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  • July 2008

    • Illusionist Escapes Imploding Building —Barely

      Central Florida News  |  Jul 31, 08 11:17 AM CDT

      Illusionist Escapes Imploding Building —Barely

      (Newser) - Goth illusionist Criss Angel escaped an imploding hotel in Florida last night, reports Central Florida News. During the stunt, which aired live on A&E's Mindfreak , the daredevil had three and a half minutes to pick handcuffs and four padlocked doors before catching a helicopter on the roof. While Angel failed to beat the blast, he emerged unscathed moments later. More »

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      Florida  • stunts  • escape  • publicity stunt  • magic  • illusion  • A&E  • Criss Angel

    • UK Protester Glues Self to Brown

      Times (UK)  |  Jul 23, 08 8:40 AM CDT

      UK Protester Glues Self to Brown

      (Newser) - An environmentalist tried to superglue himself to Gordon Brown last night inside 10 Downing St. Dan Glass was receiving an award from the British PM when he put his adhesive-slathered hand on the prime minister's forearm. The demonstrator stayed stuck to the PM for less than a minute, writes the Times of London, and will not face charges. More »

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      Gordon Brown  • Heathrow Airport  • publicity stunt  • environmentalists  • glue

    • Madonna 'Loves' A-Rod Scandal

      New York Post  |  Jul 15, 08 11:04 AM CDT

      Madonna 'Loves' A-Rod Scandal

      (Newser) - Madonna is reveling in the attention she's getting from the Alex Rodriguez scandal and is considering fueling the frenzy by attending today's All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium, the New York Post reports. "She doesn't care about the press it will get—she loves it,” a friend said. More »

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      New York City  • New York Yankees  • Alex Rodriguez  • Madonna  • celebrity divorces  • Yankee Stadium  • Guy Ritchie  • publicity stunt

  • June 2008

    • Two Daredevils Climb Times Tower

      New York Post  |  Jun 5, 08 7:14 PM CDT

      Two Daredevils Climb Times Tower

      (Newser) - Two men scaled the New York Times ' 52-story headquarters today within hours of each other, the New York Post reports. Police identified the first as Alain Robert, a French climber known as Spiderman for scaling skyscrapers with minimal equipment. He unfurled a banner reading, “Global warming kills more people than 9/11 every week.” A second man, unidentified, climbed the building hours later. Both were arrested. More »

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      global warming  • environment  • New York Times  • publicity stunt  • climbing  • New York Times building  • Alain Robert

  • July 2007

    • Couch Flies High in Chair

      Bulletin (Bend, Ore.)  |  Jul 10, 07 8:25 PM CDT

      Couch Flies High in Chair

      (Newser) - Kent Couch of Bend, OR, floated 193 miles at an average height of 11,000 feet  to La Grande, OR, in a lawn chair attached to 105 balloons. It took him almost 9 hours. He equipped himself with all the essential high-tech equipment to make the flight—a cell phone for communications and a knife to cut the balloons. More »

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      Oregon  • hot air balloon  • publicity stunt  • lawn chair  • Bend

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