How David Blaine Held His Breath

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My strange obsession with Sarah Kennedy
Published 5/2/2008 by Gareth McLean at Culture: TV and radio blog | guardian.co.uk
I don't believe in having guilty pleasures. It's a hateful concept, with an awful built-in snobbery, and a dreadful phrase. However, I do believe in odd obsessions. Mine - well one of mine - is Sarah Kennedy on Radio 2. As something of an early riser, I tune in to Sarah after I've endured just about as much as I can stand of the Today programme - which is about 10 minutes. (Honestly, David Blaine should try listening to the whole of Today. Now that would test the limits of human endurance .) Today, Sarah was talking about going to visit her ...

Critic wrangle: "Mister Lonely."
Published 5/2/2008 by Alison Willmore at IFC: Indie Eye
... at the New York Observer offers "the faint praise of Mister Lonely as the least offensive of the works in the Korine canon." (He also notes that "David Blaine plays Father Umbrillo's priestly subordinate. Lalid Afkir plays someone called Habid in the credits, and I am not sure if either is a celebrity." Well, Mr. Sarris, the former is, if not famous, at least an Oprah-endorsed world record holder.) "Mister Lonely reveals that the punk abrasiveness of Korine's youth has been replaced by a lyrical self-pity--the apparent upshot of a decade on the skids," adds ...

Friday's Buzz You Missed
Published 5/2/2008 at Yahoo! Buzz Log
... ." For those who don't believe such a thing is possible, Time Magazine has posted an article on how Mr. Blaine did it. Read it, but don't try it at home. ...