Genii Magazine April 2025

GENII

THE CONJURORS' MAGAZINE

VOLUME 88
NUMBER 4
April 2025

The Genii Speaks by Jim Steinmeyer

That Marlo group, April features, and some Genii formalities

Mailbox

We've slowed down our readers; we've shaken up our reviewers

The April Almanac

This month, Houdini wasn't born, Dunninger over-enunciated

In Memorium: David Solomon

Bill Malone remembers his friend at the lunch table

The Eye by Vanessa Armstrong

Steve Cohen celebrates; Love Life comes back to life

Theatre of the Brain by Carl Mercurio

A review of Vinny DePonto's Mindplay in New York City

FEATURES

Covent Garden, Where Magicians Perform, Social, and Share by Laurence "Abel" Gibbons

The historical center of London hosts a daily assortment of inspired and determined street magicians.

The Streets of Torino by Vanessa Armstrong Jim Steinmeyer

Walter Rolfo is planning surprises for this year's FISM in Turin, Italy. For the first time, the magic will be heading to the streets.

Thimblerig: Americas Gambler by Paul Heller Green's Touch of Magic by Jason England Playing Card History by Lee Asher

The amazing story of Jonathan Green, the reformed gambler.

VOICES

The Unnecessary Defense of Illusions by Jason Bishop

What we choose to do; what people want to see

The Genii Questionnaire

Tom Stone and our unrelenting 20 Questions

Yann Frisch and the Absolutely Absurdby Krystyn Lambert

The French magician as Sisyphus

IN PRACTICE

Magicana: Unknown Vernon by Richard Kaufman

Vernon Trumps Horowitz and a Most Elegant Card to Pocket

Inventing Magic by Blake Vogt

Gaffed Blindfold, with Dan White

Ambitious Card Variations by Adam Elbaum

Notes on a classically commercial effect

1-3+2=0 by Roberto Mansilla

A silk routine with mysterious math

IN PERRFORMANCE

The Magic Castle by Shawn McMaster

Rejoicing on a historic Founders' Day

The Loft by Vanessa Armstrong

In Lake Tahoe, at the base of the ski lift

MARKETPLACE

Not Forgotten by David Regal

Once and future magic: Invisible Coin

Staff Picks: Tannen's

New York City's famous magic shop

Trick Reviews

Mortenn's Jumbo Card, Notion of Motion, Razor Card to Wallet, Super Picks, Missing Finger, Zooming Box

Book Reviews

Flamenco, Studies in Deception, Gibècere, Vol. 20, No. 1, A Visual History of Theatrical Levitation, Effervescent, Wizards in the Silent World

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WORKSHOP

When Words Bridge Worlds by Dr. Matt Pritchard

When illusion changes meaning

Questions From the Script Consultant by Pete McCabe

Starting with some honest answers

Protecting Your Intellectual Property by Sara Crasson

What to protect and how to protect it

PERSPECTIVES

Sleightly Astonishing by Jim Hagy

Ed Mishell, visits to a magic shop

Voices of the Past by Ben Winn

A chance to listen to great magicians

A Childhood Dream, All Grown Up by Jen Kramer

That purple bike in her Las Vegas show

Coffee with... Gay Blackstone

Latte and a chat about magic on television