The Genii Speaks • Jim Steinmeyer
Mailbox Our features on Deaf magicians and magic theater; our plans for Genii online
The August Almanac
Madame Herrmann’s career; Rawson’s eggbeater; Thurston’s little wire loops
The Eye • Vanessa Armstrong Off-Broadway… in Bolton… on Netflix… to Omaha…outside a telephone box
Eclectica • Chris Power A great magician appears at the perfect moment
The Genii Questionnaire • David Regal Confronted by our quiz, the magician/author abandons Hot Rod, wonders about Lisa Noonan
The Magician vs. The Effect • Peter Lamont Defining our relationship to the miracles that are occurring
What’s the Deal With Hack Lines? • Krystyn Lambert Getting personal instead of settling for generic
STUDIO NOIR, BEHIND THE LENS WITH ZAKARY BELAMY This Paris-based photographer has been celebrating great magicians in stunning portraits. He explains the artistry and the technical diligence that make it possible. By Noah Levine
CAN YOU TEACH ME THAT? After performing his popular stage show, Kevin Spencer now focuses on changing lives. It’s a chance to understand magic in a new way. By Vanessa Armstrong
CHARLIE WINN’S EDUCATED PIG Ben Butler, a farmyard denizen, became a fairground star in 19th-century America. He was actually part of an old show business tradition.
Magicana • Richard Kaufman An unpublished trick from the celebrated Michael Skinner: The Ambitious Aces
Inventing Magic • Blake Vogt Journey to the Center of the Map, with Joshua Jay
Finger on the Pulse • Dan White Adding an unexpected heartbeat to your mentalism
Blackjack Transpo • Adam Elbaum A blackjack-based mystery from the writer’s repertoire
Out in Force • Jim Steinmeyer Four people find four aces—a nearly self-working trick
The Magic Castle • Shawn McMaster Inviting Houdini for a very special kind of séance
Illusion Magic Lounge • Vanessa Armstrong Santa Monica’s home of stage and close-up magic marketplace
Best in Show • Jeff Prace Nielsen Magic and the artistry of Lupe Nielsen
Staff Picks: Misdirections San Francisco’s popular magic shop specializes in…everything!
Book Reviews Todd Karr’s Bibliography of Magic; Second Wind; Devil’s Tarot; The Retreat Packet from Egypt; Practicing the Art of Magic; Animal Wizards
Trick Reviews Tongue Tied; Mental Block; InstruMental; Holding Pattern; Play Duh
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The Ghost Scope • Dr. Matt Pritchard Curating wonders and making ghosts, the old-fashioned way
Judging Suggestions • Pete McCabe Evaluating ideas and learning what can change
Let’s Make a Deal • Sara Crasson What makes contracts helpful instead of scary perspectives
Sleightly Astonishing • Jim Hagy How to discuss magic secrets, Paul Fleming, and Karl Germain
What We Lose When Magic Shops Disappear • Ben Winn Teller’s memories of the Philadelphia emporiums
A Spring Snake Symphony • Eric Buss Supremely silly, and then amazingly sillier
Coffee With… Steve Cohen The Chamber Magic innovator on broken plates, kitchens, and Malini
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