
I thought it might be fun to start a thread listing a few of the best articles in old Geniis that we may have overlooked or forgotten in this day and age of magic information overload.
Here are a couple I've enjoyed recently:
"All Art, No Artifice" (November 2003; Vol (66), 11; pg 33). A terrific, in-depth interview of one of magic's foremost creators, Jim Steinmeyer. So much wisdom here, but I really liked thinking about his riff on Orson Welle's observation regarding stage vs. close-up performance. I had a chance to meet Mr. Steinmeyer last summer, and he was as kind, gracious and intelligent as I imagined him to be. The interviewer, David Regal does a nice job of drawing those qualities out of him in this cover article. Some cool anecdotes here as well.
"Celebrating Juan at 60" (October 2002; Vol 65, 10; pg 40). Tamariz interviewed by Giobbi--how can it not be great? I enjoyed reading about the things that fuel his passion, his take on books v. videos, magicians as entertainers, and the humility and humanity that shine through. The article also includes some interesting sidebars from folks like Maven, Hartling, Paviato, Vaquera, and Benatar.
What are some of your favorite articles?