Genii Magazine November 2025

FEATURES
• Denis Behr: The Most Interesting Man in Magic — Denis Behr has been collecting data, examining magic, impressing audiences—and enjoying an occasional beer.
 By Richard Hatch
• David Merlini and the Legacy of Houdini — A Hungarian escape artist discovered his calling, and created a museum for his fellow countrymen.
 By John Lovick

PERSPECTIVES
• The Chamber of Secrets: Isis — A beautiful, but false, automaton, with an extraordinary story. Here’s how she found her way to The Chamber of Secrets.
 By John Gaughan
• Mark Waid on Magic — The comic book writer finds some inspiration in his magic.
 By Vanessa Armstrong

WORKSHOP
• Lost and Found, Part 2 — Finding stuff that really shouldn’t be there.
 By David Kaye

THE GENII QUESTIONNAIRE
• Nikola Arkane — “My definition of success in magic: Making a living performing magic. My definition of failure in magic: Pirating and exposing magic for money and likes.”
 By the Editors

REVIEWS
• Gibecière Turns 20 — The journal of magic history celebrates 20 years.
 By Michael Claxton
• Invisible Choice by Thomas Riboulet — A deep dive into Riboulet’s Invisible Choice principle.
 By James Alan
• Nick Paul Masterclass — Nick Paul gives classic tricks a humorous upgrade in his easy-to-follow masterclass.
 By James Alan

THE EYE
• Pro Baseball Player Is Amateur Magician — Toronto Blue Jays catcher Tyler Heineman doubles as the team’s clubhouse magician.
 By Vanessa Armstrong

NEWS
• 69 Atlantic — An intimate theater hidden inside Art of Play, a curio shop in Brooklyn, New York.
 By Vanessa Armstrong

MAILBOX
• November Mailbox — Still making adjustments, a reader weighs in about marketed tricks.
 By the Editors