🎩✨ Sleightly Unhinged’s Magical Musings: July 2025 Edition

Ah, greetings, fellow conjurers of chaos and custodians of the impossible! If you’re reading this, you’ve either mastered the art of escaping a straitjacket while blindfolded or—more likely—you’re just desperate for some magic-related gossip with a side of sarcasm. Either way, welcome. Let’s dive into this month’s slightly less unhinged-than-usual roundup of magical delights.

📰 TL;DR

Too busy chasing rabbits out of hats or arguing with your Ouija board? Here’s the quick version:

• Alex Kirk hosts a cozy, gown-clad magic chat show.
• Ed Marlo’s legacy gets a love letter (with fewer ghosts than you’d expect).
• Daniel Madison sells a deck that’s “for connection” (wink).
• ProKito Box is posh coin magic for those who’ve outgrown pocket change.
• Cerebrum combines Victorian horror with a nail-in-nose stunt.
• Ultimate RD Shell and Wafer Cube promise gimmicks so thin, they’ll vanish your mortgage debt.
• Neil Henry shares life advice via alphabet spaghetti.
• Alakazam’s £200 sleight-free table act is perfect for lazy geniuses.
• Marlo’s Magazines are like Playboy but with more false shuffles.
• The Saturday Show is your Saturday morning tea-and-crumpets companion.

Still with me? Splendid. Let’s get properly unhinged.

🎥 Videos Reviewed

🎩 The Saturday Show July 26th 2025 - www.MonsterMagic.co.uk

By monstermagicshop

Alex Kirk’s weekly magic gabfest is like a pub quiz if the pub served espresso and the quizmaster wore a dressing gown. It’s part product review, part therapy session for magicians who’ve had enough of “surprise, it’s a rubber chicken” gigs.

The Unhinged Take:
Alex’s charm lies in his ability to make even a review of thumb tacks sound like a Shakespearean soliloquy. If you’ve ever wondered how to critique a magic trick while sipping coffee in your pajamas, this is your masterclass. Bonus points for making “magic community vibes” feel less cultish than usual.

Watch here → The Saturday Show July 26th 2025

🃏 My Favourite Card Trick of All Time 🪄

By steventaputoro

A tutorial for a trick so beloved, it’s probably engraved on the creator’s tombstone. Likely involves a card changing color in someone’s hand—simple, but effective enough to make your nan gasp.

The Unhinged Take:
The video’s title is 90% hype, 10% “why didn’t I think of that?” The trick’s reset-free nature means you can perform it at a party without needing 10 minutes to rebuild the gimmick. Just don’t try it on your ex.

Watch here → My Favourite Card Trick of All Time 🪄

📚 Why Was Ed Marlo Important?

By VanishingIncMagic

A tribute to Ed Marlo, the man who made false shuffles sound like rocket science. If you’ve ever used a Marlo Tilt, you owe him a pint. Or at least a LinkedIn recommendation.

The Unhinged Take:
This video is a crash course in “why old guys in bow ties still matter.” Marlo’s techniques are the foundation of modern card magic—like discovering your grandma invented TikTok dances. Essential viewing, unless you prefer your magic to be “mysterious” and your history to be “made up.”

Watch here → Why Was Ed Marlo Important?

🃏 The MAD DECK - A device for connection

By DANIELmadison

Daniel Madison’s latest deck promises to “connect” you with audiences. Translation: It’s probably got a minimalist design so you can feel artsy while palming cards.

The Unhinged Take:
If Madison’s branding were any more pretentious, it’d come with a free beret. But the deck’s practicality shines—ideal for magicians who want to look like a Bond villain while performing a triple lift. Just don’t call it a “device for connection” in public. Someone might ask you to explain it.

Watch here → The MAD DECK - A device for connection

🪙 ProKito by Brian Watson

By MurphysMagicSupplies

A £200 Okito Box for coin workers who’ve outgrown plastic cups. Pewter, precision, and a price tag that’ll make your wallet weep.

