Entertainment 05-09-2003 who: Magician David Blaine what: Begins 44-day starvation endurance test where: LONDON when: Tonight snippet: The illusionist will be suspended in a clear plastic box with only water to nourish him. The Guardian`s Tim Dowling finds out what it will be like by spending (almost) 24 hours in a box in the staff car park; The Evening Standard reports that Blaine`s attempt won`t qualify for the Guinness Book of Records; and The Mirror says that Blaine`s perverse career is driven by a tragic obsession with the death of his mother. [... more]

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