September 8th kicks off the red carpet parade otherwise known as the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). A-listers hit the city's most elegant hotels, restaurants, bars, and boutiques, but a taste of the high life in Toronto is surprisingly easy to afford. Fodor's Travel Wire … [Read more...]
Shop like a New Yorker at Century 21
August 28, 2011 by
Since lines for the communal dressing rooms at this designer discount store can be prohibitively long, do what the locals do: wear leggings and change discreetly in the aisles. Fodor's Travel Wire … [Read more...]
Levine, Winter Scream Like A “Banshee”
August 28, 2011 by
Ted Levine, Katia Winter and Michael McMillian have all joined Blair Erickson's directorial debut "The Banshee Chapter" for Before The Door Pictures and Sunchaser Entertainment says Screen Daily. Erickson wrote the screenplay in which Winter plays a young, female journalist who follows the mysterious trail of a missing friend (McMillian) that had … [Read more...]
Tate Taylor Feeling “Peace Like A River”
August 19, 2011 by
DreamWorks Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures are teaming for an adaptation of Leif Enger's 2002 novel "Peace Like A River" says The Hollywood Reporter. Tate Taylor ("The Help") is in early talks to direct the story which follows an asthmatic 11-year-old named Reuben Land, who lives with his eccentric family in 1962 Minnesota. When two young … [Read more...]
Shop like a local: learn how to buy quality Russian vodka
July 27, 2011 by
There are hundreds of brands of vodka in Russia. Some are rough and best left alone; two of the best are Flagman and Russky Standart. Alcohol counterfeiting, which can lead to alcohol poisoning, is a problem, so try to purchase vodka from a reputable-looking store or, if buying from a kiosk, check to see that the seal has not been broken. Fodor's … [Read more...]
Orphiro’s electric motorcycle: like a Harley, just not obnoxiously loud
July 17, 2011 by
It's certainly not the first electric motorcycle to (quietly) crisscross our desks, but the self-titled Orphiro is surely one of the classiest. Designed over in Holland as a wide-body alternative to petrol-guzzling hawgs, this eco-friendly two-wheeler relies on Li-ion batteries and a motor that pushes a grand total of 72 volts. The top speed of 75 … [Read more...]
