The change to WordPress has gone well. There’s a lot to learn, though. We’re committed to making this blog the most technically advanced one in magic. That we can control and will accomplish. You, on the other hand, will have to determine whether it is a place you want to visit frequently – hopefully daily. We’re adding …
There’s some pretty good stuff going on in blogland these days. For any of us writing blogs, it’s an ego thing. Whether we’re trying to be entertaining, controversial, instructive or just screwing around, we’re making the large assumption that we have something worth reading – at least by some people. Writing a blog takes time …
I don’t know Tim Ellis, but from everything I read and in talking with people that do know him, he’s one of the genuine good guys. His recent post raises a huge number of ethical issues that magicians must resolve – if they care. He’s obviously given this a lot of thought. I’ll be posting …
We just upgraded to WordPress 2.3. Everything seems to be running fine, but I always worry about latent problems. Please let me know if you see anything that doesn’t seem right. The email is intenselymagic@gmail.com Take care………
Drivel & Drool Political Correctness Why does everyone profess to despise it, but it continues to pervade every corner of our lives? I long ago suggested that sports teams be named after vegetables – e.g. the fighting broccoli. This cartoonist seems to get it:
I find certain rules absolutely immutable: There ARE bad tricks A good magician can make a bad trick less crappy – he can’t make it good Without surprise there is NO magic Most magicians are better off without the story trick or emotional hook Any trick that leaves the spectator with only 1 solution …
