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Get It Now ›Celebrity Buzz A riveting TED talk from my boy David Blaine about how he went about setting the record for holding his breath. I know most people don't actually like David Blaine, and his drawly, too-cool-for-school delivery can make it tough even if you're not generally annoyed by him, but this is pretty fascinating stuff.
Actress and activist Mia Farrow's go on a hunger strike to protest the conditions in Darfur — and is documenting the whole thing on her blog and on YouTube. Her goal is to encourage President Obama to intervene in Sudan and she is currently on day 11 of the strike, encouraging 75 other people to join her cause and fast.
http://black20.com/middle-show/hangin-david-blaine
Not sure how we missed this hilarious video during “bad boy magician” David Blaine's last stunt in which he hung! upside! down! over the course of three days. But do you really know what David Blaine was doing? Apparently, you're not alone.
I suck for missing this the first time around, but it’s still worth watching. David Blaine’s unique brand of stupid is well met in Triumph the Insult Comic Dog.
Culture Buzz The stuntman/magician breaks the world record for holding his breath. He stayed underwater for 17 minutes and 4 seconds - live on Oprah - without dying! He said afterwards he developed an irregular heartbeat towards the end, but wouldn’t reveal how he pulled off the trick.