilson
    • Another World - Rob Zabrecky - effect - reviewed by Jared Kopf
95. Subscription Information
95. Advertiser Index
96. Magic Magazine's Recommended Retailers
98. Finally

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1. Magic - Volume 25, Number 6 - February 2016 - 100 pages
1. Cover - Jon Armstrong
7. Contents
9. From The Editor - Stan Allen
   • Just Right!
11. Your Stories - Mike Straka
    • Opportunity Lost
12. Classic Correspondence from Egyptian Hall Museum - Mike Caveney
    • Maurice Bliss to Greystoke
17. For What It's Worth - Mark Kornhauser
    • The Mother of Invention
19. Walkabout Soup - Simon Coronel
    • The Secret in the Basement on Halloween
21. Magic Update
    • Night of Illusions
    • Conventions At A Glance - Scott Wells
    • Magic for Heroes
28. Cover - Jon Armstrong: Taking Charge in Life and On Set - Chris Philpott
    • 9 Things You May Not Know About Jon Armstrong
    • Jon Armstrong's Strong Arm Tactics with Director's Notes
40. Breathe Magic - Alan Howard
44. The Legendary Richiardi Jr. - Levent
52. Mural, Mural on the Wall - Rory Johnston
56. Your Magic - Steve Reynolds
    56. Detailed Pocket Dodge - Steve Valentine
    57. Ambigram Prediction - Jian Zhenghua & Bill Cheung
    58. Pseudo-Muck - Anonymous
60. Making Magic - Martin Lewis
    • Instant Coffee
62. Loving Mentalism - Ian Rowland
    • Esoteric
64. The Monk's Way - Steve Reynolds
    • Sharper-er's Image
66. Bent on Deception - Mike Bent
    • You're Nobody Till Sponge Bunnies Love You
    • One More Thing
68. First Look: Camera Tricks - Casshan Wallace
    68. True Link
72. First Look: Magic by Miller - Donald Croucher
    72. The Impossible Penetration
76. First Look: Kahnjuring - Scott Kahn
    76. Stale Moldy Bread
78. Marketplace
    • Wordsmyth - Francis Menotti - effect DVD - reviewed by Peter Pitchford
    • The Count - Alex Pandrea - DVD - reviewed by John Wilson
    • BH Sandwich - Byeong Hun Yu - DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
    • Over This World - Alex Pandrea - effect on DVD - reviewed by Jared Kopf
    • Signor Arvi: The Forgotten Illusionist - Trevor Dawson - book - reviewed by Michael Claxton
    • The Fairground Soo - Dean Arnold - book - reviewed by Michael Claxton
    • Compress - SansMinds Creative Lab - effect with DVD - reviewed by Jared Kopf
    • Runaway Joker - Peter Nardi - effect with online video - reviewed by Peter Duffie
    • The Rough & Smooth Project - Lawrence Turner - DVD with roughing stick - reviewed by Peter Pitchford
    • Pieces - Christian Engblom - effect with online video - reviewed by John Wilson
    • Pantera Wallet V2 - Outlaw Effects - wallet with online video - reviewed by John Wilson
    • Marvelous Multiplying Boxes - Matthew Wright - effect with DVD - reviewed by Peter Pitchford
    • Dancing Selfie Stick - Doug Bennett - effect with online video - reviewed by Peter Duffie
    • Apollo Ascending - Apollo Riego - effect with DVD - reviewed by Jared Kopf
    • Classics - The Magician's Road to Fame - Laurence Glen - book - re-viewed by Gabe Fajuri
    • AmazeBox - Mark Shortland - utility device with online video - reviewed by Jared Kopf
    • Impromptu - Martin Gardner - book - reviewed by John Wilson
    • The Souvenir - Henri White - effect with DVD - reviewed by Peter Pitchford
    • Unbound - Darryl Davis - effect on DVD - reviewed by Francis Menotti
    • Street Thief - Andrew Gerard - routine with online video - reviewed by John Wilson
    • Rise - Sean Scott - effect - reviewed by Jared Kopf
95. Subscription Information
95. Advertiser Index
96. Magic Magazine's Recommended Retailers
