Eugene Taylor (editor): Antinomy
Taylor, Eugene (editor): Antinomy, a Quarterly Journal about Perception & Deception
©2005-2010 Gene Taylor
Softcover, saddle-stitched, 11x11", about 50 pages each
Antinomy
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Comments: Magic magazine published quarterly starting in 2005, through issue 15 (Issue 16 seems to have never been published). Subscribers got occassional extras, such as the "Oops! Deck" by Innova Magic, and the CD Annuals with bonus materials.

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Contents:

Antinomy Volume 1, No. 1, Issue 1, 1TR 2005

2 The Antinomy Perspective (Gene Taylor)
4 The Artful Ledger:
4 - Winning Winnowing (Jon Racherbaumer)
8 - The Spectator Seems To Really Think of Any Card (Jon Racherbaumer)
12 - A Card That Lies, A Deck That Tells the Truth (Bob Farmer)
15 - Unambiguous Discernment (Ed Marlo)
18 - Fish-Fry For Two (Thomas Baxter)
20 Three Change (Rick Merrill): three half dollars to three International coins
26 Only Three Away (Nathan Kranzo): prediction card effect
30 Cushion Shot (Max Maven): take on the Walton Collector's plot
34 The Gaffed Card Corner (Gene Taylor): The Clear Exchange
42 The Honest Liar (Jamy Ian Swiss): Gaffs Versus Skill
48 In Closing By Gene Taylor

Antinomy Volume 1, No. 2, Issue 2, 2nd Quarter 2005

2 The Antinomy Perpective
4 The Artful Ledger (Jon Racherbaumer): Affect, Effect & Pushing Beyond
7 - Heightening the Hoary (Don May & Edward Marlo)
9 - Parallexis (Edward Marlo)
13 -Hofzinser's Lost Ace Problem: Eight Methods (Edward Marlo)
19 -Revisiting "The Artful Ledger #1" (Thomas Baster)
20 Breaking Glances (Kostya Kimlat): Work on the Marlo Fingertip Flesh Break
26 Triple Change wild Coin No. 2 (David Neighbors): English Pennies to Half Dollars and more
32 The Huntsman (Jamie Badman): a Twisting the Aces effect
36 Angled Aces (Brandon Burton): production of Four Aces
40 The Gaffed Card Corner: The Hole Monte
46 The Honest Liar (Jamy Ian Swiss): The Method Isn't the Trick
52 In Closing

Antinomy Volume 1, No. 3, Issue 3, 3rd Quarter 2005

2 The Antinomy Perspective
4 The Artful Ledger (Jon Racherbaumer): Antics and Interludes
7 -Right Brain, Left Brain (Jon Racherbaumer)
10 -Believing is Seeing? (Jon Racherbaumer)
20 Reflection (Dean Dill): selection is a "reflection" of a prediction previously set aside
24 Hotel Bills (Norman Beck): math puzzle where $1 disappears
27 100% Confidence (Jack Parker): cards
30 Friction Aces (Jack Parker): more cards
35 Celebrity Search (Jack Koopmans): magician finds card matching thought of celebrity
38 Sobriety Test (Matt Herbert): a sobrriety test using two coins with an unexpected answer
42 The Honest Liar (Jame Ian Swiss): Discovering Importance
48 In Closing

Antinomy Volume 1, No. 4, Issue 4, 4th Quarter 2005

2 The Antinomy Perspective
4 The Artful Ledger (Jon Racherbaumer): Hobsonian Fringe Notes
6 -Two Object Equivoque
7 -Three Object Equivoque
7 -Maven's Three Book Procedure
8 -Marlo's Three Object Equivoque
9 -Five Object Equivoque (Max Maven)
10 -Smith's 52 Object Equivoque (Chuck Smith)
13 - Marlo's Pellet Classic (Edward Marlo)
16 A Little Lie (Stephen Bargatze): two presentations for the same card trick
22 Flash Coins Re-Lit (Eric Jones): three coins appear and vanish
28 The Gizmo Box (Max Nelson): card utility device to switch top card
32 The M & M Trick - Magic & Mentalism (Dr. Giorgio Tarchini): using candies!
36 The Impromptusible Twist (Tony Ko): using regular cards
42 FSO Transpo (Zenneth Kok): four Ace transposition
46 The Honest Liar (Jamy Ian Swiss): The Last Layman
52 In Closing

