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THE CONJURORS’ MAGAZINE
THE
ILLUSIONISTS
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JUNE 2014
FEATURE 74 52 60 68
The Illusionists 2.0 by Luis de Matos Peter Morrison: The Marrakech Magic Man by David Regal The 46th Annual Academy of Magical Arts Awards Show by Dustin Stinett
Black Magic, Blonde Magic by Dustin Stinett
PHOTO BY VANESSA VIANI
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
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COLUMNS 10 12 14 15 17 18
Genii Speaks by Richard Kaufman On the Slant by Jon Racherbaumer Now Performing Lost Horizons Box Hunch by Max Maven Eugene's Notebook Secrets by Eugene Burger The Chamber of Secrets Thayer's Vanishing and Reappearing Lamps b y John Gaughan
23 DaOrtiz a la Carte! More Imaginary Dice by Dani DaOrtiz 24 Cardopolis The Trick that Didn't Fool Einstein by David Britland 30 Conjuring The Drawing Power by Jim Steinmeyer 36 Magicana
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Three Coins and a Shot Glass by Jindai Nishikawa Stranger Card by J. K. Hartman
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Tokyo Workshop Hanky-Panky Balls
by Kazu Katayama , Described by Jon Racherbaumer
46 The Academy of Magical Arts in Genii
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Knights of the Magic Castle by Daniel Ulin Magic Castle Performance Schedule
74 PHOTO BY KARI HENDLER
Margret Daham
VOLUME 77
LIGHT FROM THE LAMP
94 Books Reviewed by Eric Mead
94 The David Neighbors Project Volume 1 by Mark Tams 95 Discoveries and Deceptions by John Guastaferro 96 Bookends, The Hannibal Lecture by Hannibal
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97 Videos Reviewed by Joe M. Turner
97 The Truth from a Liar by Hannibal 98 The Art of Presenting Magic to Teenagers by Danny Orleans 99 EZ Add-a-Number by Nathan Kranzo 99 Streamlined by John Carey 99 Box Set by John Guastaferro 99 Gamble by Andi Gladwin
100 Tricks Reviewed by David Oliver
100 100 101 101 101 102 102 103
Auto Spell Deck by Devin Knight The Business by Romanos Unshuffled by Anton James Senses by Christopher Wiehl In2Ition by Brian Schwenger Cakes & Adders by “Tricky” Ricky McCleod & Gary Dunn Smudged by John Horn Breathe & Believe by David Oliver
PHOTO BY KARI HENDLER
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