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    Magical New Year's Resolutions

    One of the benefits of being a wonder worker is that our ambition doesn't have to be limited by the narrow confines of the possible. As magicians, we know that anything we can imagine can, with a bit of appropriately applied glue, a special pocket, the right angles or a repetitively practised...
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    Book of the Month: November - Modern Magic

    Some of you might remember that, a few weeks ago, I posted a "Book of the Month Thread Proposal". Well, ladies, gentlemen and those with a non-conventional gender identity (it's 2013, you're all welcome), the time for such a thread is nigh. In fact it's so nigh that it's already here. And that's...
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    Conjuring Arts Houdini Offer

    Just thought I'd perform a short public service announcement for those of you who aren't subscribed to the Conjuring Arts Research Centre mailing list. Every day between now and the end of October, they're giving away a free PDF of a Houdini book, starting with The Right Way to Do Wrong. Plus...
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    Book of the Month Thread Proposal

    I see a lot of people bemoaning the fact that Theory 11 doesn't have much of a focus on books. Given this, I've got a simple idea for something we can do to remedy the situation. Every month, on a given day, I'll post up a thread about a classic book, including a brief history and summary of...
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    Nexus by Kevin Parker

    The Nexus Product Page - Buy It Here NEXUS BY KEVIN PARKER - REVIEW The Effect A borrowed ring visually melts onto a borrowed keyring, is pulled against the side of the keyring to show it is really linked, then visually melts off. What You Get Nexus consists of a fifteen minute tutorial...
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    Eliminating bad habits

    I've been playing with a little idea that I thought I'd share. Hope it's useful for someone. One of the problems I've found with learning sleight-of-hand is that its quite easy to allow bad habits to creep into certain moves, in my case, the classic pass. After this happens, the muscle memory...
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    Snap Change Query

    I'm talking about the Marlo-style snap change, or Goldin change, or whatever you want to call it. I've got a routine where I split a four into the four aces using this move. I know I'm not the first person to do a "multiple snap change", but I was wondering if anyone knows who should be credited...
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    Houdini Documentary on BBC Radio 4 (UK)

    I'm going to do some cold reading on the Theory 11 community, the UK based ones anyway, and suggest that not many of you are avid Radio 4 listeners. So, here's a link to a documentary you may have missed, featuring Paul Daniels and William Kalush talking about Houdini...
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    Flourish competition

    Just want to canvass some opinion. If there was going to be a televised card flourish competition in London in September, organised along the lines of a rap or breakdance battle, including categories for solo performers, teams, and opportunities for world record attempts, does anyone here think...
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    Going to the Blackpool Convention?

    I've just heard that Dan and Dave Buck, and Daniel Garcia are going to be there, along with all the quality acts already booked, like Jeff McBride, Joshua Jay, James Randi, Ian Rowland, Michael Ammar, etc., etc. Should be a good one. If anyone feels like meeting up for a drink and a session...
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    Alexander Popov

    Does anyone know where I can find video of this guy performing? I've heard he blew people away with his close-up flourish act at FISM 2006, and the Bucks cite him as an influence, but I can't find footage of him anywhere. Can anyone help?
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    Le Paul Spread crediting

    I'm sure most people know this already, but as I always see the "Le Paul Spread" credited to Paul Le Paul, I thought I'd mention it. In "The Card Magic of Le Paul", which is accepted as the first written description of the spread, he mentions the flourish only in the context of his description...
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    Richard Turner's Gamblers cards

    I really like these cards, and, in some situations, the back design is really nice (like if you're doing an "old time card sharp" type routine), but I'd like to have a similar deck without an ad for another magician on the back. They are on Bee stock, so I'm guessing Wynns might handle...
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    Blackpool Magic Convention 2008

    Anyone going? This will be my third time, and it looks like the best line-up so far. Lennart Green, Shoot Ogawa, Kostya Kimlat, Michael Close, David Solomon, Shimada, David Stone.....the list goes on......
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    Stars of Magic

    Does anyone know if this book is available anywhere? Given how old it is, I would have thought it would be out of copyright and be available in loads of different versions, like Erdnase, but I can't find it at all.
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    When does an effect become yours?

    I've been doing sleight-of-hand stuff for a couple of years now, but I've only recently realised the importance of developing an individual style. On this basis, rather than taking other people's routines and performing them move-for-move in the same way, I've been adapting the handling to suit...
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