98. Finally

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1. Magic - Volume 25, Number 7 - March 2016 - 100 pages
1. Cover - Mark Haslam
7. Contents
9. From The Editor - Stan Allen
   • Yes and No
12. Classic Correspondence from Egyptian Hall Museum - Mike Caveney
    • Kellar to Thurston
17. For What It's Worth - Mark Kornhauser
    • Clap For Me
19. Walkabout Soup - Simon Coronel
    • A7 Flyers: The Guerrilla Marketing Secret Weapon
21. Magic Update
    • Arizona's Carnival of Illusion
    • Magic Inc. Moves
    • 150 Years of Jewish Magicians
    • Comings & Goings
    • Jerry Mentzer (1940-2016) - died
    • Jim Patton (1940-2016) - died
30. Cover - Mark Haslam: A Class Act - Gordon Bean
    • At Homb with Haslan - Mark Haslan
40. May I Have the Envelope, Please - A Behind-the-Podium Look at Magic Awards - Jaq Greenspon
    • The Magic Circle
    • The Academy of Magical Arts
    • Milbourne Christopher Foundation
    • The International Magicians Society
    • FISM
48. Building a Career - re: Dan Summers - Rory Johnston
    • Daniel Summers: Illumination
56. Discover Magic ... With Magic! - Rory Johnston
64. Loving Mentalism - Ian Rowland
    • Tossed Out Darts
66. The Monk's Way - Steve Reynolds
    • Finally Final Aces
70. Bent on Deception - Mike Bent
    • The Point of No Return
    • One More Thing
72. Making Magic - Martin Lewis
    • The Grail
76. Marketplace
    • Fred's Mental Miracle - Barry Schor - effect - reviewed
    • The Anniversary Waltz Project - Doc Eason & Garrett Thomas - effect with online video - reviewed by Peter Pitchford
    • Implausibilities - Hudson Taylor - DVD - reviewed by Jared Kopf
    • Induction - Spidey - 2 DVD set - reviewed by John Wilson
    • The Magicianary Position - Arron James - DVD - reviewed by John Wilson
    • Locked - Jim Kleefeld - book [with supplement] - reviewed by Francis Menotti
    • Magic by Miller - Donald Croucher - book - reviewed by Michael Claxton
    • Contained - Jay Sankey - effect with DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
    • An Unexpected Triumph - Magician Anonymous - effect with video download - reviewed by Francis Menotti
    • Scarlet Monte - Malcolm Norton - routine with online video - reviewed by Peter Duffie
    • The Complete Card Manipulation Set - Inaki Zabaletta - 2 decks with DVD - reviewed by Peter Pitchford
    • Any Jacket Dove Pocket - Daniel Ka - device - reviewed by Peter Pitchford
    • Automatic Dove Bag - Daniel Ka - device - reviewed by Peter Pitchford
    • Ultimate Invisible Dove Harness - Daniel Ka - device - reviewed by Peter Pitchford
    • Classics - The Zig-Zag Girl - Robert Harbin - illusion - re viewed by Gabe Fajuri
    • Cash Converter - Richard Griffin - effect with DVD - reviewed by Francis Menotti
    • Exquisite - Michael Ammar & Dirk Losander - effect with online video - reviewed by John Wilson
    • Decon - Danny Weiser - effect with online video - reviewed by Peter Duffie
    • Hustle - Juan Marcos - effect with DVD - reviewed by Jared Kopf
    • Enlighten - Ravi Mayar - effect with DVD - reviewed by John Wilson
    • Tranfuze - Peter Eggink - effect with DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
    • Digital Twin - SansMinds - effect with DVD - reviewed by Francis Menotti
    • Intro to Sponge Balls - Michael Dardant - DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
    • Gift Card - Constantinos Pantelias - effect with online video - reviewed by John Wilson
95. Subscription Information
95. Advertiser Index
96. Magic Magazine's Recommended Retailers
98. Finally

