★★★★☆ (4/5) Loses one star because I now know my cat isn’t psychic; he just hears the treat bag from three rooms away.
Buy it if you want to be the smartest person in the room. Avoid it if you still want to believe in wonder. As for me? I’m off to make my coffee cup float. (Spoiler: It’s invisible thread. It’s always invisible thread.) Ultimate Magic Video Collection
The Armchair Skeptic
Once you learn the “Elmsley Count” or the secret behind “Cold Reading,” the innocence is gone. I watched a street magician on vacation do the “Cups and Balls” routine. A year ago, I would have applauded. Last week, I leaned to my wife and whispered, “He’s using a gimmicked final load and a misdirection sweep on the right.” She asked for a divorce. (Not really, but she was annoyed.) ★★★★☆ (4/5) Loses one star because I now