April 2008 • Volume 71 • Number 4

Features
48 Dr. Hooker and the Science of Marvels by Jim Steinmeyer
74 Watching Dr. Hooker’s Impossibilities by Jim Steinmeyer
36 Celebracadabra, Part 1: Illusion of Reality
qqqAdventures in Unscripted Television by David Regal
40 Mousepad Magic At Your Fingertips Contest

Columns
10 Genii Speaks by Richard Kaufman
12 On the Slant by Jon Racherbaumer
13 Now Performing at The Magic Castle and in Las Vegas
15 Max Maven’s Monthly Inquisition
16 Genii Session: Vernon’s Wisdom, Part 1 by Roberto Giobbi
18 Osborne Illusions: The Blooming Orange Tree by Paul Osborne

Magicana
20 Copper/Silver Light by Giacomo Bertini
21 Time After Time by Tomas Blomberg
22 The Appearing Sharpie by Cameron Francis
24 Hidden Gems: The Riffle Diffle by Harry Lorayne
108 Cellular Divination by Francis McAllister
108 The New Mind: Giant Shoulders by Luke Jermay
110 Hartman on Radical Hold’em by J.K. Hartman
32 Waiting for Inspiration by Guy Hollingworth
Chapter 3: Generating Concepts for Effects
97 Top 10 Best-Selling Products

Light From the Lamp
96 Books Reviewed by Eric Mead
96 Professional Secrets: A Life in Magic by Geoffrey Durham
97 Scripting Magic by Pete McCabe
99 Inside the Head of Donny Orbit by Dave Forrest
100 Videos Reviewed by Joe M. Turner
100 Past Midnight by Benjamin Earl
101 Extreme Possibilities, Volumes 1-4 by R. Paul Wilson
102 Into the Abyss by Oz Pearlman
102 Loops and Reflections by Yigal Mesika and Finn Jon
103 Eugene Burger Presents: Exploring Magical Presentation
by Eugene Burger
104 Tricks Reviewed by David Oliver
104 The Enchanted Cube by Craig Nichols
104 Social Distortion by Andrew Mayne
105 Castle Maynia by Andrew Mayne
105 Omega Reel by Precision Magic
106 Echo by Wayne Dobson
106 The Real Ghost by Christopher Taylor
107 Shhhh! by Larry Becker and Lee Earle

112 Subscription Information/Advertisers Index