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1. Magic - Volume 25, Number 8 - April 2016 - 100 pages
1. Cover - Friends Remembered [three different covers]
7. Contents
9. From The Editor - Stan Allen
   • Being Remembered
10. Et Cetera
    • Putting on Patton
    • Magic Limited
    • Magic Awards - Reader's Survey Results
    • Join the Conversation
    • 73 Times 2
    • Comments
15. For What It's Worth - Mark Kornhauser
    • Eight Seconds
17. Walkabout Soup - Simon Coronel
    • Advice for Young Magicians
19. Magic Update
    • Fog City Magic Festival - Brian Scott
    • Blackpool's 64th - C. Walter Lees
    • Tom Mullica - died
    • Majestik Magnificent - died
    • Irene Larsen - died
    • Conventions At A Glance - Scott Wells
    • J.C. Doty - died
    • Franz Czeisler [El Gran Tihany] - died
    • Bob Brown (1921-2016) - died
26. Cover - Friends Remembered - Rory Johnston
28. Tom Mullica: No Man is a Failure Who Has Friends - Rory Johnston
34. Irene Larsen: Heart and Soul of Magic - Friends & Family
    • Irene the Internationalist - Max Maven
    • Early Irene - Leo Behnke
    • Princess Irene - Joan Lawton
    • Irene and the Larsen Family - Milt Larsen
    • Oma - Liberty Larsen
40. El Gran Tihany: Circus Magic Legend - Alan Howard
    • My Friend Tihany - Lupe Nielsen
44. Magic: A Prescription for Practice - Lynn E. Miner
    • A Simple Practice Model
    • Barriers to Practice
    • Your Persona
    • Trick Selection
    • Strategic Plan
    • Skill Acquisition
    • Mental Picture
    • Just Do It
52. Bring It With You - Will Fern's Journey to Simply Perform Magic for a Living - Jamie D. Grant
    • Will Fern's Top 15 Ways to Bring It!
    • The Bruce Lee Card Trick - Will Fern
60. First Look: Patrick Page Audio Archive - Patrick Page
    60. Patrick Page with Jay Marshall
    61. Patrick Page with Cy Enfield
    62. Patrick Page with Maurice Fogel
64. First Look: In Order to Amaze - Pit Hartling
    634. Catch Me If You Can
68. The Monk's Way - Steve Reynolds
    • Techless Multiplex Reset
72. Making Magic - Martin Lewis
    • Bank Job
74. Loving Mentalism - Ian Rowland
    • Prediction Backwards
76. Bent on Deception - Mike Bent
    • I'm a Loner, Dottie. A Rebel.
    • One More Thing
78. Marketplace
    • Tenyoism - Richard Kaufman - 2 books, 4 DDVs & props - reviewed by Jason England
    • Helix - Tom Elderfield - effect with online video - reviewed by Jared Kopf
    • Gone Deck - Shin Lim - effect with materials and video downloads - reviewed by Francis Menotti
    • Easy Money (Money, Money!) - Justin Pablo - effect with DVD - reviewed by John Wilson
    • Cold Case - Gregory Wilson - gaff with online video - reviewed by Jared Kopf
    • Adventures of A Kid Magician - Scott Flom & Judy Flom Hill - book - reviewed by Rory Johnston
    • The Full Monty - Liam Montier - effect with DVD - reviewed by Peter Pitchford
    • Stapled - Adam Burton - effect by online video - reviewed by Peter Duffie
    • Classics - Okito Coin Box - Theo Bamberg - prop - re-viewed by Gabe Fajuri
    • Duo - Dan Alex - PDF & 3 videos - reviewed by Peter Duffie
    • Camera Tricks - Casshan Wallace - DVD & magnets - reviewed by Peter Pitchford
    • Contrast - Victor Sanz - effect with DVD - reviewed by Peter Pitchford
    • Sweet Penetration - Jabrizy Taylor - effect with DVD - reviewed by Peter Pitchford
    • Force of Will - Dave Hooper - DVD or video download - reviewed by John Wilson
95. Subscription Information
95. Advertiser Index
96. Magic Magazine's Recommended Retailers
98. Finally

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1. Magic - Volume 25, Number 9 - May 2016 - 100 pages
