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It's on like Donkey Kong. Bring it.

This looks like Harry Lorayne's "Ultra Move" adapted as a colour change.

To clarify, Richard Turner's "The Cheat" doesn't actually teach the items. They are demonstrated, then shown in slow motion with a voiceover providing a basic description. This is similar to the GPS. It's more a demonstration and expose of the moves. The moves are not broken down and explained...

This doesn't make any sense. If you're using a memorised stack that you've completely commited to memory there is no calculation or hesitation. As soon as I see the Four of Clubs I automatically know the cards on either side. I don't need to calculate to determine the next card. I don't even...

L&L Publishing released a Linking Ring DVD as part of their "World's Greatest Magic..." series. It would be a good starting as you get a range of approaches to the Linking Rings. http://www.llpub.com/zenshop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=27&products_id=2292

Eugene Burger has some superb advice relating to hecklers in his booklet Secrets and Mysteries for the Close-Up Entertainer, which was reprinted in Mastering the Art of Magic by Kaufman. He also mentions the same points in his audio series (available in MP3 format on his website) Growing in the...

A great resource for those trying to understand the way laypeople view an effect, particularly in terms of it's deceptiveness, is Darwin Ortiz's book Designing Miracles. I think it's one of the best magic books ever written. It helped me understand why certain effects I thought were strong...

Does this "concept" work in picking up girls?

Just to let you know, if you're going to posting pictures like that:

Essay submitted. Let's do it for the fans.

Hannibal Lecter. Wait. Sorry. Fate is one of the strongest prediction effects possible with a deck of cards.

I'm in. I just hope the topic is Two Card Monte.

The great strength of books like Strong Magic and Scripting Magic is that they provide tools to improve your magical presentations and scripts. Those tools are worthless without you providing the hard work to think about what you've read and applying it. I think that an understanding of the...

If only there were such a book. Wait a second... Scripting Magic by Pete McCabe is one of the best books on improving your magic. I'm not sure if you were indirectly recommending Scripting Magic without naming it, or just scarily close to the contents of the book by chance. I always...

For those of you considering buying Swami Mantra there is something important you should know. A good friend of mine who owns the book and does the Human Blockhead did a lecture recently on Geek and Sideshow Magic. In the course of the lecture he mentioned that quite a few routines in Swami...

I think the only thing strong enough to follow that would be Two Card Monte. Done over the phone.

Hi guys, There is a group of magicians who meet weekly in the City CBD, but you must be over 18 as we meet in pubs. Let me know if you want any more info.

I think you're being a little too hard on yourself. Someone needs a hug. P.S. Beautifullly done Bluff pass + cut = FAIL Good to know.

There are valid presentational justifications for sandwich tricks. I haven't seen many, but I have seen some. I perform a sandwich trick, and it's one of the strongest effects I do. I've come up with a presentation that clarifies the effect and provides justification for the sandwich effect...