Don’t worry, this is not a real picture of DvB but rather a product of the iPhone app AgingBooth which thankfully does exactly what it says.
The photo was originally posted on Derren’s blog, which you should be reading anyway.
Pop quiz: In Derren Brown’s special Messiah, the UK mentalist employed psychological chicanery, misdirection and showmanship to temporarily convert atheists into believers in… what?
The correct answer is god. Or is it God?
Either way it was the argument over the capitalization of the answer that raged behind the scenes on Wikipedia for so long it made a top ten list on Tech Radar.com of the wackiest squabbles ever in the history of the people’s encyclopedia.
9. Big G
Religion and politics are perennial flamebait – but few arguments are as silly or circular as one in the discussion section of Wikipedia’s Derren Brown entry.
It’s not about the beardy mind fiddler – it is, rather, about whether the article should refer to God or god. Big G is, of course, the Christian God, Jehovah. In the context it was used, a TV special where Brown temporarily converted atheists into believers, there was an argument that the illusionist meant a generic god or gods. Small g. The argument raged for a good nine months. Just thinking about it makes our brains go “ouch”.
For those keeping track, the page currently lists capital-G God.
Are you a BAFTA voter who would like to nominate Derren Brown’s The Events for commendation? Better look twice. Brown, along with several other Channel 4 shows were not printed on ballots sent to voters.
The Bafta Television Awards, which take place at the London Palladium in June, is one of the biggest events of the TV calender and much of C4’s hopes of winning were with the missed shows: ‘Alan Carr: Chatty Man’, ‘Chris Moyles’ Quiz Night’ and Derren Brown’s ‘The Events’.
Academy members were sent a list of the nominations and then instructed to vote online to choose the programmes which will go through to the jury that makes the final decision.
Rather than restart the process, Bafta contacted the 300 members who had already voted before the mistake was spotted to ask them if they would like to change their decision before the ballot is closed on Tuesday (9 March).
Consider this conspiracy cracked.
We’d like to wish a very happy birthday to Derren Brown. He had quite a year, what with The Events and a very successful touring show Enigma now coming back for a second run. Cheers DvB, may you have many happy birthdays past this one.
Now what to get for a present? Maybe 17 Again on DVD, something tells us he’d dig it.
Jon Heder plays a magician and demonstrates a few tricks for a reviewer. Penn Says gets a DVD release. Penn slams Obama. Derren Brown gets nominated for his second Olivier.
And as always, your David Copperfield tour dates.
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As explained by his official blog, the Olivier award is the UK’s equivalent to the Tony which is to say it’s the highest accolade for live theater performance. Derren Brown previously took one home for Something Wicked This Way Comes and is now nominated for Enigma.
Derren says, “Touring with the stage show is by far my favourite part of the year. I’m so excited to get it up and running again. This tour had to double in size to accomodate demand, which makes it doubly fun to do. Particularly this show, which is such a massive pleasure to perform.” On the subject of a possible second Olivier, he added, “It’s amazing to be nominated. And if the show does win, it has the advantage that means that if you come and don’t like it, then you’re wrong and I can prove it.”
Congrats to Derren and crew.
That wily Derren Brown has ignited big-time lottery prediction fever the world over. JC Sum and Magic Babe Ning have dominated Singapore’s magic scene over the last year and their new stunt will likely serve to extend that reign.
For the first time in Singapore’s history, J C Sum and Magic Babe Ning will be attempting to predict the 4D lottery on 27 Jan 2010, Wed, 630pm live.
In a nutshell, we will sealing our prediction (actual 4D ticket) on 22 Jan
2010, 830pm. The prediction will be in a red packet that will be encased in
2 plexi-glass boxes. The boxes will be suspended high at the main lobby
(outside) of St James Power Station (A club in Singapore) 24/7 till the
reveal date on 27 Jan.
Thanks to the folks at Red Dot Magic for sending us this info.
Anyone in Singapore want to help us get pictures of the event? Email iTricksStaff@Gmail.
