Genii Magazine May 2025

GENII

THE CONJURORS’ MAGAZINE

VOLUME 88
NUMBER 5
MAY 2025

The Genii Speaks by Jim Steinmeyer

Where’s Sam? What’s Mystify? And what does $9.58 buy you?

Mailbox

Readers report on the new issues, new reviews, new interviews

The May Almanac

LeRoy grabs the cards; Brooks pulls them from his pocket

The Eye by Vanessa Armstrong

Shenanigans, Advantages, Iterations, and assorted May magic

FEATURES

The Fist Ever Mystify Magic Festival by Rebecca Spectre

A deliberately different kind ofconvention, a highly energized audience, and an innovative list of goals. Here’s the insider’s report.

Max Speaks To Balsamo by Jim Steinmeyer

The amazing story of Max Maven’s skillful historical performance and the behind-the-scenes magic that made it all possible.

HIGA: Storming the Business World by Jim Steinmeyer

The popular magician found his place in the business world by charming audiences and speaking honestly about making magic.

VOICES

Eclectica by Chris Power

Two books, a few people, who started the story

Maybe You’re a Black Hole? by Alba

The various people you meet in magic

The Genii Questionnaire

Bill Malone makes it unexpectedly irreverent

Character Assassination by Annaya George

Looking at media, inspired by branding

IN PRACTICE

Magicana by Richard Kaufman

Bernardo Sedlacek, Like a Rising Card;John Carey, The Perception False Shuffle

Inventing Magic by Blake Vogt

Birthday Card, Zip Tie Sefalaljia with Jay Sankey

Patrick Page’s Continuous Do As I Do Jerry Sadowitz

A masterful stand-up piece of card magic

Tony Chang Vanishes a Dime by Noah Levine

And the spectator can’t quite believe it

IN PERRFORMANCE

The Magic Castle by Shawn McMaster

The LA fires and the Dai Vernon Foundation

Dickens Parlour Theatre by Vanessa Armstrong

Rich Bloch’s showplace in Delaware

MARKETPLACE

Best in Show by Jeff Prace

Mila’s Custom Sponge Creations

Trick Reviews

Scotch & Whiskey, Henry Harrius Bottles, Babu, Salted 2.0, Unplugged XLR, Knotted

Book Reviews

Saving Magic: David Price & Egyptian Hall, The Principles of Destruction, The Magic of Hope, Forged by Fire, The Hummingbirds, Absolute Madness

Video Reviews

Piff The Magic Dragon Regularclass, Aaron Fisher Masterclass, Gabriel Werlen Live

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WORKSHOP

“You Wanna See Something Weird?”by David Kaye

A formula to experiment

Magic Under Pressure by Daron McDonald

The magic of distraction

PERSPECTIVES

The Chamber of Secrets by John Gaughan

Illusion-Delusion: Thayer’s Greatest Solid Through Solid

Silent Manipulators in Conversation by Alex Boyce and Matthew Holtzclaw

Two celebrated performers… doves… cigarettes… in front of modern audiences

An Unexpected Flurry of Amazement by Bob Higa

But baby, it’s cold outside!

Nick Mohammed… on Magic

The Ted Lasso star on The Chop Cup and other marvels