Ice McDonald

An inside look behind the life of a magician by Paris R . McDonald as she shares her life as the partner of magician Ice McDonald .

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Reverse Logic - Joshua Jay

A product highlight and a deep look in to this theatrical piece of magic by Joshua Jay .

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A FEW WORDS FROM THE EDITOR

Our feature story is one of my favourites because it is written by the wife of Ice McDonald where she shares what it is like living with a magician . It is rare we get to hear from our partners , so this is a special story indeed . Be sure to share this one with your other half as I know they will find it very relatable .

I had an exciting month as I travelled to China for the Yantai Magic Festival . The conference was one of the most well organised I ' ve ever attended from the moment I arrived until the moment I left . Everything was so efficient and well organised , and the hospitality was like no other . China has some of the finest magicians I ' ve ever witnessed , and I was constantly being amazed by the young performers there . I have included some digital media in the article to give you a taste of what I experienced .

I ' d like to give a mention to the Product Highlights this month . These include some of the best tricks I ' ve reviewed in the past decade or so , and I ' ve already put them in my act . Be sure to support the producers and mention you saw them in Vanish . The quality of magic lately has been extremely high , and we always like to support the creators . If you have a product you would like reviewed , please reach out to me .

Finally , I ' d like to acknowledge the work of my dear friend and mentor Alan Watson for 25 years of MagicNZ . It ends in November , and putting out a weekly e-zine is no easy task . From everybody in magic THANK YOU Alan and Michele Watson .

Paul Romhany

Yantai Magic Festival - China 2024

Paul Romhany travels to China to share his insight on a large magic festival and the state of magic in China .

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FISM 2025

Angela Signoretti shares the latest news on the largest magic convention in the world which will be held in Italy 2025 .

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Big Headline

David Kaplan ' s latest release is one of the best tricks I ' ve seen in the last decade . This is a product highlight

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Abby Segal

Connie Boyd spotlights the future of magic Abby Segal .

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End of an era - MagicNZ

After 25 years Alan Watson is closing down MagicNZ . We celebrate this amazing weekly e-zine .

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Money Maker - Product highlight

Bond Lee and MS Magic have produced an incredible money printing routine .

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