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CNN - First full day in a box for Blaine

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe/09/06/uk.blaine/

9 out of 10 stars (5 votes)

American illusionist David Blaine is spending his first full day suspended in a clear plastic box over London's River Thames with, he says, nothing but water to sustain him.

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CNN - Life in a box: Blaine begins feat

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe/09/05/uk.blaine/

9 out of 10 stars (2 votes)

Illusionist David Blaine has embarked on what has been billed as his toughest challenge yet -- spending 44 days suspended in a clear plastic box without food.

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CNN - Never again, Blaine tells CNN

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe/10/13/uk.blaine/

7 out of 10 stars (61 votes)

Illusionist David Blaine, who has been suspended in a glass box in London since September 5, has told CNN he is "unlikely to do anything like it again."

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CNN - Police skipped duty to see Blaine

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe/10/17/blaine.police/

6 out of 10 stars (11 votes)

Ten British police officers may face disciplinary action after they abandoned their street patrol to watch American illusionist David Blaine.

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CNN - Blaine: I choose to not be bored

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe/10/13/uk.blaine.cnna/

6 out of 10 stars (11 votes)

Illusionist David Blaine, who has been suspended in a glass box in London since September 5, spoke to CNN's Robyn Curnow Monday via audio link from his box on the banks of the River Thames. The following is a transcript of their conversation.

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CNN - Tears as Blaine leaves London box

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe/10/19/blaine.release/

5 out of 10 stars (26 votes)

Illusionist David Blaine is in a hospital after ending his 44 days suspended in a box over the River Thames in London with only water for sustenance.

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CNN - Blaine suffering, with 2 days left

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe/10/17/uk.blaine/

5 out of 10 stars (15 votes)

Illusionist David Blaine is said to be suffering from palpitations and breathing difficulties as he enters the final stretch of his starvation stunt.

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CNN - Blaine stunt has taken its toll

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe/10/18/uk.blaine/

5 out of 10 stars (16 votes)

With less than a day remaining in his starvation stunt, illusionist David Blaine is said to be suffering from palpitations and breathing difficulties.

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CNN - Guinness records snub for Blaine

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe/09/04/uk.blaine/

5 out of 10 stars (18 votes)

Illusionist David Blaine has been snubbed by Guinness Book of Records for his forthcoming feat of being suspended in a clear plastic box over London's River Thames for 44 days.

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CNN - Blaine to try solid food again

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe/10/22/britain.blaine/

5 out of 10 stars (11 votes)

American illusionist David Blaine was still suffering stomach cramps and low blood pressure on Wednesday three days after ending a 44-day starvation stunt in a Perspex box next to the River Thames, his doctors said.

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CNN - McCartney scuffle at Blaine site

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe/09/16/uk.blaine/

5 out of 10 stars (11 votes)

Paul McCartney scuffled with a photographer when the singer went to see magician David Blaine, who is in a plastic box dangling over the River Thames.

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CNN - Blaine stunt takes medical toll

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe/10/19/uk.blaine/

5 out of 10 stars (12 votes)

Illusionist David Blaine will end his starvation stunt in a matter of hours amid concerns that he is suffering from heart palpitations and breathing difficulties.

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BBC - Blaine plans chopper leap stunt

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3246287.stm

5 out of 10 stars (43 votes)

Illusionist David Blaine has announced his next stunt - jumping hundreds of feet from a helicopter into a river.

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CBS - Blaine Ends Weeks Of Starvation

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/09/06/entertainment/main571932.shtml

5 out of 10 stars (97 votes)

New York magician David Blaine emerged Sunday from 44 days of isolation in a clear plastic box, 50 pounds lighter and buoyed by crowds who had come to celebrate the conclusion of his self-imposed starvation stunt in which he dangled near the River Thames.

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CNN - Blaine shaken but not stirred

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe/09/10/uk.blaine.update/

5 out of 10 stars (18 votes)

During a week suspended high in a glass box in London, illusionist David Blaine has been taunted by passersby, pelted by flying objects and kept awake by a banging drum.

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CNN - Man fined for Blaine water attack

http://edition.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe/09/30/uk.blaine/

4 out of 10 stars (16 votes)

A British businessman has been fined 1,000 pounds ($1,660) for causing criminal damage to the water supply of U.S. magician David Blaine, who is in a plastic box dangling over the River Thames.

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CNN - Doctors feed Blaine after stunt

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe/10/20/britain.blaine/

4 out of 10 stars (18 votes)

Doctors have started to feed illusionist David Blaine after he completed his 44-day starvation stunt with only water for sustenance.

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BBC - Blaine reveals UK crane stunt

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/3164029.stm

4 out of 10 stars (11 votes)

Magician David Blaine plans to be suspended from a crane in a small Perspex box without food for more than six weeks in his first UK stunt.

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CNN- 'I'd like to go as far as I can'

http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/08/30/cnna.david.blaine/

4 out of 10 stars (16 votes)

Magician David Blaine has been entombed in a block of ice and buried in a coffin for an extended period of time. Now he's in London, England, preparing for his next stunt.

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The Scotsman - After 44 days, David Blaine's out of his box

http://www.news.scotsman.com/uk.cfm?id=1158142003

3 out of 10 stars (16 votes)

Doctors claim that after spending 44 days suspended in a box, the American illusionist David Blaine has lost 4 stone, and have warned that his life is at risk.

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