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Scary and so, so horrible. Even worse, this isn't the first time I've heard of instances like this from the Magic Castle. It's about time they take strong and firm action against this.

Guess 1: Card 1: Jack of Spades Card 2: 9 of Hearts Guess 2: Card 1: Queen of Clubs Card 2: 8 of diamonds

I (like to) think that we don't guard them from the layman, but for the layman. But thanks, your point does clarify the issue, because even if I agreed with the quality of teaching being pretty bad even just 3 or 4 years ago, now it's really good on You Tube and even better on some other website...

I agree. 95-ish% of the magic 'tutorials' out there are pretty bad. They teach wrong techniques, or bad habits, or they're just in bad taste, as in they don't make the viewer actually interested in the art of magic, regardless of how good the 'trick' itself was explained. I also agree that...

Wow, the difference in the visual quality really hits hard. I love what you do at 00:22 in the older trailer though, it has to be one of the coolest fidget moves I've seen. The newer one, of course looks better, the music is better, you have included shots of the cuts, which is great. :D Have...

Of course there's also the fact that without a certain level of knowledge in the technical part of things, you can't hope to be good in magic. You don't have to be the best, but no amount of showmanship can help you if your double lifted cards clearly separate during the performance. Once our...

I agree of course, that not all magic is art. But I think that's more relevant when we talk about whether a particular act/creation is a work of art, or what makes something a work of art. My question isn't really if the random trick on You Tube is a work of art, but whether magic itself is an...

Now, hold up. The question might seem redundant to you and maybe you're exasperated, but I couldn't find any actual and more importantly, recent discussion on this topic which by its very nature, needs to come up again and again after certain intervals of time as the world changes and the...

This, is great. I think I have found my alternative to shoving the trick down their throats! :D Are you sure though that they didn't mean it as a compliment?

I haven't finished my copy of Strong Magic yet, but I have read Maximum Entertainment and while there's a ton of advice there on how to develop a real life show, there's also a ton of advice on how to become a better magician (and a better entertainer, performer) overall and i. In my opinion...

I doubt I'd be able to handle the situation in any way other than coercing them to see what I have to show because I'm the kind of person who thinks of comebacks and witty responses weeks after the actual incidence. That's why I try to nip the problem in the bud by following Alex Pandrea's...

lotusinhand is a great resource. It's a cardistry channel on You Tube which explains comprehensively everything about cardistry, from it's history and different styles to how to create your own style and your own moves. I doubt you'll find anything as exhaustive as the following playlist:-...

I haven't gone through all of the Art of Astonishment books yet, but I do find Paul Harris' view on magic really interesting. I'd mainly want to talk to him and ask him about his take on magic today, right now. I'd ask him what he feels when he views magic on Instagram or Tik Tok. I'd also ask...

I was really excited when I started to watch the video :D . ~~~ For those who are unaware about the idea of the video I'll be referencing:- A You Tube channel named Jubilee makes videos with pretty interesting premises and one of the concepts they have is to put a group of people together...

If you are looking for performances then just look up magicians on Instagram. :D Jokes apart, Classic Colour Change is very well explained in the Magic Tricks section right here on Theory XI by Jonathan Bayme, for free. As far as I know, the Classic Colour Change is the Erdnase Change. The...

There are actually several of them. Not really. You'll see that though David Blaine and David Copperfield are two of the most influential magicians in modern magic, I haven't listed them. My list of inspirations are just a result of who I saw first and who changed my perspective on magic...

*Raises a hand* Inspirations from the magic community:- Harry Houdini, Dai Vernon, Ed Marlo, Eugene Burger, Garrett Thomas, Paul Daniels, Dynamo, Penn and Teller, Marcus Eddie, Asi Wind, DMC, Blake Vogt, Richard Turner, Derren Brown, David Roth, Juan Tamariz and I could go on and on forever. :)

Hey there Scott! For the record, the Royal Road to Card Magic is a very hyped magic book, and even then it feels as if magicians do injustice to the book in describing how brilliant it is. My practice methods haven't changed as much, just become more thorough. Which approach I follow, out of...

Oh man, I'm inspired by too many people! :D Since it's not possible to name all of them really, some of the people I look up to (if we talk only about inspirations from the magic community) that I can name off the top of my head are Dai Vernon, Harry Houdini, Eugene Burger, Garrett Thomas, Paul...

A good one, I hope. In details, I'm a close up magician, with a very strong bias towards card, coin and mental magic. Though I'm not sure if you're looking for this answer...