Movie attendance was quiet over the Labor Day weekend with supernatural thriller "The Possession" over performing expectations slightly and topping the U.S. domestic box-office with $ 17.7 million. The most interesting stuff however was quietly happening much further down the list. Chris Nolan's "The Dark Knight Rises" has now slipped past … [Read more...]
Insider’s Guide to Brooklyn: Fort Greene and Prospect Heights
June 21, 2012 by
Brooklyn is fast becoming even cooler than Manhattan. Don't believe us? Check out our insider's guide to two of this big borough's neighborhoods. And stay tuned: Williamsburg and Greenpoint are next. Fodor's Travel News … [Read more...]
Stroll through Jackson Heights, Queens, with the Guggenheim
April 25, 2012 by
As part of a two-year project called stillspotting nyc, the Guggenheim is hosting Transhistoria, a series of self-guided tours to various spots in Jackson Heights, where residents of the neighborhood will read works commissioned from Queens-affiliated writers. Fodor's Travel News … [Read more...]
UBC trekking to heights of Everest
March 3, 2012 by
This April, two-dozen scientists from around the world will ascend more than 5,000 metres to Mount Everest’s Pyramid laboratory as part of a UBC-led project to study the effects of oxygen deprivation on human health. The team will spend six weeks performing experiments at high altitudes, each aimed at illuminating a different aspect of hypoxia, a … [Read more...]
Vancouver police investigate fatal shooting in Champlain Heights
July 26, 2011 by
B.C. is the world's third largest producer of blueberries and there are more than 10,000 people employed in the industry. The annual harvest is about 40 million kilograms and sales are expected ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]
