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Card control is considered fundamental knowledge among magicians. The cardman's ability to move a chosen selection to any part of the pack he or she would like, is crucial when performing effects that utilize playing cards. Many of those just starting out in sleight-of-hand aren't sure where...

Mentalism is a performing art - some might say, a 'branch' of magic - that focuses on the mind and thoughts (ESP, psychokinesis, suggestion, mind reading, and the like). Some would argue that mentalism is as close to real magic as one can get. It certainly has had an impact on the current state...

Bestselling author and magician Richard Wiseman just posted an awesome interview with the two-man magic act Barry and Stuart over at his WordPress blog. In the podcast, the duo chats with Richard about magic and religion, what happens when dangerous stunts go wrong, and how they might...

In this edition of our weekly 1-ON-1 SESSIONS, we'll be studying an area of magic that's instructional origins stem from a magician by the name of J.B. Bobo. In his book Modern Coin Magic (originally published in 1952), Bobo focused on sleights and effects involving a common item that we all...

theory11 artist and internationally renowned pickpocket Apollo Robbins will be making a guest appearance on the hit TNT series LEVERAGE, this week. In the episode airing this Wednesday, the LEVERAGE team is forced to go head-to-head against another crew of thieves - of which Apollo is a part of...

Tonight, we wanted to do something different; a little more serious; a bit inspirational. The goal of tonight's Saturday Night Contest is simple. By remembering what it is about this art that inspires each of us - we can, collectively, inspire each other. Your job tonight is to summarize the...

In light of all the Magic Live! festivities - and also the fact that JB is currently 30,000 feet in the air - there will be no 1-on-1 release tonight. However, he did record a special podcast (from the airport, might I add) with full updates on two major releases scheduled for next Friday at...

Thought I'd give you guys the heads up on an article I thought would be of interest (given all of our recent talk about pickpocketing), published earlier this morning by Reuters. Visitors to London always have to be on the look out for pickpockets, but now there's another, more positive...

Our past few 1-ON-1 SESSIONS have covered topics solely pertaining to card technique. This week, we wanted to stray away from this 'pasteboard path' and dive into more general close-up magic; that is, effects that don't require the use of coins or playing cards (which we see all too commonly in...

As I'm sure you're all aware, it's Saturday and, as such, we're back with another edition of our weekly Saturday Night Contest. This week, we released a series of images from the set of GENESIS - Andrei Jikh's highly anticipated and long awaited DVD anthology on cardistry. Tonight's event was...

Guys, Just finished up making some much needed updates to our artist pages. Thought I'd give you guys the heads up. To start, the initial Artists category page is now displayed in alphabetical order, to make browsing through the list to find your favorite artist(s) as simple as possible. In...

NewScientist posted an article earlier today on the math of gambling - an exposé on how various people (including MIT professor Edward Thorp) have used their knowledge of mathematics to understand, and beat, the odds. A notable quote from the piece: "Go into any casino with normal blackjack...

To coincide with the announcement of Andrei Jikh's epic DVD set on cardistry - GENESIS - we felt it would be fitting for this week's edition of the 1-on-1 Sessions to outline the basics of cardistry. Where exactly should you start in flourishing - and where do you go from there? As is usual, we...

After much review by our team and panel of judges - namely Dan & Dave Buck, daniel+Madison, and Andrei Jikh - we are pleased to announce the winner of this year's Cardistry Collaboration Contest. First and foremost, however, we would like to give honorable mentions where they are due. Some of...

Just a heads up regarding August's Cerca Trova topic, which was posted earlier today. This month we're discussing where we're all headed in magic. Be sure to check it out and chime in with your thoughts guys! August 2009 : Where Are We Going? - http://forums.theory11.com/showthread.php?t=21126

Since the beginning, it's been the mantra of this site to work towards the advancement of the art of magic and cardistry. To that end, and thanks entirely to you guys, we've been active. We push hard, we try to innovate, we listen, and we always try to maintain a flurry of activity - from...

Just a note that eXile by Mathieu Bich is now back in stock and available for immediate shipment. From the award-winning mind of Mathieu Bich comes eXile - the effect that kick started the latest David Blaine special with a bang. eXile takes place entirely on the spectator's own hand. Three...

Traditionally, sleight of hand is a skill that is learned through hours of practice and reading books published decades ago by the masters. From the beginning, it was our goal to pair the age-old craft of magic with the advancement and growth made possible by digital, instant, online...

All qualifying entries in this year's Cardistry Collaboration Contest have been posted. Check 'em out, rate, comment, and share: http://media.theory11.com/CCC2009 Note that the rating of the entries plays absolutely NO part in which is chosen as the winner. As specified HERE - all qualifying...

It's Saturday night and - in addition to the release of the CCC2009 videos at 11:00pm EST - we wanted to do something a little different. Tonight's contest was inspired by a post made in the Saturday Night Contest : Tell Us What You Think thread. You all regularly view magic and cardistry...