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VOLUME 76
NUMBER 6
JUNE 2013
FEATURE
58 The Duviviers: An Appreciation 63 Impromptu Wild Card by Dominique Duvivier
66 71 77 81 86
The Traveling Fish by Alexandra Duvivier Double Mental by Dominique Duvivier Four Aces Garcia/Duvivier by Dominique Duvivier The Polaroids of Amélie by Alexandra Duvivier Premonition-Telepathy by Dominique Duvivier
by Dustin Stinett
50 The 45th Academy of Magical Arts Award Show
COLUMNS 10 12 14 16
Genii Speaks by Richard Kaufman On the Slant by Jon Racherbaumer Now Performing The Genii Session On the Daley Notebooks by Roberto Giobbi
24 The Chamber of Secrets
Okito's Black and White Duck Heads by John Gaughan 30 DaOrtiz a la Carte! Fishing by Dani DaOrtiz
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38 The Expert at the Kids' Table
How Do Children From Different Cultures React To The Same Trick? by David Kaye
LIGHT FROM THE LAMP
94 Tricks Reviewed by David Regal
94 94 94 95 95 95 96 96 96 97 97 97
Combustion by Aaron Jones Trace by Will Tsai Stripper Jig by Eoin O’Hare Smart Phone Card Trick by Keith Hanshaw The Mirage by Dani DaOrtiz The Grid by Richard Wiseman The Wallet Transformer by Cameron Francis Deluxe Nest of Wallets by Nick Einhorn & Alan Wong Skycap by Luke Dancy, Paul Harris, Uday Jadugar, Alex Linian Linkey by Alan Rorrison Portable Ink by Takel The Grumble Glim by Nathan Kranzo
97 Books Reviewed by Eric Mead
97 Subtle Card Creations 4 by Nick Trost
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99 Videos Reviewed by Joe M. Turner
99 Inscrutable (2-disc set) by Joseph Barry 99 Packs Small, Plays Massive (Volumes 1 and 2) by Jamie Allan 100 Allegro (4-DVD set) by MagoMigue 101 Make It Magical: Classical! by Arthur & Leslie Stead 101 More iCandy (Volumes 1 and 2) by Lee Smith and Gary Jones 101 The Business of Street Magic by Will Stelfox 101 Ei8ht by Mark Wong 102 Completing the Cut by Ryan Schlutz
104 Subscription Information/Advertisers Index
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