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So has anyone ever done a publicity stunt? I know they have always been a big thing for escape artists, and sometimes mentalists, since Houdini's day and age but you don't hear a lot of working pros mention them to much. Here is the deal: I created a crime oriented magic show to help cross...

Cool idea...except. The Frog should have been a King! How cold you miss that one?

Just saw an episode of this on brainwashing that kind of rubbed me wrong. First of all, conceptually it tests brainwashing with a mock assassination which is a complete rip off of a Derren Brown special from about a year ago. Secondly a few of the hypnotic tests seemed a little humiliating. Just...

I wanted to get some thoughts on my new business card. It is to promote my newest book Boxman. I also wanted to get some thoughts on pick pocketing effects for a show I am developing in conjunction with the book. Here is the card. It is inspired by Kevin Mitnicks card. As for the pick...

For those who don't yet know him, meet Peter Turner. He just may be the greatest mentalist you haven't yet heard of! In my opinion, his work in mentalism will completely redefine the discipline within the next few years. His methods are bold, yet practical. He has already begun consulting for...

Boy I owe any of my readers an apology. I took a few months off from my reviews to finalize my second novel so I have neglected my reviews lately. To jump back into things I have reviewed Sean Whelan's Galvanic deck. Overall Sean did a great job on the design and he did all he could to ensure...

Hey guys, I haven't forgotten about all my magic friends. I have just been very busy this summer. First I wrote my second novel and this last month I have been working on my promotional website and a promotional contest. I would love some comments on both since a lot of you guys are great...

Mute is one of the most baffling illusions that can be done with an ordinary Bic pen. This is the perfect impromptu effect, or for anyone who does pen routines such as Recapped or Pointless. The gimmick is easy to construct and clever. A very enjoyable effect to perform...

This is a fun little item that would be a great worker for kids shows and even for the creative mentalist. http://www.custom-playing-card.com/crystal-car.html

A few years back a thread was started on another forum with the stated goal of putting as many wallet reviews as possible in one place. It was our hope that people shopping for wallets would not have to search through hundreds of different threads on every single wallet that caught their eye...

Okay so some fella on another forum was looking for advice on how to do an effect and he set a variety of "conditions" that the effect needed to meet. One of them was borrowed pack of cards. It struck me as odd because the obvious, and most simple solution to his problem was a card index. A card...

So what happened with the new Andy Nymann release. T11 was starting to hype it with interviews and all. They said it was a week out last I heard. I think that was like 3 weeks ago so if my dates are correct it is about 2 weeks late?

The Fulton's Clip Joint Playing Cards from Dan and Dave represent yet another homage deck by the D&D playing card company. So put on your fedora lid, clamp a gasper in your lips, and be sure your roscoe is full of pills. If your a chisel on the flimflamm be sure you don't tip your mit just...

I have been interested in gambling expose' style magic since I began to seriously study card magic. I soaked up what I could of Erdnase and Expert Card Technique, watched videos of some of the greats, from Ackerman, to Forte, to Ortiz, yet for all the excellence of those resources I found much...

Hey everyone! I am happy to announce a great interview with Jason England. Jason is an authority on gambling sleights and offers some good advice on making demonstrations that entertain the lay audience as well as the gambling enthusiast. http://www.custom-playing-card.com/jason-england.html

I have seen a few debates about these two products pop up from time to time on various forums. I finally decided to do a head to head review that considers the practicality, the quality, and the price of the gimmicks. http://www.custom-playing-card.com/quantum-bender.html

I recently got The Vault, by Jamie Grant, and it inspired me to do a little buyers guide for card clips. Find out some of the pros and cons of the three main varieties of card clips on the market. http://www.custom-playing-card.com/card-clips.html

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I'm proud to announce my first official interview on my website and, best of all, it is with Jamie D. Grant! Jamie just released the "Vault" card clip which many are saying is the most original card clip design since Joe Porper came up with the idea in the first place. I think when you see it...

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