1. Cover - Paul Daniels (1938-2016)
5. Contents
9. From The Editor - Stan Allen
   • Good Fun
10. Et Cetera
    • Art Unlimited
    • Practicing - Reader's Survey Results
    • Oma Homage
    • Join the Conversation
    • Don't Tell Me - It's an Art
12. Your Stories - Peter Pitchford
    • Ren Fetzer
15. For What It's Worth - Mark Kornhauser
    • Our Lady of Prestidigitation
17. Walkabout Soup - Simon Coronel
    • Full Shaman
19. Magic Update
    • Long Live the Princess
    • Magic Bash in Toronto
    • Le Grand David's Larcom For Sale
    • Conventions At A Glance - Scott Wells
    • Comings & Goings
    • Paul Daniels - died
    • Abel Pabón - died
30. Cover - Paul Daniels: Audiences Liked Him ... A Lot! - Alan Howard
    • Memories of Paul
      • Michael Ammar
      • Tim Reed
      • Graham Reed
      • Barry Murray
      • David Britland
40. Can Magic be Declared an Art? - Jaq Greenspon
    • H. Res. 642
44. Going On: A Story About Chris Funk - Jamie D. Grant
48. The Greatest Magic Shop I Ever Visited: The Story of Phil Thomas and the Yogi Magic Mart - Mark Walker
54. Michael Carbonaro Live! Putting the Magician Back into the Equation - Rory Johnston
    • Michael Carbonaro Live! Tour Dates
58. Your Magic - Steve Reynolds
    58. Remembering Henry Crist - Jim Turnpaugh
    61. Blendo Collectors (a.k.a. Crazy-Ass Collectors) - Nathan Colwell
64. Loving Mentalism - Ian Rowland
    • Parity Party
66. Making Magic - Martin Lewis
    • U-Pick-Em
70. Bent on Deception - Mike Bent
    • How to behave in Public (at a Magic Show)
    • One More Thing
72. The Monk's Way - Steve Reynolds
    • Who Presented the First Online Lecture?
74. First Look: The Life of Lester Lake - Julie A. Schlesselman
    74. Lester Lake
76. Marketplace
    • Figment - Tom Mullenger - effect with video download - reviewed by Francis Menotti
    • 400 Lux - Kyle Littleton - effect with DVD - reviewed by John Wilson
    • Abacus - Rus Andrews - effect by PDF download - reviewed by Peter Duffie
    • Flashy - SansMinds - effect with DVD - reviewed by Peter Pitchford
    • Alcardmy - Mike Liu - effect with video download - reviewed by Peter Pitchford
    • Steam 2.0 - Ali Nouira - effect with online video - reviewed by John Wilson
    • Travel in Mind - Steve Cook, Paul McCaig & Luca Volpe - effect - reviewed by Jared Kopf
    • In Order to amaze: A Collection of Memorized-Deck Magic - Pit Hartling - book - reviewed by Jared Kopf
    • A Thought Left Unsaid - Abhibav Bothra & AJ - effect by PDF download - reviewed by Peter Duffie
    • Magic Pad - Robert Baxt & Brain Foshee - utility device with video download - reviewed by Francis Menotti
    • Torque - Chris Stevenson - utility gimmick with online video - reviewed by John Wilson
    • Classics - Paul Daniels and the Story of Magic - John Fisher - book - re-viewed by Gabe Fajuri
    • Never There - Morgan Strebler - effect on DVD - reviewed by John Wilson
    • Magic & Madness - Sean Haydon - DVD - reviewed by Peter Pitchford
    • TAssembly - Creative Artists - effect by video download - reviewed by Peter Duffie
    • Thought Wave Extreme - Gary Jones - effect with DVD - reviewed by John Wilson
    • Fall - Jay Grill - effect by video download - reviewed by Peter Duffie
    • Mentallica - Ben Harris - book - reviewed by John Wilson
    • Eclectica - John Carey - DVD - reviewed by Jared Kopf
    • Test Conditions Prediction - Pablo Amira - effect by PDF download - reviewed by Peter Duffie
    • Fobulous - Steve Shufton - effect - reviewed by Jared Kopf
    • The Experience - Peter Turner - DVD - reviewed by John Wilson
