Genii Magazine May 2025

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GENII

THE CONJURORS' MAGAZINE

VOLUME 88
NUMBER 5
MAY 2025

The Genii Speaks by Jim Steinmeyer

• Where's Sam? What's Mystify? And what does $9.58 buy you?

Mailbox

• Readers report on the new issues, new reviews, new interviews

The May Almanac

• LeRoy grabs the cards; Brooks pulls them from his pocket

The Eye by Vanessa Armstrong

• Shenanigans, Advantages, Iterations, and assorted May magic

FEATURES

The Fist Ever Mystify Magic Festival by Rebecca Spectre

• A deliberately different kind ofconvention, a highly energized audience, and an innovative list of goals. Here's the insider's report.

Max Speaks To Balsamo by Jim Steinmeyer

• The amazing story of Max Maven's skillful historical performance and the behind-the-scenes magic that made it all possible.

HIGA: Storming the Business World by Jim Steinmeyer

• The popular magician found his place in the business world by charming audiences and speaking honestly about making magic.

VOICES

Eclectica by Chris Power

• Two books, a few people, who started the story

Maybe You're a Black Hole? by Alba

• The various people you meet in magic

The Genii Questionnaire

• Bill Malone makes it unexpectedly irreverent

Character Assassination by Annaya George

• Looking at media, inspired by branding

IN PRACTICE

Magicana by Richard Kaufman

• Bernardo Sedlacek, Like a Rising Card;John Carey, The Perception False Shuffle

Inventing Magic by Blake Vogt

• Birthday Card, Zip Tie Sefalaljia with Jay Sankey

Patrick Page's Continuous Do As I Do Jerry Sadowitz

• A masterful stand-up piece of card magic

Tony Chang Vanishes a Dime by Noah Levine

• And the spectator can't quite believe it

IN PERRFORMANCE

The Magic Castle by Shawn McMaster

• The LA fires and the Dai Vernon Foundation

Dickens Parlour Theatre by Vanessa Armstrong

• Rich Bloch's showplace in Delaware

MARKETPLACE

Best in Show by Jeff Prace

• Mila's Custom Sponge Creations

Trick Reviews

• Scotch & Whiskey, Henry Harrius Bottles, Babu, Salted 2.0, Unplugged XLR, Knotted

Book Reviews

• Saving Magic: David Price & Egyptian Hall, The Principles of Destruction, The Magic of Hope, Forged by Fire, The Hummingbirds, Absolute Madness

Video Reviews

• Piff The Magic Dragon Regularclass, Aaron Fisher Masterclass, Gabriel Werlen Live

• Advertisers Index

WORKSHOP

"You Wanna See Something Weird?"by David Kaye

• A formula to experiment

Magic Under Pressure by Daron McDonald

• The magic of distraction

PERSPECTIVES

The Chamber of Secrets by John Gaughan

• Illusion-Delusion: Thayer's Greatest Solid Through Solid

Silent Manipulators in Conversation by Alex Boyce and Matthew Holtzclaw

• Two celebrated performers... doves... cigarettes... in front of modern audiences

An Unexpected Flurry of Amazement by Bob Higa

• But baby, it's cold outside!

Nick Mohammed... on Magic

• The Ted Lasso star on The Chop Cup and other marvels