Source: As awareness of the damage we’ve caused the planet has grown, it’s become every man’s responsibility to do their bit for the future of the world. In recent years, the majority have improved their habits in some shape or form. But you can honestly say that you’re doing your fair share? Technology continues to help huge industries such as … [Read more...]
“Playbook” Duo Re-Team On “Ends of the Earth”
February 20, 2013 by
"Silver Linings Playbook" director David O. Russell and actress Jennifer Lawrence are reuniting on the drama "The Ends of the Earth" at The Weinstein Company. The fact-based love story follows a powerful oil tycoon who has everything stripped from him after he is caught in an affair. "Argo" screenwriter Chris Terrio penned the script while Todd … [Read more...]
The Luckiest Places on Earth
December 29, 2012 by
Feeling a little down on your luck? Was 2012 not your year? Check out our list of the luckiest places on earth, and maybe you'll turn your luck around in the new year. Fodor's Travel News … [Read more...]
First Trailer For “After Earth” Arrives
December 10, 2012 by
We had the first trailer for Joseph Kosinski's "Oblivion" over the weekend, now comes the teaser trailer for the second of the three rival 'Scorched Earth' movies hitting cinemas next year - M. Night Shyamalan's "After Earth". All we're waiting on now is Neill Blomkamp's "Elysium". In "After Earth," humanity abandoned Earth over a millennia ago, … [Read more...]
Embracing geotagging: how to journal your trips (and contribute to Google Earth) with snapshots
August 2, 2012 by
Geotagging. It's not exactly a long, lost art, but it's certainly not something most folks bother to do after a trip. Avid travelers, hikers and the general outdoorsy crowd have been embracing the feature for years, though, and it's actually seeping into the mainstream without most individuals even noticing. How so? Smartphones. Given the … [Read more...]
Google delivers My Tracks 2.0 for Android, includes playback in Google Earth and aggregation of statistics
July 27, 2012 by
We've long since been fans of Google's My Tracks app -- perhaps the only issue is the Android exclusivity, at least for those using Windows Phone, iOS or BlackBerry. Of course, Columbia's GPSPal accomplishes some of the same tasks, but even it will need a major overhaul to compete with the feature set in My Tracks 2.0. Available now for no charge … [Read more...]
Instagram for Android updated with tilt-shift capabilities, all becomes well on Earth
May 12, 2012 by
Something tells us #teamiphone is going to adore this. Instagram has just updated its much-ballyhooed Android app, bringing the version to 1.1.0. What's new? Tilt-shift for "supported devices," enabling cameraphone shooters to add entirely too much blur to shots that could've used a tripod to begin with. We kid, we kid. But seriously, the download … [Read more...]
Paraders mark Earth Day along Commercial Drive
April 22, 2012 by
Vancouver residents are marking Earth Day with a parade along Commercial Drive. Among the crowd, Grade 11 student Angela Ho says she’s worried about the possible environmental consequences from projects like the proposed Northern Gateway oil pipeline. "If these things do happen, then we're going to have to deal with the consequences. And I … [Read more...]
Celebrate Earth Day all month with furry friends at zoos and aquariums across the country
April 22, 2012 by
Why not spend Earth Day (or any other day in April 2012, for that matter) with a furry, fuzzy, or scaly friend at one of over 100 zoos and aquariums celebrating Party for the Planet, a month long fiesta for planet Earth conducted by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. Fodor's Travel News … [Read more...]
Isabelle Fuhrman Joins “After Earth”
January 12, 2012 by
"The Hunger Games" and "Orphan" actress Isabelle Fuhrman is in negotiations to join M. Night Shyamalan's sci-fi action adventure "After Earth" at Sony Pictures and Overbrook Entertainment says Heat Vision. Will and Jaden Smith are set to star as a father and son who crash-land on Earth a millennia after mankind has abandoned the planet. The crash … [Read more...]
