July 2010 • Volume 73 • Number 7

Features
46 Tom Stone by Max Maven
49 In the Eye of the Stone by Stephen Minch
62 The Magic and Theory of Tom Stone
62 Amore Hotel
64 No Script Is Also A Script
65 Sentient Sand
67 The Dunning-Kruger Effect
68 Oh No! Thimbles
70 You Are Brilliant!
71 Glitching the Aces
32 The 42nd Annual Academy of Magical Arts Awards Show
by Dustin Stinett

Columns
10 Genii Speaks by Richard Kaufman
11 Now Performing in New York, Boston, and Chicago
12 On the Slant by Jon Racherbaumer
13 Now Performing at The Magic Castle and in Las Vegas
14 The Genii Session More Secrets of the Deck Switch
by Roberto Giobbi
16 Conjuring Zens Koan by Jim Steinmeyer
20 The Showmanship Interviews: Tobias Beckwith
by Eugene Burger, Edited by Robert Charles
24 In Memoriam: Martin Gardner by Max Maven

Light From the Lamp
74 Tricks Reviewed by Danny Orleans
74 Selec-Trick Deck by Danny Rudnick
74 Pro-Flite by Bob Swadling and Nick Einhorn
74 Freak by Will Houstoun
75 Four by Magick Balay
75 Freefall by Andrew Mayne
78 Custom Million Dollar Silk by John Fabjance
78 Vision Supreme by Pieras Fitikides
78 Cansposed by Carl Leek

79 Videos Reviewed by Dustin Stinett
79 Card Magic: A Practical Approach by Bob White
81 Sick by Ponta the Smith
81 When Thurston Came to Town by William V. Rauscher
82 Palms of Steel 5: Pirates of the Rising Tide by Curtis Kam
82 Bloomeries by Gaëtan Bloom
83 Magic & Comedy by Jay Sankey

83 Books Reviewed by Jamy Ian Swiss
83 Audience Management: A Guide for Magical Entertainers by Gay Ljungberg
84 Magic’s Most Amazing Stories: A Collection of Incredible Stories From World Famous Magicians Compiled by Ivan Amodei