    • Miracle Bingo - Dorul Ulgen - effect with online video - reviewed by Peter Duffie
    • Kalanag: Magician of the Third Reich - William V. Rauscher - book - reviewed by Michael Claxton
    • Screen Test - Steve Dimmer - effect with DVD - reviewed by Francis Menotti
95. Subscription Information
95. Advertiser Index
96. Magic Magazine's Recommended Retailers
98. Finally

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1. Magic - Volume 25, Number 10 - June 2016 - 100 pages
1. Cover - John Moehring and the Magic of The Ed Sullivan Show
7. Contents
9. From The Editor - Stan Allen
   • A Pleasure, and a Pleasure
10. Et Cetera
    • So Soo Me
    • Pileggi's Secrets Revealed
    • Open
    • Join the Conversation
    • Soon You'll See This Too
    • Cutting Edge Illusion
    • Magic as Art - Reader's Survey Results
    • Finally Recap
13. For What It's Worth - Mark Kornhauser
    • Being Interesting
15. Walkabout Soup - Simon Coronel
    • An Email from Mac
17. Magic Update
    • Close-up Theater in South Africa
    • A Shipboard FantaSea
    • Thumbs Down
    • Jarrett & Raja vs. Sharks
    • Comings & Goings
    • Conventions At A Glance - Scott Wells
26. Cover - The Magic of The Ed Sullivan Show - Alan Howard
    • Magic Acts on The Ed Sullivan Show
34. John Moehring: All About TESS - Alan Howard
40. Now You See Me 2 - Jamie D. Grant
42. Zen and the Art of Doing Card Tricks for Drunks - re: Mike Pisciotta - Chris Philpott
    • A Flying Sandwich - Mike Pisciotta
48. Hunting Down the Ghost in the Machine - Brad Henderson
54. Masters Returns - Rory Johnston
    • Masters of Illusion Season 3
60. Making Magic - Martin Lewis
    • Nigel
64. The Monk's Way - Steve Reynolds
    • Tear-A-Diddle Poker
68. Loving Mentalism - Ian Rowland
    • Can You Read Minds?
70. Bent on Deception - Mike Bent
    • Variations on a Theme
    • One More Thing
72. First Look: Ultramodern - Ryan Matney
    72. Steve Dusheck's Time Travel, Inc.
75. First Look: Nothing is Impossible - David Berglas
    75. The Stones
76. First Look: Dean Gunnarson: The Making of an Escape Artist - Carolyn Gray
    76. The Underwater Coffin
78. Marketplace
    • Gene Anderson: The Book - Gene Anderson - book - reviewed by Peter Pitchford
    • A.W.E.struck - Adam Elbaum - effect with DVD - reviewed by Francis Menotti
    • Arithmetrix - Jody Greig - effect with DVD - reviewed by John Wilson
    • Inflexion - Dave Loosley - effect with DVD - reviewed by Jared Kopf
    • ESPerience - Abhinav Bothra - effect with PDF and video - reviewed by Peter Duffie
    • The Bill Test - Erik Casey - effect with DVD - reviewed by Jared Kopf
    • Luck of the Draw - Liam Montier - effect with online video - reviewed by John Wilson
    • Float - SansMinds - effect with DVD - reviewed by Peter Pitchford
    • Classics - Seeing is Believing - A.W. Stencell - book - re-viewed by Gabe Fajuri
    • Double ACAAN - Creative Artists - effect by video download - reviewed by Peter Duffie
    • The Colossal Coloring Book of Magic - Danny Orleans - prop - reviewed by Peter Pitchford
    • Rip - Christopher Wiehl - effect with DVD - reviewed by Peter Pitchford
    • Token - SansMinds - effect with DVD - reviewed by Peter Pitchford
    • REM - Dave Forrest - effect with DVD - reviewed by John Wilson
    • Strongman - Jimmy Strange - effect with online instructions - reviewed by Jared Kopf
    • Fixed Fate - Cameron Francis - effect with DVD - reviewed by John Wilson
    • Swap - Nicholas Lawrence - effect with DVD - reviewed by Peter Pitchford
    • Split - Yves Doumerque - effect with online instructions - reviewed by Jared Kopf
95. Subscription Information
