THE CONJURORS’ MAGAZINE
The 13th Los Angeles Conference on
Magic history
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VOLUME 77
NUMBER 1
JANUARY 2014
FEATURE
58 Wonderful Because Mysterious: The 13th Los Angeles Conference on Magic History by Dustin Stinett 78 Magician's Choice An Excerpt from A Novel by Todd A. Gipstein
COLUMNS
10 Genii Speaks by Richard Kaufman 12 On the Slant by Jon Racherbaumer 14 Now Performing 15 In Memoriam John Calvert by David Oliver 17 Lost Horizons Force2 by Max Maven 18 Cardopolis Computer Deck by David Britland 26 Panmagium Always a Student by Jonathan Pendragon 30 DaOrtiz a la Carte! The Strange Coincidence
(A Hofzinser Problem) by Dani DaOrtiz
34 Lodestones The True Name of Trigrammaton by Tom Stone 40 Magicana
40 Improvised Chop Cup by Bob Cunningham, Described by Ian Kendall 42 Straight Down The … Created by John Carey, Described by Andi Gladwin 43 Tokyo Workshop Split-Second Yank Hokum Created by Hiro Sakai, Described by Jon Racherbaumer
52 The Academy of Magical Arts in Genii
52 Knights of the Magic Castle by Daniel Ulin 54 Magic Castle Performance Schedule
LIGHT FROM THE LAMP
86 Books Reviewed by David Britland
86 The Science Behind The Ghost! by Jim Steinmeyer 87 Nukes by Doug Edwards 88 Days Of Wine And Magic by John Derris 88 Mathematical Card Magic by Colm Mulcahy
89 Videos Reviewed by Dustin Stinett
89 Carney on Cards and Classics; C arney 2013: Exclusive Secrets by John Carney 90 The KW One Hand Pass by Kim Wist 90 Rewound by Yannick Chretien 91 Heavy Metal, Natural Elements, and Rare Earth by Al Schneider 92 All In by Jack Carpenter
92 Tricks Reviewed by David Regal
91 93 93 93 94 94 94 95 95 95
The Intercessor 2.0 by Gaëtan Bloom Her Majesty’s Spell by Dani DaOrtiz Envy-Lope by Brandon David & Chris Turchi Unwritten by Lyndon Jugalbot Alluminati by Chris Oberle Fate in Your Hands by Manuel Llaser Real Coin Bend by Rasmus Porthole by Darryl Vanamburg Topit Revolution by Joke Vertex Topit by Joke
PHOTOS BY DAMON WEBSTER
PHOTOGRAPHERS
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