Want to see what a major hurricane looks like chewing through a nation of 29 islands, 661 cays, and 2,387 islets? NASA’s TRMM satellite has the goods, displaying Hurricane Irene—white tendrils of tropical fury stretching hundreds of miles north and south of the island chain—as it whips over Crooked Island in the Bahamas.
Giving you yet another reason that you never need to go outside, Google Earth has added live weather. It’s accessible by activating the “clouds” layer inside the program and shows rain and/or snow wherever it may be happening around North America or Europe. Currently in Boston where I live, it’s… not doing either of those [...]
“Ninja Assassin” uses the full arsenal: Swords, chains, ninja stars, bamboo sticks, semi-automatics and even rocket launchers. Bodies are sliced, diced, mutilated and cut in half. The film’s very first swing of a sword involves the slicing of a man’s skull; his brains spill out as he tumbles over. All those girls who show up [...]
