David Blaine is Going Down

Describing as “the loony attention grabber,” Mitch Marconi of the Post Chronicle reports the daredevil’s newest stunt will have him under water for a week.

Image of David Blaine on Inside Magic“If you can believe this one, Blaine is planning to live underwater for a week in a human-sized aquarium outside of New York’s Lincoln Center.

“The loony attention grabber has in the past spent 61 hours in ice and 44 days fasting in a glass box suspended over London’s River Thames.

“This latest escapade will end after seven days and seven nights of underwater pananoramas with Blaine attempting to break the record for holding one’s breath underwater.

“To prepare for his newest stunt, Blaine reportedly trained with U.S. Navy Seals.”

ABC will televise the finale on May 8th.

Reality TV reports (or passes along an Press Release) the name of this stunt will be DROWNED ALIVE – Seven Days Under Water At Lincoln Center.

The article does provide additional detail:

Blaine Will Attempt to Hold His Breath Underwater Longer Than Any Other Human Being, After Spending Seven Days Living in a Spectacular Human Aquarium in Full Public View

David Blaine, known for his headline-making feats of physical, emotional and mental endurance, will once again put his life on the line in a death-defying attempt to hold his breath underwater longer than any human being, which is currently a stunning eight minutes, 58 seconds.

He will undertake this latest challenge after living with a life support system in a specially built human aquarium — an eight-foot acrylic sphere — for seven days and nights, in full public view in front of New York?s Lincoln Center.

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“Trick” Equals Religious Slur Says Church

Robbie Williams Robbie Williams, a British pop star, consulted Derren Brown on his latest publicity effort.  

Church officials helped to fuel the publicity but probably not in the manner Mr. Williams or Mr. Brown intended.

Ireland On-Line reports "church leaders have blasted British pop star Robbie Williams for his part in a stomach-churning 'crucifixion' stunt aired on TV on Sunday night."

Here's some background to help better understand the ire of the Irish religious leaders:

Many Christians in the Western Catholic and Protestant churces celebrated the solemn day called "Easter" this Sunday.

Easter has been celebrated by most Christian relilgions since the first century as a way of recalling the resurrection of Jesus Christ following his death (a death he freely accepted) on a cross three days earlier.

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