95. Advertiser Index
96. Magic Magazine's Recommended Retailers
98. Finally

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1. Magic - Volume 25, Number 11 - July 2016 - 100 pages
1. Cover - Pierric
9. Contents
11. From The Editor - Stan Allen
    • Da Mix
12. Et Cetera
    • Ed Sullivan's Favorite Magicians
    • More on the Really Big TV Show
    • Upside Backwards
    • A Paul Daniels Encounter
    • Finally Recap
    • A Finally That Never Was
15. For What It's Worth - Mark Kornhauser
    • Three Roads to Magic Stardom
17. Walkabout Soup - Simon Coronel
    • Mirror 2.0
21. Magic Update
    • Britain's Got Magic
    • Comings & Goings
    • Muhammad Ali - died
30. Cover - Pierric: A Momentous Moment of Momentous Moments - Rory Johnston
    • How to Build an Act in Four Simple Points - Pierric
36. And the Winner Is ... (In Record Time) - re: The 48th Annual Academy of Magical Arts Awards - Stan Allen
    • The Winners
38. O HELL: Inside the Creative Process of Gene Anderson - Jaq Greenspon
    • 8 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Gene Anderson
42. Derek DelGaudio's In & Of Itself - Chris Philpott
46. The Spectral Motions of Mike Elizalde - John Lovick
52. Backdrops! - Rory Johnston
60. First Look: The Travelling Trickster - Mel Mellers
    60. Card Plucking
    61. Eye Test Mindreading
62. First Look: Daryl's For Your Entertainment Pleasure - Stephen Minch
    62. The Coinditional Coin Game
68. Loving Mentalism - Ian Rowland
    • Dreamality
70. Bent on Deception - Mike Bent
    • Say, Kids ...
    • One More Thing
72. Making Magic - Martin Lewis
    • The Best Trick Ever
74. The Monk's Way - Steve Reynolds
    • Direct Trist on Twost
78. Marketplace
    • Framework - Tom Stone - book - reviewed by Jared Kopf
    • I.D.D. - Chris Rawlins - effect on DVD - reviewed by John Wilson
    • Jack - Rus Andrews - effect by PDF download - reviewed by Peter Duffie
    • Buried Alive Every Afternoon, Burned Alive Every Evening: The Life of Lester Lake - Julie Schlesselman - book - reviewed by Michael Claxton
    • Symbol - Steve Cook - effect with DVD - reviewed by Jim Krenz
    • Priceless - Michel Huot & Richard Sanders - effect with online video - reviewed by Jim Krenz
    • Calculated Risk+ - Michael Murray - book - reviewed by Jared Kopf
    • Premise and Premonition - Luke Jermay - 4 DVD set - reviewed by John Wilson
    • Classics - Hello Sucker - Harry Anderson - book - re-viewed by Gabe Fajuri
    • Numberic - Taiwan Ben - effect with video download - reviewed by Jim Krenz
    • Forces, Peeks, Stacks & Gaffs - Scott Creasey - PDF download - reviewed by Peter Duffie
    • Undercover Matrix - Mariano Goñi - effect on video download - reviewed by Peter Duffie
    • Nine - Luca Volpe & Alex Le Fanu - book - reviewed by John Wilson
    • Jump - Jordan Victoria - effect with online video - reviewed by Peter Pitchford
    • Killer Window - Brancato Merlino - effect by video download - reviewed by Peter Duffie
    • Psycho - Iñaki Zabletta - effect on DVD - reviewed by John Wilson
    • Vanishing Ring - SansMinds - effect with video download - reviewed by Francis Menotti
    • Lucky Card - Magic Tao - effect with online video - reviewed by Peter Pitchford
95. Subscription Information
95. Advertiser Index
96. Magic Magazine's Recommended Retailers
98. Finally

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1. Magic - Volume 25, Number 12 - August 2016 - 100 pages
1. Cover - Celebrating 25 Years!
7. Contents
9. From The Editor - Stan Allen
   • 9,131.25
10. Et Cetera
    • Berglas and the Beatles
    • What if Your Tiger Has a Machine Gun?
