FEATURE

18 When Houdini Comes Back by Jonathan Levit with Jim Steinmeyer and Benjamin Schrader

66 Me and Jerry's Nugget Cards by Dominique Duvivier

COLUMNS

8 Genii Speaks by Dustin Stinett

12 The Eye by Vanessa Armstrong

39 Exhumations Baby Hummer Redux by Jon Racherbaumer

40 Conjuring The Zancig Paradoxby Jim Steinmeyer

44 Material Concessions A Pretty Vanishby David Regal

48 Stage as Studio Throw Away the Shiny Boxby Krystyn Lambert

50 Dealing With It Black Iceby John Bannon

54 Happiness is the Road What is a Beer in the Face Worth?

58 Magicana by Jonathan Friedman

58 Through and Chew by Joe Cole

62 Mathusalem by Dominique Duvivier

70 The Academy of Magical Arts in Genii

70 Knights at The Magic Castle by Shawn McMaster

73 Now Appearing at The Magic Castle

LIGHT FROM THE LAMP

76 Books Reviewed by Nathan Coe Marsh

76 Mastering the Double Lift by Michael Close

77 David Copperfield's History of Magic by David Copperfield, David Britland, and Richard Wiseman

78 The Mind Reader Encephalonic Dossier by Bob Farmer

78 Tricks Reviewed by Ryan Plunkett

78 The Giraffe Switch by Kyle Littleton

79 Japanese Coins by Meir Yedid

80 "The Untouchables" by John Bannon

81 "Puzzled" by Roddy McGhie

82 "Flash Beam" by Dr. Martin Schwartz

82 Videos Reviewed by Suzanne

82 Sal Piacente's Live Act by Penguin Live Lecture

85 Subscription Information/Advertiser Index