Blaine just broke up with Fiona Apple, the high maintenance pop singer. Leonardo DiCaprio, a former friend, hosted the magician's 1997 special, so his hipster credentials must be impeccable. According to gullible press accounts, Blaine is buried 6 feet under one of New York's most exclusive ZIP codes in a trancelike state, immobile in a transparent coffin since Monday. Plexiglass tank filled with water. He's visible at all times and has become quite a tourist attraction.
Air is pumped in through a special tube.
Blaine reportedly lives on four tablespoons of water a day. He can push a 'panic button' at any time and an emergency crew can, in theory, extract him from the grave in minutes. It's impossible to begrudge the magician his incredible success. He's made illusion glamorous again after a long exile in Vegas. For my money, I don't think he's really there.