    • Errata
      • July 2016 - Backdrops!
    • Finally Recap
13. For What It's Worth - Mark Kornhauser
    • Do You Want Me to Say Something if I See Spinach Between Your Teeth?
15. Walkabout Soup - Simon Coronel
    • The Creativity Stewpot
19. Magic Update
    • Magic in Guam
    • Magic Awards Season
    • Comings & Goings
26. Cover - Cover Story 3 - Alan Howard
32. Whispering Bill Anderson and the Magic of Entertainment - Norman Beck
36. Chris Angel's Mindfreak Live - reviewed by Stan Allen
40. Perseverance: The Jason Bird Story - Rory Johnston
    • Just the Facts: Jason Bird
44. Creativity on Hand - re: Steve Axtell - by Shawn McMaster
48. Mickey & the Magician - Alan Howard
56. First Look: Mentalissimo - John Bannon
    56. Clean Out of Sight
61. First Look: Mysteriouser and Mysteriouser - Raj Madhok
    61. Best of Friends
62. Loving Mentalism - Ian Rowland
    • All About Me
66. Bent on Deception - Mike Bent
    • Quite! The Grown-ups are Talking!
    • One More Thing
68. The Monk's Way - Steve Reynolds
    • The Monk Goes Techno
      • For Full Deck Control
      • On Blind Shuffles Bluff
      • Spread Shuffles Bluff
70. Making Magic - Martin Lewis
    • Coupons
76. Marketplace
    • Legacy - Finn Jon - 4 DVD set - reviewed by Francis Menotti
    • The Complete Walton, Volume 3 - Roy Walton - book - reviewed by John Wilson
    • Move Zero, Volume 1 - John Bannon - DVD - reviewed by Jared Kopf
    • Stacks - SansMinds - effect with DVD - reviewed by Peter Pitchford
    • The Dream Act - Shin Lim - routine with video downloads - reviewed by Jim Krenz
    • Mysteriouser and Mysteriouser - Raj Madhok - book - reviewed by Jared Kopf
    • The Performance Pieces & Divertissements of the Famous Handsome Jack, etc. - John Lovick - book - reviewed by Jared Kopf
    • Cheppum Panthum Coconut Shell Cups and Wand Set - Gary Kosnitzky - props with PDF download - reviewed by Jared Kopf
    • Wi - Jason Messina - PDF download - reviewed by Peter Duffie
    • Shuffled - Jos Denys - effect with DVD - reviewed by Francis Menotti
    • X-Ray - Rasmus - effect with online video - reviewed by John Wilson
    • Polarity - Pablo Amira - effect with DVD - reviewed by Jim Krenz
    • Sleeving - Lukas & Seol Park - 2 DVD set - reviewed by Peter Pitchford
    • The Traveling Trickster - Mel Mellers - book - reviewed by Alan Howard
    • The Seer's Gift - Andreas Sebring - effect with video instructions - reviewed by John Wilson
    • Classics - MAGIC Magazine, Volume 1 No. 1 - Stan Allen, editor - magazine - re-viewed by Gabe Fajuri
    • Novo - Alan Rorrison - effect by video download - reviewed by Peter Duffie
    • Phase - Josh Janousky - effect by download - reviewed by Francis Menotti
    • Opus - Nefesch - effect with video download - reviewed by Jim Krenz
    • Anything Nut Ordinary Addie - Mara Rockliff & Iacopo Bruno - book - reviewed by Michael Claxton
    • Egyptian Ink - Abdullah Mahmoud - effect with DVD - reviewed by Francis Menotti
    • Arcana - Pablo Amira - PDF and 22 JPG downloads - reviewed by Peter Duffie
    • The Butterfly Effect - Peter Nardi - effect with DVD - reviewed by
96. Magic Magazine's Recommended Retailers
97. Advertiser Index
98. Finally

