Magicians Only Blog

• Not magic… but magical: Pilobolus Dance Theatre “Shadowland”
• New Genii Magazine Column Some of you may have seen Richard Kaufman announce in the most recent issue of Genii magazine that I will be joining the staff as a columnist. I’m very excited to be a part of this great magazine with a 75+ year tradition. The columns should begin appearing later this year. I’ve planned some really ...
• Magic Trick Review: Rapture by Edward Boswell I recently met Edward Boswell briefly at the Magifest convention in Columbus, Ohio. He showed me a few effects that I really liked, but the one that left me scratching my head the most was his amazing production and subsequent vanish of a card box around a deck of cards. One moment he was holding ...
• Magic Trick Review: Shadow Thief by Bizarro This is a short and sweet review of a brand new product from Vanishing Inc. Shadow Thief is the brainchild of Bizarro that introduces a practical, easy-to-do method of manipulating a shadow. Here’s the breakdown of one version of the effect. Two cards are selected and lost in the deck. The magician removes his cell phone. ...
• Magic Book Review: Random Acts of Magic by David Acer So it turns out that I filmed some reviews that I must have forgotten to post. This one covers the work of one of my favorite performers, David Acer. Since I filmed the review, David has released a new book called More Power to You that acts as sort of a “Best Of” of his ...