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Magician sues PayPal for holding Haiti donations

A magician and mentalist who traveled to Haiti on his own earthquake recovery mission has filed a lawsuit against the organization that collected donations for his mission.
James Clark has sued Paypal for mismanagement of his account. He said the company is holding both business funds and donations to him, collected via PayPal. According to [...]

Second David Stone teaser released

Warning: This teaser features some outrageous French accents.
The Real Secrets of David Stone hits our virtual shelves on March 22. Be ready…
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Finalists named in Arcane video contest

The Gold Arcane is closer to someone’s hands, and you get a say who should win it.
Last night we posted the 10 finalists in our Arcane video contest, and it’s an incredibly talented pool of competitors. Some show a single trick with brilliant presentation. Others unleash a flurry of jaw-dropping moves.
Check out all the [...]

Ellusionist’s Invisible Deck app impresses reviewers

Reviews are coming in for Ellusionist’s Invisible Deck app for the iPhone and iPod Touch, and they look pretty good:

“Ellusionist is always thinking outside the box. This is a clever app bringing magic and technology together. Great work!” ~Doug Freeman
“I just downloaded this app 10 minutes ago and have already performed this for my wife. [...]

Magician at Trump party irks society writer

Some people just don’t like magicians. In our opinion, writer Chiara Atik may be a member of that group, so don’t try to impress her with your new application for Lego figures in card magic. (Lookin’ at you, Pancakes.)
Atik was mystified why a pink-tied magician would be performing at Ivanka Trump’s launch party Monday night [...]

Writers break down evaluation of card collections

It’s no secret that magicians have a special connection to playing cards. How big is your collection? Do you have all the super rare Jerry’s Black Golden Watermelon Dunes Nugget decks?
But here’s the real question: In what shape is your collection?
In addition to being a great sleight of hand artist and a card star, Lee [...]

Darkness returns: Shadow Masters back in stock

For those of you who have been waiting: Our Shadow Masters decks of playing cards are back in stock. We just got the new run in, and they have that beautiful, new-card smell. In the words of our friends at Playing Card Blog, “REJOICE!”
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Forum moderator featured on Uri Gellar show

Arvind Jayashankar, one of our outstanding forum Moderators and a long-time forum member, was recently featured on an episode of “The Next Uri Gellar.” Click here, then fast forward to 21:10.
Unfortunately, he didn’t make it past that round, but he said he is thrilled he got that far. Well done, AJ!
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Rules announced for Twitter Trivia Challenge

Here are the rules for the Ellusionist Twitter Trivia Challenge:

If you’re not already a Twitter user following our page, make sure to sign up and follow us.
Starting at about 3 p.m. Central time today, Ellusionist will post questions to its Twitter page. We will post one question at a time, and other questions won’t [...]

Company shines new light on pen spinning

Attention pen spinners: Fletcher Nelson of Fletch Creations is your new best friend.
Check out his creation: These LED inserts for your favorite spinnin’ pen light up in different patterns based on how fast you go. Nailing combos triggers different light patterns, and the lights dim as you slow down. Based on his ComboSense technology, these [...]