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http://strangewondrousthings.blogspot.com/, in all its infancy.

Oh, there's nothing wrong with that. You know Urban Legend, by Michael Paul, released recently from Mental Playground? It's a razor blade swallowing routine, where you pull the razors out of an apple, and the scripting is about urban legends (specifically the one about razor blades in fruit...

How about this: you've got The Who, and then you've got a The Who cover band. Who gets more respect? Not attention, not fame, but respect? Do you see the cover band as genuine artists, or do you see them as entertainment at a social event? I guess if you're just turning a buck at a party...

You have no idea what's going on, do you? You're just posting that for fun. "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery" has nothing to do with motivation: we don't copy someone to make them feel good. We do it for our own selfish reasons. This is true. But is that always the case...

Does Seidman have anything else out noteworthy aside from iVanish? I really liked iVanish.

I love you, Morgician. Anything following your post is just watering down the substance.

The idea of cutting yourself due to depression and an immature self-loathing or "need to feel something" is completely different from cutting yourself in a magical performance to produce something. I'm hoping that everyone posting "everyone will think i am emo" has the ability to distinguish...

Real artists are probably busy not caring whether or people will let them be called an artist or not. Real artists don't have to prove that what they do has meaning, because with a great work of art, it's obvious - even if you can't reach out and say, "My, why a beautiful art-thing", it's still...

I'm looking for a way to have a spectator draw something on a large sketchpad, and then secretly glimpse what it is. I need it to look as clean as possible - preferably without touching the sketchpad, though I'm not holding my breath for such a miracle.

But then, how will I sit back and judge? I tend to shy away from cards for a multitude of reasons: for one, I rarely find card magic that I feel has a magical kick instead of a "I'm good with my hands" appeal to it. This is just me and my overly critical gaze, mind you. A few exceptions I...

The one phrase uttered more than "(insert name here) should be the new T11 artist!" is, "it's a great trick, but... not really my style." Such a foul, contemptible, irritating phrase (harsh feelings born from overuse) has not seen the light a day in what is surely a record-breaking number of...

Marabu-Fixogum and Platignum "Studio Gum" are UK alternatives, according to Wikipedia. It's available in bike repair kits, most commonly.

This might depend on venue and on the performer. What if you craft an entire routine based on what your audience likes, but you yourself don't enjoy performing most of the stuff? Doesn't it run the risk of not being fun for you, the performer? I can see the merits of such an approach, but I...

The setup for Wounded proved - to me - that I'm willing to do most anything for the sake of art.

Isn't this pretty much Sean Fields' Akross? Take a look.

"Everything is terrible" is such a great slogan.

Because we all have other interests besides magic, and our cultural and individual interests and peculiarities can influence our art. We invest ourselves into what we perform, and magic reflects culture, history, and imagination. Presentation shouldn't be just some stock script you apply to a...

It's the whole "sell yourself before the trick". You should really work on connecting to them on a person-to-person level, not as magician-and-spectator. Pretend you don't have any magic, you don't even do magic, then go up to these people and start a conversation. Be confident and dominant...

You're confusing your personal tastes in magic with faulty selection on T11's end. If you can't find the material you're looking for here, look somewhere else. I don't understand why this is an issue. Why should your audiences care? Who do you perform for? Paid gigs? They should care...

As has been said, look for some books with a lot of essentials and numerous tricks. Bobo's Modern Coin Magic, Anneman's Practical Mental Magic, Card College by Giobbi, Paul Harris' Art of Astonishment... you get the picture. All of these have plenty of material to keep you satisfied for...