Video - Batmanning is the New Craze – Forget Coning, Planking, and Owling!

Oh brother, here we go again.

We really need to find something better to occupy our time with these days.

It seems the recent craze of coning, planking, and owling is no longer cool.

But boy were they cool in their day – even Justin Bieber got in on the fad.

Related: Justin Bieber goes coning in $350K Rolls Royce - Video

But now they’re out, so 2010 - wouldn’t be caught dead doing it.

So what has taken the place of these no longer cool social exploitations?

Batmanning.

Yes, you read that right - Batmanning.

You see, all you have to do for effective Batmanning is to hang upside down like a bat on anything you can find.

The higher, the sharper, and the more bizarre of a place the better for maximum presentation and high skill marks.

You just hook your feet into whatever you can and hang upside down and presto! You’re Batmanning.

Oh yea, if you flap your arms like a bat you get an extra skill point.



Planking, coning, and owling seemed fairly harmless, unless you planked on a car going 55 mph, or choked on your ice cream cone, but I think this new craze is going to be a problem – and sooner or later somebody is going to die.

See, hanging upside down 20 feet in the air while drunk is going to end badly for someone someday.

So keep your mouse pointed here and as soon as somebody dies we will have the sad duty of reporting it in all its gritty detail.

Maybe somebody will even get it on video.

So sad.

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Video - Justin Bieber’s “Director Fan Cut DVD” is Out! Sneak Peek!

For those Justin Bieber fans that just can’t get enough of the teen singing sensation – your wait is over.

The final “Directors Fan Cut DVD” of “Never Say Never” is out and the fans are gobbling it up.

The new fan version adds tons of extras including Justin on his Segway, thirty minutes of new footage, and the removal of some footage deemed “unnecessary”.

Jon Chu, who directed the DVD, says,

“We listened to Justin’s fans after the release of the original Never Say Never and the message was clear. They wanted to see more Justin and less concert stuff and fluff footage. So we packed this fan cut version with everything they asked for!”

Indeed, this version contains over one hour of additional special features and new intimate moments of Justin while on tour.

There is a sneak peek inside his tour bus with Kenny Hamilton and footage of Bieber on his favorite toy – his Segway.

There is new footage of Bieber interacting with his golden ticket winners and more segments of him talking and dancing.



We suspect this fan cut version of Never Say Never will do well.

After the release of the first cut, lots of fans were disappointed that there was so little “Justin” in the movie.

One fan said,

“We wanted to see more Justin. We wanted to hear him talk and learn more about him. They cut everything together so fast you could barely see anything. Most of the footage was stuff on YouTube and things we had already seen before. We wanted to see new things. It was kind of a letdown.”

Jon Chu and his team heard the message loud and clear and agreed to release a new version in an effort to keep Bieber’s fans happy and in love with the singer.

Another fan commented,

“We thought the movie was going to have a lot of Justin talking with his crew, family, fans, and friends. It was a letdown because there was actually very little of Justin talking or being personal. We had already seen most of the footage and the 3D parts were kind of not needed and not very impressive. We wanted more Justin!”

Beiber spent months on the road doing press junkets telling everybody “This is not going to be a concert movie”, when it fact that’s exactly what it turned out to be.

One of the sweetest additions to the Fan Cut is the video clip below where a young girl is asked to come on stage and help sing with Justin. It shows the deep emotion the star shares with his fans and will probably make you cry.

We loved it!

Watch Justin Bieber sing with a young fan on stage


Initial sales numbers show the Fan Cut is off to a good start and will add to the profit from the first incarnation that pulled in over $75 million worldwide.

Bieber is back in the studio as we speak putting the finishing touches on his new album titled “Believe” due to hit stores later this year.

Bieber has also announced new South American and Latin American tour dates starting in September and will be the continuation of his “My World” concert tour.

Related: Justin Bieber announces South American Tour Dates

He is also scheduled to start work on a movie this summer and has been traveling with his girlfriend Selena Gomez on her first concert tour.

When Justin Bieber is not getting new tattoos with his dad or getting caught shirtless in his underwear in Miami or coning in a Rolls Royce with his friends he is still tries to be just a normal kid – but is that even possible at this stage of the game?

Oh yea, now Justin’s pet cat “Spaz” even has his own twitter account at @Justins_Cat recounting to his followers the intimate private details of the singers daily life.

Related: Justin Bieber's Pet Cat Spaz Gets his own Twitter Account

Is there anything this kid can’t do?

