Anislav Varbanov Dies During Disney Stunt, Third in 7 Weeks

Anislav Varbanov died late Monday, August 17, 2009 after sustaining a head injury while rehearsing a tumbling roll for the show Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular. The 30 year-old Varbanov is the third Disney employee in Orlando to die in the past seven weeks. "The death...

School uses kids as props for stunt

how can the school authorities be so ignorant and stupid..they cannot put the children into dangerous situation like these...and IF the parents have agreed to let them do so....i wonder what they were thinking....there should be some action taken so that this does not...

Glenn Beck's Staff Thought Guest's Collapse Was a Stunt

" Staff at the Glenn Beck show did not know to react after Columbia University professor David Buckner suddenly passed out during a discussion. Beck explained on Fox News that his staff initially didn't assist...

Man In Green Bodysuit Scales Indianapolis Monument

It's a bird...it's a plane...it's...  Green Man?  WTF? I think someone hasn't taken their medication lately. " INDIANAPOLIS -- There was pointing and laughter on Monument Circle Saturday night, as...

Boy Dies at Monster Truck Show, from Flying Debris

Tacoma, Washington - Flying debris fatally hit six year old Sabastin Hizey and injured a nearby man, when it flew into the grandstands at a show Friday night." A truck came apart while doing doughnuts during the...

Biker jailed for being stupid

"(CNN) -- A biker who posted videos of himself on YouTube performing stunts and speeding at up to 210 kph (130 mph) has been jailed after inadvertently confessing his misdemeanors to police. ...

Campaign manager drowns in Bangkok election publicity stunt

A publicity stunt with the best of intentions went horribly wrong Thursday, when the campaign manager of Leena Janqjanya, a candidate for governor in the Bangkok elections, drown while drawing attention to the...

David Blaine's Anti-Climactic 'Dive of Death'

As NowPublic member asterix611 previously reported, David Blaine concluded his 60 hours of (occasionally) hanging upside down in New York City with a "Dive of Death" that wasn't a dive, didn't risk death, and was...

Photo-Essay 2 David Blaine is to blame Pictorial evidence of what went...

Photo Essay 2 :  Series of photos taken  between 4:30 AM  to  7:00 AM, Wednesday, September 24, 2008       These photos captures the difference between hanging...

Is David Blaine 'A Big Cheater'?

Gawker calls out David Blaine for failing to hang upside down, continuously, for 60 hours as he currently claims to be doing -- and they've got the "photographic evidence" to prove it.Is David Blaine faking it?...

Photo-Essay: David Blaine's Upside-Down 'Death Wish'

World famous for his death-defying performance/stunts, David Blaine is half way through his dream of hanging upside-down for at least 60 hours. Photos were taken between 9:30 to 11:00 AM. David was given tea,...

Activist tries to superglue himself to Gordon Brown

"Activist tries to superglue himself to Gordon Brown By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 10:35 PM on 22nd July 2008 During these turbulent economic times, Gordon Brown is keen for the country to stick by him. However, this probably wasn't quite what he had in mind. ...

iPhone 3G Shortage: PR Stunt or controlled damage

"Nobody knows how to play with the media more than Apple does, even when a bad news can damage their profits Apple turns it into good news and generate more positive buzz than bad. Take for example the recently...

Is Apple Socially Responsible… or too slow to confirm it

"We witnessed the public stunt shown by Greenpeace everywhere about Apple’s products and its use of toxic substances in laptops and other devices. The main problem between Greenpeace guerrilla tactics is Apple...

YouTube-era crime and punishment

"Here’s a novel punishment: A Florida judge has sentenced two pranksters to one minute of YouTube shame.With the popularity of Google’s video sharing site has come an unfortunate rise in pranks from people chasing their 15 minutes of web fame. Kids plot, film, and proudly...

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