Archive for 'Magic'
Published in PokerPro Magazine
Posted on 23. Sep, 2009 by James L. Clark.
Just published again in PokerPro Magazine. They have a 150K circulation, which is sweet. Check em’ out. I’m on page 64 and 65 teaching a poker chip puzzle. Share on Facebook
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Sleepless in Skopia
Posted on 03. Sep, 2009 by James L. Clark.
The first real sign of danger in the area comes from the ominous drone of an aging Russian Antonov cargo plane as it sweeps over the remote Sudanese village. Soon it opens its doors and unloads a deadly payload of crude oil barrels stuffed to the brim with explosives and shards of metal. The entire village is ablaze sending terrified men, women, and children desperately running for safety; there is nowhere to hide.
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Interview with Magician Keith Barry
Posted on 03. Sep, 2009 by James L. Clark.
News of any magician coming to the “Mecca of Magic” spreads pretty quickly among the locals here in Las Vegas, but even more so when that magician is going to be headlining at a major casino-on the Strip. If you’ve never been to Vegas, Planet Hollywood is directly situated on the most active section of one of the most famous 4-mile stretches of road in the world.
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Quoted in IEEE Spectrum
Posted on 03. Sep, 2009 by James L. Clark.
“The late Arthur C. Clarke famously said, “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” For its part, technology has long played a vital role in the world of magic. One of the world’s first steam engines served a magic trick when Heron of Alexandria, the first-century scientist and engineer, opened a temple door with a secret counterweight.”
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Interview with Magician Cyril Takayama
Posted on 22. Aug, 2009 by James L. Clark.
Humble, determined, talented, skilled, engaging, personable, creative, motivated, and a thousand other favorable words can be used to describe this incomparable magician. In an art too often plagued by arrogance and conceit, deception and deprecation, envy and a self-induced sense of entitlement, Cyril embodies all of the positive traits that makes him one of the best diplomats America has ever had representing magic to the masses.
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Classic Center Tear – Magic Trick
Posted on 13. Aug, 2009 by James L. Clark.
Richard Osterlind in The Perfected Center Tear writes, "The history of the center tear is fascinating and mysterious. To this day, no one can be sure who invented it. In all fairness, it could have been one of those discoveries that a number of people came upon independently." A "Billet" in the magical sense of [...]
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Tony Andruzzi’s Pulse Stop – Magic Trick
Posted on 12. Aug, 2009 by James L. Clark.
In real life stopping your pulse isn’t really possible, as your brain can’t live without oxygen for more than four minutes. However, you can act like you can stop your heart by stopping the blood flow to pulse points and create the illusion that you’re super human.
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VISION – Magic Trick
Posted on 12. Aug, 2009 by James L. Clark.
Borrow a business or plain card and ask the owner to write a question, line of verse, or name of a dead friend on the back. Take it from him at one end with the writing underneath and with your left thumb on top and the first finger under. With right hand pull out your [...]
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I Think I’m Turning Japanese
Posted on 11. Aug, 2009 by James L. Clark.
The last time I stepped foot in Japan was nearly 20 years ago. I was a young soldier serving in the US Army and had a fascination for all things I perceived to be military, including traditional Japanese Daito-ryu Aikijujustsu and Aikido.
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Crediting in Magic
Posted on 11. Aug, 2009 by James L. Clark.
It’s a common scenario these days. You hear about a brand new effect on magic coming out and you rush out and buy it. You practice it and then a week later you show one of your magician friends and hand him the DVD to look at only to be told, “Dude, that’s a total rip off!”
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30 Second Cold Reading
Posted on 11. Aug, 2009 by James L. Clark.
Cold Reading is a process used by psychics, fortunetellers, mind readers, and other scam artists to obtain information about a person they do not know and then present it as if they received it through some form of paranormal power.
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Hard Work Pays Off
Posted on 11. Aug, 2009 by James L. Clark.
When I first set out to become a publisher and producer, I decided I didn’t want to go about it the typical way. That is, going to some media school, then moving to a major publishing area like NYC or television production area like LA just to become oh, let’s say a PA (production assistant) [...]
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