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Video - Young Hollywood Takes a Stand against Planking

Planking has become the scourge of our country and young Hollywood is taking a stand.

No really, we literally mean a “Stand” – as in standing up.

In a parody of the “More you know” public service announcements seen on TV, Funny or Die has taken to the airwaves to start an anti-planking campaign.

In the video, several young celebrities encourage us to abandon the dangerous act of “planking” and tell us to just “Stand up straight”, take a picture, and share it with the world.



We have to agree.

Planking really has ran its course and is kind of lame. But quickly following in its footsteps has been Coning and Owling.

Related: Forget planking – Owling is in – Photos
Related: Justin Bieber goes Coning – Video

I guess kids today could be out doing drugs or getting pregnant so these trends aren’t too bad, nor the end of the world as we know it.

But come on, you need to be a little more creative kids.

Is this all the better you can do?

We say “Stand up” for your generation and come up with something that will really impress the world.

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Photos - Shirtless Justin Bieber Shows Underwear, Chased by Fans, and Stopped by Cops in Miami

Justin Bieber sure did have a wild time in Miami this weekend.

First, he was chased by fans while trying to leave through the back door of his girlfriend Selena’s concert in Boca Raton Florida.

Word got out that the Biebs had been backstage and was leaving when a group of young fans tried to chase him down.

Security had to escort him through a maze of bushes and shrubs as he ran to an awaiting car that whisked him away.

Justin Bieber Chased by Fans in Florida

Then, Bieber and best friend Sean Kingston were pulled over by cops in South Beach while driving a $400,000 Rolls-Royce convertible after an evening of coning and pranking.

At one point, Bieber almost hit a wall while trying to drive while holding TWO upside-down ice cream cones in his hands.

Fortunately for us they recorded the whole thing on a flip-cam!

Related: Justin Bieber pulled over by cops in Miami – Photo
Related: Bieber goes coning – almost hits wall - Video

He wrapped up his wild weekend Sunday morning by walking out onto his hotel balcony in his boxer shorts unaware there was a paparazzi photographer across the street snapping photos of the shirtless teen idol.

Bieber walked around half naked while sporting his favorite pair of sagging grey boxer shorts before returning to his suite to pack up and head to the airport.

This week, Bieber returns to the studio to continue work on his latest album “Believe” due later this year.

While little is known about his new album we do know he has been seen at the studio with Chris Brown and has hired the best song writers and producers to help him nail down his new tracks.

Related: Justin Bieber talks about his new album – Video

He is also slated to resume his “My World” tour later this year in Brazil and Latin America. No word yet on tour dates or final locations.

He is also supposed to start filming his movie with Mark Wahlberg soon but there is some speculation that the project has been pushed into next year.

Ah to be young and have nothing to do!

Go get ‘em Justin.

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Justin Bieber Pulled Over by Cops in Miami - Photo

Teen pop sensation Justin Bieber and his friend Sean Kingston ran into a little trouble Friday night in Miami.

As we reported earlier, Bieber and Kingston were out driving Sean’s convertible Rolls Royce Friday while taking video of them playing pranks on various establishments.

First, they purchased a Frosty from a Wendy’s and tried to return it to a Burger King. Then they pulled off a quick “double coning” while almost hitting a wall in their $400,000 ride before running into a bit of trouble with the law.

Related: Justin Bieber goes coning – almost hits wall with car - Video

The official word Friday night was that Bieber called the cops HIMSELF outside a South Beach T.G.I.F. Restaurant after fans spotted them and started to crowd around the teen idol’s car.

But now we are learning that that was not the whole story.

A witness and employee of T.G.I.F. told HollywoodLife,

“An undercover police officer was driving behind Justin and Sean Kingston. He pulled them over in front of the restaurant on Ocean Drive because he thought it was strange that this young kid was driving a brand new convertible Rolls-Royce.

While he was pulled over, people started recognizing that it was Justin Bieber and they started to surround the car. The police officer told the crowd to back away and then instructed Justin to drive off.”

As it turns out, the undercover Police officer was following the Rolls-Royce because he had noticed the pranking and didn’t recognize the driver and felt he looked “extremely young” to be driving such an expensive car.

He pulled them over for a well-being and suspicious vehicle check.

Word is after the cop realized it was Justin Bieber everybody had a good laugh and the cops helped to disperse the crowd that had gathered before sending the singer on his way.

We think if you’re going to go out and play pranks - a better idea would have been to NOT use a $400,000 Rolls as that may be a bit conspicuous.