Antinomy 2005 CD Annual

3 The Antinomy Perspective
5 Variety Pack
6 - Cig Pen Transpo (Nathan Kranzo): Cigarette and Pen transposition
9 - Clear Up Through (David Neighbors): three coins penetrate up through glass tabletop
13 - Like a Rolling Stone (Dr. Giorgio Tarchini): card cube card prediction
16 - SmythLed (Thomas Baxter): Card stop trick
18 - X-Factor (Jack Parker): Kings and Aces transpo
23 - The Three Stooges (Jack Parker): spectators perform the card magic
26 Touchstones and Crossroads: sources and tips about featured routines
27 Variations
28 - Hollywood Squares (dedicated to Jack T. Koopmans): Celebrity card trick
31 - The Name Game: personalized name cards
33 - Impossible Hofzinser (Tony Ko): card prediction
36 - Fun with M & M's: more ideas
39 Videos (Quicktime format)
39 - Three Change (Rick Merrill)
39 - The Clear Exchange (Gene Taylor)
39 - Angled Aces (Brandon Burton)
39 - The Hole Monte (Gene Taylor)
40 - Reflection (Dean Dill)
40 - 100% Confidence (Jack Parker)
40 - Friction Aces (Jack Parker)
40 - Impromptusible Twist (Tony Ko)
41 - X-Factor (Jack Parker)
41 - Impossible Hofzinser (Tony Ko)
43 Vendor Promo
43 - Excerpt from "Home Schooled": PDF sampler includes Slip, Flip Pop card effect
43 - Double Agent Demo: Video

Antinomy Volume 2, No. 1, Issue 5, 1st Quarter 2006

2 The Antinomy Perspective
5 The Artful Ledger (Jon Racherbaumer): Spontanesous Bop Cunning, regarding the unplanned
11 - Unexpected Prediction (Edward Marlo)
14 Converse Sneaker (Max Maven): card trick
17 Inflated Transpostion (Joshua Jay): bill transpo
22 Oops! (Michael Daniels): routine for the Oops! deck
25 Fold 'em Oops! (Michael Daniels): another
26 A Misrepresentation of Vision (Everett Chapman): coin routine
33 The Double-Jointed Card (Jeff Pierce): card warp
39 Separate But Equal (Thomas Baxter): ESP card matching
43 The Honest Liar (Jamy Ian Swiss): Creative Hits and Misses, scripting magic
48 In Closing

Antinomy Volume 2, No. 2, Issue 6, 2nd Quarter 2006

2 The Antinomy Perspective
4 The Artful Ledger (Jon Racherbaumer): The Crown Stratagem, Stooging
5 - Double Thought (Ed Marlo)
6 - Mario-D'Amico's Berglas Solution
6 - Norman Beck's Version
7 - Any Cards at Any Numbers (Tomas Blomberg)
8 - Three Stooges, Minus One (Teddy Love)
8 - Telepathy In the Audience (Ted Anneman)
9 - A Crown Con (Jon Racherbaumer)
12 - Triple Spectator En Rapport (Eddie Fields)
14 - The Thomas Crown Affair (Jack Parker)
17 Easy Forte (Allan Ackerman): Four Ace deal
20 Heightened Senses (Joshua Jay): spectator's height prediction
22 Spectacular Spectators (Andi Gladwin): three spectator's find card selections
26 Walking to China (Justin Miller): Chinese coin routine with Jumbo climax
30 A Small Bombshell (John Luka): card to wallet
34 Silver-Brass Expo (David Neighbors): coins exchange under challenge conditions
38 The Honest Liar (Jamy Ian Swiss): Making Introductions
48 In Closing

