I suck for missing this the first time around, but it’s still worth watching.
Pfizer is suing a man who was caught driving through Manhattan with a big, fake missile emblazoned with the words “Viva Viagra.”
Movie Buzz A new documentary chronicles Philippe Petit’s 1974 tightrope walk between the twin towers. The film, which won both the World Cinema Jury and Audience awards at Sundance, explains in detail how Petit managed to pull off the amazing stunt. Explaining why he was moved to perform the dangerous and illegal act, Petit responds, “When I see three oranges, I juggle; when I see two towers, I walk.”
Movie Buzz The infamous YouTube clip is now the basis for a movie. Little known fact: The man known to most of the world as Afro Ninja is in fact Mark Harris, a stuntman with a long list of movie credits to his name. Add one more: his film, Afro Ninja, takes the failed audition outtake as the beginning of one man’s transformation from a nobody with big hair to a true warrior.
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.