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1. Magic - The Final Issue, Number 301 - September 2016 - 164 pages
1. Cover - The Final Issue
4. Contents
15. From The Editor - Stan Allen
    • No. 301
17. From The Associate Editor - Alan Howard
    • Not Anymore
19. From The Guest Editor - David Copperfield
    • Relevance
20. Classic Correspondence from Egyptian Hall Museum - Mike Caveney
    • Stan Allen to Mike Caveney
25. For What It's Worth - Mark Kornhauser
    • Take Me Out, Frank
27. Walkabout Soup - Simon Coronel
    • Simon and Vyom's Darkest Hour
29. Viewpoint - The First Seven Seconds - Norman Beck
30. Parallax - Max Maven
    • Cynicalculator
33. Questions - Paul Gertner
    • A Recommendation
35. Paynefully Obvious - Payne
    • Goals
37. The Show Doctor - Jeff McBride & Nurse Abbi
    • Death and Rebirth
40. In His Words: Stan Allen - Interview by Shawn McMaster
46. What do Audiences Really Think? - Joshua Jay
    • Who Did We Study?
    • How Much DO People Like Magic?
    • Where Are People Seeing Magic?
    • What Do People Love (and Hate)?
    • Can I Get A Volunteer?
    • Think of a ...
    • Gender
    • How Do They Really Feel?
    • Money Magic
    • Forgettable Card Tricks
    • How Did They Do It?
    • Getting Real
    • Looking ahead
56. Ray Anderson - by Mark Holstein
64. The Next Great Magician - David Britland
    • One of These Acts Will be The Next Great Magician
68. Mentoring Magic - Rory Johnston
    • The Care and Feeding of Your Mentor - Michael Weber
    • Johnny Thompson My Mentor Now! - Penn Jillette
74. Meeting Old Friends (For the First Time) re: 2016 Magic Live - Jaq Greenspon
    • Schedule of Events
82. A Conversation With Derek DelGudio, Glenn Kaino, and Frank Oz - by Chris Philpott
88. Direction: The Story of Enrico de la Vega - Jamie D. Grant
92. Was Alan [Keith] Actually Alton [Sharpe}? - John Moehring
96. Houdini's Puzzling Elephant - Richard Wiseman
102. In One - Chad Long
     102. But First, A Few Words ...
     103. Popular
     104. Wild
     106. Chad's Checkers
109. Conjuring - Jim Steinmeyer
     • The Chameleon Skin Wallet
114. Inner-Workings - Richard Kaufman
     114. The Airport Coin Trick - Larry Jennings
119. Eccentricks - Charlie Frye
     • Double Spoon Bend
120. Loving Mentalism - Ian Rowland
     • Notes on the Magic Square
122. Turn It Around - Magic For The Family Audience - David Kaye (Silly Billy)
     • Taking The Journey Again
     • John Kimmons
124. Making Magic - Martin Lewis
     • Playing with Your Food
127. Inside Out - Jon Racherbaumer
     128. Further Impact
132. First Look: The Johnny Thompson Book - Jamy Ian Swiss & John Thompson
     132. Johnny Thompson's Estimating the Aces
136. Bent on Deception - Mike Bent
     • All Done By Kindness
     • One More Thing
139. Talk About Tricks - Joshua Jay
     139. One Last Talk (About Tricks)
          140. Think As I Think - Joshua Jay
142. Real-World Methods - Edward B. Kessel
     • Music for Magic
144. Choice Secrets - Kevin James
     • Mr. Wizard
147. The Monk's Way - Steve Reynolds
     • Playing Heavy Routine
160. Magic Magazine's Recommended Retailers
161. Advertiser Index
162. Finally

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