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I got into my first choice college (Bard). They don't require SAT scores, preferring instead to look at other things. I sent them this (http://forums.theory11.com/showthread.php?t=2510) essay and I got in. Coincidence? Perhaps... Conclusion? Colleges may very well be impressed by magic.

Don't get me wrong, I'm pretty much an all card guy, but I recently have taken an interest in coins in an attempt to round out my repertoire. However, there is only coin related 1-on-1. It would be great if maybe Homer Liwag or Chris Kenner or Dan White did some coin basics 1-on-1's and...

Anyone interested in doing some old-school flourishes for the contest, PM me.

Will there be one tonight?

Anyone who feels like answering these, it would be greatly appreciated. If not, well, ok then. What price range are we talking about here? Is it impromptu (I'm just asking)? Does it require a gimmick? If so, can you make it yourself or does it come with the package? Do you have to forfeit...

Check out the March 17 issue of the New Yorker. There is a really great article on magic. Daniel Garcia is briefly quoted, and there is info on Blaine's new stunt, called "Blaine's Wake." And Jamy Ian Swiss is quoted a lot. Pick it up at your local newsstand. I'm serious. Do it now...

These two tricks are unbelievable. I just spent the entire night flooring people with these two. I don't think I want to close with anything else ever again (I probably will, but still). These tricks are so good I almost hate them for their disadvantages--the fact that I have to carry around...

Let's face it: Sinful, Panic, Torn, Fallen, Into the Abyss, Stigmata, Kaos... Magic companies clearly stole some Emo kid's diary to come up with all of these. But in all seriousness, I cordially request that we get some more apt titles, or something.

For anyone working on this, here's something I just discovered. If one bends aboot (yes, aboot) 1/3 of the cards on bottom concave upward, it makes the process easier. Yay...

Anyone care to share them with me, via PM, or at least tell me where I can get a very clear description? Thanks.

I got J.B. Bobo's New Modern Coin Magic and was wondering (to those who own it) what are some of the best non-gimmicked routines to perform standing, preferably without sleeves. Yes, that's oddly specific, but I guess I'm too lazy to go through myself and narrow it down. Besides, I just...

A very good year! No Country for Old Men, There Will be Blood, Michael Clayton. Thus are the gods of celluloid. Sorry, this is entirely off-topic, but I'm just so damn happy! Congrats to all the nominees and to the winners. Now go practice that Simple Switch and Lepaul spread...

I'm working on PH's Strange Exchange and I need some serious help with the one-handed top-palm. I basically can't do it. Any tips would be greatly appreciated. Feel free to PM me. Thanks.

I'm using a half-dollar to practice. I think there isn't enough friction on my fingers because it keeps sliding off. Any suggestions?

Is it just me or does Daryl look like Patsy from "The Sopranos?"

For anyone who live in or around New Orleans, the New Orleans Public Library, as part of this grant they're getting is getting basically this gigantic machine which essentially creates nicely-bound soft-cover books from PDF files. These are not Kinko's quality. These (from what I heard) are...

I performed today for a couple of German exchange students and some not German exchange students (this has nothing to do with anything, just FYI). They kept hammering me with questions: How do I do this, how does the card change, how do you make this disappear, etc. I lied. I told them...

I'm having some trouble with Aaron Fisher's one hand popover move. I keep losing my grip of the card with my third finger and I can never get my second finger in the correct position to push down on the bottom packet. Could somebody please offer some advice or PM me? Thank you.

Oy vey, I was just at the E forums. I can't breathe there. Here it's nice and warm. Here it's like America. There it's like East Germany. I'm just going to watch 6 old coins with CK and Dori. That will take the empty feelings away. We may not acknowledge this as much as we should...

If I were on an airplane that crash-landed in the middle of the Amazon Rain Forest and I were captured by natives and had only one chance to impress them lest I be put in a pot of boiling water, would Control be the trick to do? In other words, can I do it naked, surrounded, with the...