Nick Gallard, the stunt coordinator for the Star Wars movies, is teaching a light saber master class next week in Los Angeles. While, you can bring your own light saber to the class, Gallard warns that the real thing is fragile and recommends that you consider using a piece of bamboo wrapped in gaffers tape […]
Apparently, you just thought you got an eyeful of Teri Hatcher in the third episode of “Desperate Housewives“. According to Hatcher, who recounted details of the shoot to the Winnipeg Free Press, her introduction to the cast and crew involved some strategically placed gaffers tape before completion of her “naked in the bushes” scene. You can […]
Robin Wilson-Owen has found a way to use masking tape to make dolls in the image of her friends and family members. This newest take on the classic voodoo doll is personalized uses masking tape to create a doll framework that is then covered with tissue paper to give a smooth finish. No word yet […]
In an attempt to bring tape science to the beach, Tim Clark of Melbourne, Australia has developed a gaffers tape “mankini”. The one piece bathing suit is constructed of a tape product that is supposed to be waterproof. We have no interest whatever in following up on the results of this test. If you want […]
Today’s caucuses in Iowa have a new last minute candidate. Protesters from Occupy Iowa showed up over the weekend at Democratic headquarters, demanding an udience with the chairperson of the Democratic National Committee. When hotel security called the police to have the intruders removed from the premises, the protesters covered their mouths with gaffers tape […]
The Chicago father who was arrested after posting a picture of his daughter bound with tape on Facebook is guilty of nothing beyond bad judgement. Andre Curry was imprisoned because he was unable to post a $100,000 bond after he posted a picture of his daughter tied up with blue painters tape on his Facebook […]
Jack Staub and Aidan Skokan, two seventh graders from Portland, OR raised $250 for the Center for Medicallly Fragile Children by selling wallets and phone cases that they made from duct tape. The two seventh graders from All Saints School raised the funds by selling the hand crafted items to family and friends and at […]
An article in GQ-Magazine, the online British style sheet, has an article featuring dance DJ’s Justice offering this bit of advice to rising rock stars. Before you stage dive, “empty your pockets, lace up your shoes and put gaffers tape around your pants cuffs” to keep fans from taking your clothes off. Tapenews.com is your […]
Mark Savage, a British chimney sweep, says that gaffers tape is an integral part of the modern sweep’s tool kit. Savage uses the sticky stuff to install a “soot sheet”, a large plastic tarp that will protect the customers carpet from whatever might fall down the chimney. Savage warns against using the “cheap stuff”, having […]
Rebecca Black, columnist for UK music magazine NME includes Cher’s 1989 hit “If I Could Turn Back Time” on her 50 worst ever list. Ms. Black specifically references Cher’s “tush-tattoo-flashing gaffer-tape-and-fishnet” costume in her pan of the hit song. Click here and decide for yourself. Tapenews.com is your source for “all the news that’s fit […]