Antinomy Volume 2, No. 3, Issue 7, 3rd Quarter 2006

2 The Antinomy Perspective
3 The Perspective on FISM
6 The Artful Ledger (Jon Racherbaumer): Of Diverse Petie Juggling Knacks
10 - Mario’s Visible Victor Change
11 - The Eye-Candy Change
12 - Circular Change (Edward Marlo, Carmen D'Amico)
13 - Bravura Transposition
15 - Casual Faro Divider (Edward Marlo)
16 - Speed Reader III (Jon Racherbaumer)
17 - Impeccable Double
18 A Turnover Pass (Gunnar Bardsen, Peter Duffie)
20 Spring Revolution (Brandon Burton): card revelation
22 Ace Packet Equivoque (Dean Dill): gettig the spectator to pick the Ace packet
24 Tom Cruise Control (Andi Gladwin): top control
26 Ithaca False Cut (Gene Taylor): cards
28 JW Meets Mutobe Meets Ramsey (Eric Jones): one handed coin acquitment
30 The Muscle Pass Pitch (MPP) (Charles Justice): coins
32 Hand-To-Hand Transfer (Nathan Kranzo): coins
34 The Slip Slide Force (Jack Parker): cards
36 Turn-Style Change (Brian Vanderkolk): cards
38 Popover Change (Gene Taylor)
40 El Cambio Nada (Eric Jones): card change
42 The Honest Liar: How Do We Insult Thee? Let Me Count the Ways (Jamy Ian Swiss)
48 In Closing

Antinomy Volume 2, No. 4, Issue 8, 4th Quarter 2006

2 The Antinomy Perspective
4 The Artful Ledger (Jon Racherbaumer): Dredging Dregs, re-examining some well-known card tricks
5 - 21 and Counting
6 - After Coming of Age
7 - The Hotel Put-On (David Solomon)
11 - Room for Hire (Jon Racherbaumer)
12 - At the Hilton (Allen Ackerman)
14 - Bangkok Hilton (Jack Parker)
16 - Calling the Cards
17 - Guesstimation Plus (Jon Racherbaumer)
18 - Hi-Rise Burgling
21 Twice (Jacques Terrien): spectator properly predicts the Aces twice
25 Phonomenon (Max Maven): two person mentalism
27 Kudos to Sudoku (Kostya Kimlat): Soduko puzzle is instantly solved
29 $20 Hunch (Chris Bruse): spectator loses bet to pick a red card out of a deck with only one blue card
32 $100 Hunch (Chris Bruce & Thomas Baxter): another version
36 Pudar's Binary Marks (Nick Pudar): how to mark a deck
39 BINdication (Gene Taylor): two-person code using cards
43 The Honest Liar (Jamy Ian Swiss): What Works
48 In Closing

Antinomy 2006 CD Annual

3 The Antinomy Perspective: On Progress, Piracy and Praise
5 Variations
6 - Inverter Converter (Gene Taylor): an inside out card routine
11 - Warp Central (Gene Teylor): another version of the Card Warp/Inside out card
17 - Warp Central Plus (Gene Taylor): ending to Warp Central that allows the card to be handed out
20 Multiple Ithaca (Gene Taylor): In-the-hands multiple false cut
23 Variety Pack
24 - Money Talks Back (Danny Archer): 3 coins appear, vanish, and are re-produced. Uses shell and wand
27 - Forced Medley (Thomas Baxter): spectator is left holding a Joker
28 - Forced Into the Open: variation
30 - Licked at Last (John Luka): in the hands Triumph
33 - Monte Mix-Up (Jacques Terrien): a Three Card Monte with four cards
36 - Ideas for the Orange $10 Bill (Nathan Kranzo): explaining the orange in the newer US $10 bill
39 Videos: available on the CD in .mov format
40 Inflated Transposition (Joshua Jay): from issue 5
40 Easy Forte (Allan Ackerman): from Issue 6
40 Spring Revolution (Brandon Burton): from issue 7
40 Ithaca False Cut (Gene Taylor): from issue 7
40 The Slip Slide Force (Jack Parker): from issue 7
40 Turn-Style Chane (Brian Vanderkolk): from Issue 7
41 Popover Change (Gene Taylor): from Issue 7
41 Twice (Jacques Terrien): from issue 8
41 Monte Mix Up (Jacques Terrien): from 2006 CD Annual
41 Warp Central Plus (Gene Taylor): from 2006 CD Annual
41 Multiple Ithaca (Gene Taylor): from 2006 CD Annual
41 Bonus - Gizmo Box Moves (Max Nelson): from issue 4

