Jim Steinmeyer transports readers back to the turn of the 20th century, as he solves the mystery of "Beau Brocade," an illusion that might have been the most astonishing illusion of David Devant's entire career. Mike Caveney provides front-row coverage of the Owen Magic Supreme Centennial Celebration. John Carney explains the tedious three-year process of creating and publishing his Book of Secrets, a new work that actually teaches, in a lesson-style format complete with assignments, 25 classics of stage and close-up magic. There's a pictorial peek at the 60-year history of the Super-X Levitation. Joshua Jay reports on three-days of location shooting for Shade, the new Hollywood crime-thriller about the high-stakes world of poker hustlers. "From Times Square to Television," is Richard Cohn's review of the dark-fantasy style of Criss Angel Mindfreak that aired on the ABC Family Channel. Jim Steinmeyer's "Conjuring" presents The Stapled Card as Escape Artist, David Kaye offers a Santa's stocking Egg Bag routine in "Turn it Around," and Jim Sisti's "Magic on the Menu" has some valuable tips on how magicians can turn a restaurant's wait staff into fellow entertainers. Joshua Jay's "Talk About Tricks" features a variety of close-up contributions from Mark Aspiazu, Michael Huot, Paul Richards, Ryan Swigert, and James Swain.
