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Features 33 The JINX: 75th Anniversary Celebration 1
Anything Went by Harry Anderson and Jon Racherbaumer 3 A Letter from Mac King 4 Stripped Ease by Barrie Richardson 5 When Ted Went Postal by Marvin Miller 7 Satan is My Buddy by Bob Farmer 8 And the Oscar Goes to ... by David Ben 10 Fun Page 11 Who Do You Thrust by Stephen Minch
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26 Crisscross by Eddie Fields 27 Unfettered Letterss by Mike Caveney 28 Pardon My English by Derren Brown 29 The Big Day Off 30 The Rabbit Hole of No Return by Max Maven 31 The Little Theater in the Sky by Ricky Jay 32 Editrivia by Harry Anderson and Jon Racherbaumer
15 Roswell That Ends Well by Bob Cassidy 16 Christ Almighty and His “Force Majeure” by Ed Marlo, Bob Farmer, and Jon Racherbaumer 18 The Bird is a Word 20 Banacheck and Mate 21 Simply the Best by Jonathan Levit 22 Dürer Had a Word for It by Michael Weber 24 When the Cats Hissed by Eugene Burger 25 Cardblanche by T.A. Waters
Columns
10 Genii Speaks by Richard Kaufman 11 Now Performing at The Magic Castle and in Las Vegas, New York and Boston
12 The Jinx: Time Squared by Jon Racherbaumer 13 The Jinx: Harry and Ted’s Great Adventure by Harry Anderson 15 NOT Max Maven’s Monthly Inquisition by Raj Madhok 18 Osborne Illusions: The Corpse Came C.O.D.
by Paul Osborne
20 Lodestones: Echoes From the Valley by Tom Stone
Light from the Lamp 78 Books Reviewed by David Britland
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Modern Art and Other Mysteries by Jim Steinmeyer Gibicière, Summer 2009 Edited by Stephen Minch Ken Krenzel’s Relaxed Impossibilities by Stephen Minch
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Metamorphosis by Wayne Dobson The Pain Game by Jon Allen Identity by Richard Sanders Infinity Bend by Eric Ross Mixed Up Happy Birthday by Jozo Bozo Card Cognition by Rodger Lovins Joker Monte/Cosmos Card Box by Dave Neighbors and Cosmo Solano Permanent by Christopher Ballinger
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Illusion EFX by Andrew Mayne Teaching Your Old Dogs New Tricks by Chuck Crespo M5 System: Tactics and Training by Justin Miller Senior Pitchman’s Reunion by School for Scoundrels In the Life: Scoundrels Weekend with Doc Jon by John Deems The Unusual Suspect by Matthew Wright Menu of Miracles Volume 3 by James Prince Super Charged Classics by Mark James
81 Tricks Reviewed by Danny Orleans
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84 Videos Reviewed by Joe M. Turner
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