Antinomy Volume 3, No. 1, Issue 9, 1st Quarter 2007

2 The Antinomy Perspective
3 The Artful Ledger (Jon Racherbaumer): Synergistic Raga
6 - Unforeshadowed Re-Set (David Solomon)
8 - Mix Nix (Ray Kosby): Never the Twain Shall Mix
9 - Progressive Elevator (Max Maven)
11 - Maximizing Maxi-Twist (John Bannon)
13 - Inter Cha-Ching (Steve Reynolds)
15 Piano Forte (JK Hartman): Four Aces appear in a Poker Hand
17 Easy Ackerman (Joshua Jay): non-center center deal
20 Cataclysmic (Aaron DeLong): no-strings Haunted pack
24 Five Easy Pieces (Nathan Kranzo): one coin to two to five
30 Cased Prediction (Max Nelson): selected card in card case matches prediction
33 Hofzinser's No Problem (Dr Giorgio Tarchini): Four Ace Problem
36 The Honest Liar (Jamy Ian Swiss): In Search of Street Magic
48 In Closing

Antinomy Volume 3, No. 2, Issue 10, 2nd Quarter 2007

2 The Antinomy Perspective
4 The Artful Ledger (Jon Racherbaumer): Shadowy Skills & Shady Zones
8 - Monkey In the Box (Steve Reynolds)
11 - Blind-Bluff Aces (Larry Jennings, Jon Racherbaumer)
15 - Shadow Zone Assembly (Steve Reynolds)
19 - Touch Turn Poker (Edward Marlo)
22 In Memorium: Words about Jack Parker
23 I Hate Kids! (Stephen Bargatze): Kid finds the money in the Wallet, but could have had more
26 A Non-Convincing Control (Jason Dean): card control
28 Jokes on You (Donny Orbit): Joker finds the selections and predicted them as well
31 Trading Places (Bill Citino): copper and silver coins transpose in a coin purse
35 The Sightseer (Christopher Williams): adventure with a signed card selection
39 Sandwich For Two (Jeremiah Xiufu Zuo): card sandwich
41 The Honest Liar (Jamy Ian Swiss): Lasting Lessons
48 In Closing

Antinomy Volume 3, No. 3, Issue 11, 3rd Quarter 2007

2 The Antinomy Perspective
4 The Artful Ledger (Jon Racherbaumer): The Call to Cull
5 - Convincing Control (Ed Marlo)
8 - Cull Quickie (Ed Marlo)
9 - Full Blown Foursome (Jon Racherbaumer)
14 - Swivel Cull (Ed Marlo)
15 - Suit Yourself (Henry Evans)
18 - Ruse Cull (Ed Marlo)
19 - Supra-Gemini (John Guastaffero)
22 Oscar the Grouch (Tyler Wilson): funny take on the Oscar name card trick
27 Delusional (Thomas Baxter): card prediction seems to go wrong
31 The Missing Card (Jacques Terrien): spelling a card into a wallet
34 The Marker'd Deck (Jeff Pierce): deck for revealing a peeked at card
36 Impossible Coin Across (Eric Jones): coins across using a Gravity flipper and shell
41 The Honest Liar (Jamy Ian Swiss): Empathy
48 In Closing

Antinomy Volume 3, No. 4, Issue 12, 4th Quarter 2007

2 The Antinomy Perspective
4 The Artful Ledger (Jon Racherbaumer): Nocturnal Commissions
6 - Not for Amateurs (Ed Marlo): Fragments and Finesses
7 - Easy Deals
7 - Nail Push-Off Second Deal
9 - Moveable Second Deal
10 - Pinch Deal
11 - Side-Jog Second Deal
12 - Incomplete Faro Outer End Deal
13 - One Finger Bottom Stud Deal
14 - Buckle Bottom Deal
15 - Natural Grip Center Deal
16 - Dave Vogt's Bottom Deal
18 One Down, Two to Go (JK Hartman): Two Aces trade places with an indifferent card
22 The Revolve Pass (Harvey Rosenthal): passes for a deck square up
25 Other Damsels in Distress (Harvey Rosenthal): Four Queens vanish and re-appear
27 Honest, a Bionic Linking - and Unlinking (Looy Simonoff): Rubber bands
31 Thumb Spread Switch (Max Nelson): cards switch
33 Wine Glass Mirage (Brandon Burton): Quarter changes places with a half under a Wine glass stem
36 The Honest Liar (Jamy Ian Swiss): Preserving Mystery
44 In Closing

