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I just want to say that it's a relief to know that Christopher, Craig and I aren't the only ones who understand the business side of magic. You guys have made my list of cool people.

Dude, look, I know how difficult it is to read books in a language that's not your own, but it really is the best way to improve. Don't sit around waiting for the DVDs when you can find this in its own booklet. Trust me, it will help you with your English, which will be especially useful if...

Well, there's two problems there. One, you only have a single year of experience doing only card magic and no indication that you took the time to truly develop your fundamentals. Two, you're still thinking like a magician, not a mentalist. Mentalism is not the same thing as magic and...

Yes, don't take advice from working professionals who have committed themselves to a lengthy study of business and marketing. That said, here's the fact of the matter: just saying that you specialize in cards is not good enough to convince people that you are indisposable. Being a distinctive...

I'm going to reinforce this point. Cards are what's in vogue right now, but that also means that calling yourself a card specialist (I have too much self-respect to say "cardistry" with any sincerity) won't get anywhere because you are supremely disposable and replaceable. Seth Godin wrote a...

I'm seeing words, but none of them answering my questions. How long have you been doing paid gigs? At this point, the answer is looking increasingly likely that you've never done a paid gig in your life. And I'm also uncertain you really have your fundamentals in order. Regardless, if you've...

I think I already know the answer to this question, but I don't want to look presumptuous, so... What actual work experience do you have as a magician? How long have you been doing paid shows? What experience do you have writing sales letters and doing mailers and auditions?

Well, you're in luck. French is not exactly a geographically isolated language like Yucatec or Suomi or Gaelic or Zarma or Aramaic. Go to Verbling, it's free, and you'll have an easy time finding people to chat with who will help you perfect your English as you help them with their French...

Mistakes are one thing, but Craig is referring more to the fact that your grammar here is overall pretty shoddy. It makes it hard to read because there are times we can't tell where one sentence ends and the next begins. What is your native language?

You've disabled the ability to receive private messages, so I have to ask you publicly. What's your native language? Because it looks like English is a second or third language for you. I'd like to help you out, but the language barrier is getting in the way.

I'm currently trying to learn Spanish for the utilitarian aspects, but I'd also like to some day learn Polish and Slovak so I can visit the Old Country. And I can guarantee you that I will make every effort to make sure both my spoken and written communication are clear. In fact, it'...

You know you can count me among the number. I'm evolving into a very unique niche in that not only am I mentalist, but also an expert in memory improvement and mind hacking (life hacks that exploit the plasticity of the brain). As a mentalist my specialization is telepathy with a little bit of...

To put it another way, my experience with magicians is that "honest deceiver" is a euphemism for "pompous jerkoff."

Efficient is a relative term after all. And there's a reason I didn't use the word "effective" instead.

If you want to dig through the mounds of birth certificates within a generation trying to track such an individual down, be my guest. It's probably more fun not knowing though. I don't know who the members of Ghost are either, and I prefer to maintain that mystery.

Okay, I watched your video... and I was actually a bit disappointed. You have this page full of photos where you reveal that you do have a face, but it never shows up in the video. The first few seconds, I was kind of excited. Not only is it not awful dubstep, it's Joy Division. I love Joy...

I'm genuinely trying to be less negative, but... I have to get this off my chest. This week's contest in which all you're asked to do is submit a picture of your disembodied hand holding a T11 deck is quite possibly the worst idea you guys have had yet. It's not even a contest in the way you...

Considering they're a comedy website, that would make sense.

Saw that this morning and I just knew someone was going to bring this up. Four or five years ago, I would have joined you in moralizing. My position has evolved since then. Now I take a more nuanced position. Uri Geller, as much as you guys love to hate him, was largely harmless. Was going...

Totally honest, this struck me as a particularly pretentious way of trying to make your point. Especially the idea of inspiring new technologies. I'm inclined to believe that PCs were invented not because of a card trick, but because some engineers realized that it was a way to make work more...