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Jeff Stone

Grab a Root and Branch Out

The entire purpose of this sentence is to make absolutely clear the purpose of this sentence. Meaning? I have no idea. But it sounds philosophical; I love self-referential references, and it comes from a great book, Metamagical Themas: Questing for the Essence of Mind and Pattern by Douglas R. Hofstadter. …

The Luck of The Balducci

Card Dodgery By J.K. Hartman is an excellent book that I believe should be in any serious card magician’s library. It was while reading the first section of this book regarding Hartman’s work on the Balducci Cut Deeper Force that I was inspired to create this effect. My spin-off started …

5 Things Your Magic Website Must NOT Have

Last month we discussed the five things your website must have. This month, let’s do my favorite thing and ask ourselves, “what if we went the other way?” What things should not be on your website? You’ll likely disagree with some of the following advice, but I’m sharing it with …