Antinomy 2007 CD Annual

3 The Antinomy Perspective
5 Precursor
5 - More on Piano Forte
6 - Piano Forte Version 1 (J.K. Hartman)
8 Permutation
8 - Suit Myself (Bob Farmer): a finesse for Henry Evans' Suit Yourself
12 Preemption
12 - Cull Bonus (Jon Racherbaumer)
12 - Side-Jog Cull (Ed Marlo)
14 - Second Method
15 - Third Method
16 - On the Single Card Cull
19 Premiers
20 - Pinching Strippers (Thomas Baxter): using a Stripper Deck to hold back a card
22 - I.T.H.C.A. (Bill Citino): In the hands coins across, no gimmicks
26 Hofzinser in Hungary (Joseph Kovaks): four Aces
29 She's Sick, My Cherry Trick (Donny Orbit): tying a knot in a cherry stem, and restoring it to the Cherry
31 Meet Me In Paris (Bruce Rockwell): geographical mentalism with cards
33 Rap Aces (Jacques Terrien): finale for Jazz Aces
37 Performance
37 - Videos: in .mov format on the CD
38 - I Hate Kids (Stephen Bargatze): issue 10
38 - Rap Aces (Jacques Terrien): 2007 Annual
38 - Honest a Bionic Linking (Looy Simonoff): issue 12
38 - A Non-Convincing Control (Jason Dean): issue 10
38 - Cataclysmic (Aaron DeLong): issue 9
38 - Five Easy Pieces (Nathen Kranso): issue 9
39 - Other Damsels in Distress (Harvey Rosenthal): issue 12
39 - The Revolve Pass (Harvey Rosenthal): issue 12
39 - Thumb Spread Switch (Max Nelson): Thumb Spread Switch
39 - Copper/Silver Transpo (Bill Cintino): preview

Antinomy Volume 4, No. 1, Issue 13, 1st Quarter 2008

2 The Antinomy Perspective
4 The Artful Ledger (Jon Racherbaumer): Shallow Graves
5 - In the Nick of Time (Jon Racherbaumer)
8 - Paging a Stranger (Ed Marlo)
11 - Underground Transposition (Bro John Hamman)
12 - Royal Turnabout Transposition (Ed Marlo)
16 - Olram Aces (Jon Racherbaumer)
21 - Vino Aces (John Guastaferro)
25 Royal Reunion (Max Maven)
27 Displaysia (Aaron DeLong)
30 Copper/Silver Transposition (Bill Citino)
33 Scary Movie Card Trick (Jeremiah Xiufu Zuo)
37 The Honest Liar (Jamy Ian Swiss): A Dissertation on the Double Lift
48 In Closing

Antinomy Volume 4, No. 2, Issue 14, 2nd Quarter 2008

2 The Antinomy Perspective
4 Definitely Harper's Bizarre (Gene Taylor): A Rant
6 The Artful Ledger (Jon Racherbaumer): - The Trick that can be explained
9 - Marlo's Ghostly Prediction (Jon Racherbaumer)
12 - Leveraged Prediction (Mark Levy)
14 - Monk's Assembley (Steve Reynolds)
16 - Pristine Universal Card (Edward Marlo)
19 May the Force Be With You (Evan Reynolds)
20 Zoots Yourself (Bob Farmer)
22 Lead Astray (Jack Parker): the cards don't quite tell the tale
25 Double Prediction (Jozsef Kovacs)
28 D'emergency Card (Terry Hedges)
30 Gripped Strip-Out (Donny Orbit)
32 Dead Kennedys (Gred Hoffman)
36 The Honest Liar (Jamy Ian Swiss): the JS Rules of Magic
46 In Closing
48 Something Else

Antinomy Volume 4, No. 3, Issue 15, First Quarter 2010

2 The Antinomy Perspective
6 The Artful Ledger (Jon Racherbaumer): Perturbations in the Water
9 Hurnrna-Humma-Hummer (Jon Racherbaumer)
11 Greater Simple-Simon Force (Jon Racherbaumer)
12 Value-Suit, Suit-Value (Jon Racherbaumer)
13 Why is this Odd Card so Queer? (Jon Racherbaumer)
17 Bile and Blood (Jon Racherbaumer)
20 Purist Card Puzzle (Edward Mario)
24 Mr Fogg Tracked Down (Steve Reynolds)
28 The Anything Card (Aaron DeLong)
32 Fan Twirl Closer Control (Harapan Santoso Ong)
34 Move the Monkey (Max Nelson)
36 Granule (Donny Orbit)
38 Travel Time (Jeff Prace)
40 The Honest Liar: Etiquette: A Required Course (Jamy Ian Swiss)
48 In Closing

Issue 16 seems to have never been published


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