The Unhinged Take:
ProKito is what happens when a magician marries a jeweler. It’s beautiful, functional, and comes with routines by Smayfer Martinez—though if you’re paying this much, you’d hope it also makes tea. A must-have for pros who need their props to scream “I’ve got a trust fund.”

Watch here → ProKito by Brian Watson

🧠 Cerebrum by Dead Rebel

By AlakazamMagicUK

A Victorian-themed Blockhead routine with a nail, a hammer, and a PDF backstory longer than your GP’s waiting list.

The Unhinged Take:
Dead Rebel’s Cerebrum is the love child of Mary Shelley and a mentalist. It’s theatrical, gruesome, and legally requires you to say “pineal gland” in a posh accent. Not for the faint-hearted—or anyone with a sinus infection.

Watch here → Cerebrum by Dead Rebel

🧩 Ultimate RD Shell & Wafer Cube

By henryharrius

Two gimmicks so thin, they’ll vanish your keys, your motivation, and possibly your dignity.

The Unhinged Take:
The Ultimate RD Shell and Wafer Cube are the Tesla and SpaceX of cube magic—sleek, overengineered, and slightly bonkers. At $195 for the bundle, you’re paying for the privilege of saying “foldable six-sided shell” without laughing. But hey, if you’ve ever wanted to feel like Q from Bond, this is your jam.

Watch here → Ultimate RD Shell & Wafer Cube

🧙♂️ Neil Henry's Desert Island Tricks

By AlakazamMagicUK

Neil Henry’s life advice: Magic is a mindset. Also, alphabet spaghetti is a valid proposal method.

The Unhinged Take:
Neil’s Desert Island Tricks are less about the props and more about the philosophy—like TED Talks, but with more snakes. His “block negativity” mantra is gold, though we’re still waiting for his follow-up: How to Handle Haters Without a Torn & Restored Handkerchief.

Watch here → Neil Henry's Desert Island Tricks

📚 Marlo's Magazines

By VanishingIncMagic

Six volumes of Ed Marlo’s wisdom, perfect for magicians who like their bedtime reading to include phrases like “intransitive false shuffle.”

The Unhinged Take:
This set is the Wikipedia of card magic—dense, slightly overwhelming, and indispensable. If you’re a purist who thinks “magic books” should smell like pipe smoke and regret, add to cart.

Watch here → Marlo's Magazines

🧩 I have £200+ and need a TABLE act that MUST NOT include SLEIGHT OF HAND!!!

By AlakazamMagicUK

A curated list of tricks for magicians who’d rather not practice. Highlights: Paper turning into cash, wallets that defy physics.

The Unhinged Take:
Alakazam’s £200 sleight-free act is the cheat meal of magic—guilty pleasures with zero guilt. It’s perfect for beginners or veterans who’ve finally accepted that their fingers will never be fast enough.

Watch here → £200 Sleight-Free Table Act

🎩 Other videos I didn’t have space for

• July 25, 2025
• The Highs & Many Lows Of FISM 2025
• Craig Petty Discusses Controversy With Yigal Mesika
• Alakazam Review Show Ep 45 I Cerebrum, Symbol & Needle Through Coin
• A Trick You Can Do With Your Friend’s Deck Of Cards - Tutorial
• This Card Trick Looks IMPOSSIBLE!
• Magic Book Review - RANDOM - Thoughts on Stacked Deck Magic
• Hidden Monday Magic ft Heads Off
• Nique Tan Chats - Rising Pencil from Pocket

🎩 Farewell

A quick shower thought: The best magic tricks are like good jokes—they land better with confidence and a straight face. Also, did you know the first recorded magic trick was a pigeon disappearing act in ancient Egypt? Turns out, we’ve been lying to audiences for 4,000 years. Classy.

Until next time, keep the cards sharp, the gimmicks sharper, and the sarcasm sharper still.

— Sleightly Unhinged

P.S. If you found a typo, it’s a secret message. Decode it, and I’ll teach you how to vanish your student loans.