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  • Monkey Business

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    I have been a bad magic student. Up until recently I have largely neglected reading the Vernon classics, but I have been working to right that wrong. Vernon’s work contains a lot of valuable insights, but perhaps the most important thing I have learned so far is that Vernon had a pet monkey. I had…

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  • Jazz in Social Magic #7: Tripling Down

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    A followup to Jerry’s “Doubling Down“, told through an account of Which Hand. This is the climax of our JISM posts for the time being. This took place at a surprisingly lively afterparty for a magic show, and a bunch of us were relaxing in the green room. There were perhaps a dozen magicians that…

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  • Odds and Ends #3

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    The response to The World’s Greatest Trick Review has been overwhelming. Thank you! We assure you, this won’t be our last review of something controversial or outlandish. Has anyone checked on Joseph, reviewer of Joshua Jay’s Balance, who posted his full name and address? Do we know if he was in prison for 20 years…

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