Bieber was in Miami with his girlfriend Selena Gomez while she was performing a show as part of her “We Own the Night” concert tour.

This was the first time Sean Kingston had been seen in public since his tragic Jet-Ski accident a few months back that left him in intensive care for weeks.

Related: Sean Kingston in critical condition after accident

But this latest run in with the cops seems to be playing into the hands of critics who say Justin has changed and is no longer that little clean-cut teen idol that used to laugh and smile all the time.

Observers say his sudden fame and tremendous financial success has started to affect his personality.

Just last week there were photos released of Justin and his dad Jeremy getting matching Hebrew Jesus tattoos under their left arm.

Related: Justin and his dad get matching Jesus tattoos - Photos

The two also inked matching five pointed star tattoos on their left elbow a few months back as well.

Not that there is anything wrong with that, it’s just that his fans were not expecting him to get inked up and start getting pulled over by cops and flipping off the paparazzi at such a young age.

We think it’s just a case of a young man growing into his teen years doing what every teen in America does at that age.

Coning is harmless – and it could be worse. He could be doing crack with Lindsay Lohan or smoking weed with Snoop Dog.

We say let him be, and hope he has the right people surrounding him while at the same time giving him enough space to be a kid.

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Video - Justin Bieber Goes “Coning” – Almost Drives His Car into a Wall

What do you do when your worth $100 million dollars and bored?

You go coning!

While taking a break from working on his new album “Believe”, teen pop sensation Justin Bieber almost drove his car into a wall while coning at a local restaurant.

He also bought a Frosty from Burger King and tried to return it to a Wendy’s but was shut down by an astute manager.

And he filmed it all on his flip-cam.

Watch Justin Bieber Coning Video


As we told you last week, it seems that “Owling” is the new “Planking” but it looks like “Coning” may be taking the lead as the new social phenomenon.

The concept is simple.

Buy an ice cream cone at a drive-thru and when you grab it - you grab it upside down with the ice cream in the palm of your hand.

Related: Owling is the new Planking - Photos

But I guess when you work as hard as Bieber has the last three years you are entitled to a little time off and harmless fun.

For his part, Justin has been in the studio working on his new album “Believe” – and the buzz is starting to grow.

Related: Justin Bieber talks new album "Believe" – Video

With a list of top song writers and A-list producers working with him everyone is excited to hear what he is laying down.

Most suspect this new album will be a radical departure from his bubble gum “Baby” days and usher in the new “Justin Timberlake” era of his career.

And keeping in line with his maturing image, Bieber and his dad just released photos of their adventure to the tattoo parlor where they both got inked with matching tats of the Hebrew word for Jesus down their left side.

Related: Justin and Jeremy Bieber get matching Jesus tattoos – Photos

Like father like son.

Ah, they grow up fast these days don’t they?

And while Justin is enjoying some time off, his girlfriend Selena Gomez is back on the road with her band touring and just celebrated her 19th birthday.

As a birthday present, Bieber surprised Gomez on stage during her show to belt out “Cry me a river” as his gift to her.

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Forget About Planking - “Owling” is the Next Big Craze – Are These People Nuts? - Photos

I think the youth of today are getting extremely bored.

The latest craze to take over the internet in recent months has been a thing called “Planking”.

It’s really a pretty simple and stupid craze that consists of laying down anywhere, on anything, on your stomach stretched straight out like a plank of wood.

But it can’t be a dumb idea because some of Hollywood’s biggest stars have done it like Gordon Ramsay and Justin Bieber. Right?

Still, pretty dumb eh?

Here is what “Planking” looks like:

Justin Bieber Planking

The idea is to “Plank” in a bizarre or unusual place while somebody takes your picture.

Believe it or not, people have actually died while doing it – like the guy in Australia who died planking on top of a moving car.

Not too bright mate?

Well, move over plankers because there is a new trend taking over the world.

It started in Australia on Facebook and is called…..

Owling.

That’s right – Owling.

Owling is the simple process of crouching down and staring out into space – like an owl. It’s not difficult and just as stupid as planking.

Here is what “Owling” looks like:

 

Now you might think that that’s as good as it gets right?

Well, you would be wrong because you can score extra technical points if you can “Plank” and “Owl” at the same time.

The Technical Double "Owl and Plank"

Now be careful with that one – and consider that if all you have are Facebook friends you won’t be able to do this double craze because as you can see – you need two people.



If this is all people can come up with as the latest viral craze then we have lost our imagination and creativity.

But then again, they aren’t really hurting anybody and it does kind of make you smile when you see it.

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