Tickets Now On Sale For The Luxurious Boeing 787 Dreamliner

by Jessica Festa on




For those who haven’t heard about the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, it’s a luxurious aircraft with space for 219 passengers, large windows with an adjustable tint, spacious storage compartments, lower cabin altitude, higher humidity levels, a quieter and less-turbulent cabin, faster flying, tech enhancements and 20 percent less fuel usage than normal airplanes.

Do you want to try this innovative airplane out for yourself? Tickets for U.S. passengers to ride the new aircraft have just gone on sale, as United Airlines announced a daily, nonstop Denver-to-Tokyo route. Passengers can book now for travel beginning March 31, 2013.

“I want to recognize the efforts of Mayor Hancock, Kim Day, Manager of Aviation, and her team at Denver International Airport, and the business and civic leaders in Denver who have worked together to bring this great new international destination to our customers in Denver,” said Jeff Smisek, United’s President and CEO. “Our customers will enjoy the direct, nonstop service on our new Boeing Dreamliner aircraft, which will provide a spectacular flying experience.” For a visual idea of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, check out the video above.

Video: Surviving Alone In Alaska

by Elizabeth Seward on

What is it like to survive in Alaska‘s wilderness? What is it like to do it alone? VICE followed Heimo Korth to ask these precise questions. In the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge living requires a permit. In the case of Korth, the permit is only good until the death of his last child. It’s rough land and it’s a rough life, but he has managed to perfect the art of learning it and living it. Korth has been living essentially off of his own wits for over 30 years in this area in Alaska. He moved to Alaska when he was 19 from Wisconsin in an attempt to get as far away from civilization as possible. Watch as VICE follows Korth and his family and figures out what life for them is like.

‘Black Coral’: Epic Documentary On The World’s Riskiest Divers

by Kyle Ellison on

“The ocean don’t care if you’ve got family, or friends, or little kids…the ocean will kill you. It’s a good business to get out of.”
-Robin Lee, renowned black coral diver-

Of all of the insane travel and outdoor footage I’ve come across in my adventure travels, rarely have I been more excited for a film than for the upcoming release of “Black Coral.”

A thoroughly researched documentary featuring some of the most mind-blowing underwater footage I’ve ever seen, “Black Coral” takes an authentic and in-depth look into the lives of black coral divers, a select handful of daredevil individuals who just might classify as the biggest group of badasses on Earth.

Prized for its exotic appearance and use in fine jewelry, black coral trees are harvested at ocean depths of upwards of 170-250 feet – a realm where few sane scuba divers will ever dare to venture. Thanks to the dramatic videography of executive producer Todd Winn and his team of Hawaii-based divers, with the release of “Black Coral” images and scenes from this deep-water netherworld are suddenly placed right in front of us for our viewing.

More than just heart-pounding underwater footage, “Black Coral” similarly explores the splintered lives of the divers who habitually submit themselves to the ocean and place themselves at her mercy. In a profession, which consistently includes such dangers as decompression sickness, oversized sharks, underwater blackouts and random disappearance, it’s a wonder that any divers place themselves in front of such real dangers on such a frequent basis.

With the release of “Black Coral,” viewers will finally be granted inside access into the pinwheel of thoughts which inspire black coral divers to throw themselves into the middle of the ocean and lay it all on the line for these elusive coral trees lying silently on the ocean floor.

Shot in high definition the film brings together contemporary and archived footage of over 54 years of diving. Look for “Black Coral” to debut at many of this season’s summer film festivals and to subsequently awe the world.

The above video features music specifically created for the film by the musical duo Métisse. Click here to watch the official trailer on the Titan Arts website.

Video Of The Day: Capturing Monument Valley, Arizona

by Libby Zay on
In the United States, Memorial Day is the unofficial kickoff for summer. Stop by any cookout or barbeque today, and you’ll likely be asked by friends or family members what your travel plans are for the summer. It seems the season is nearly synonymous with travel. With the sunshine comes plenty of daydreaming about seaside vacations, nights camping under the stars, days off to visit friends and family and (of course) the quintessential road trip. Search “road trip” on video websites such as YouTube and Vimeo and you’ll find thousands of videos, each plotting more points on a map than the next. But instead of showing a time-lapse film of an epic trip, here’s a video of one of the most archetypal destinations on an American road trip – Monument Valley, Arizona. Watch to see road trippers soaking in the landscape. There really isn’t a better way to get motivated to start planning a road trip of your own.

The Golden Gate Bridge Celebrates Its 75th Anniversary With Lots Of Sparkle

by Jessica Marati on

Few American landmarks are as recognized, photographed and beloved as the Golden Gate Bridge, which celebrated its 75th anniversary this weekend with a full slate of free performances, festivals and fireworks displays around San Francisco and the Bay Area.

The weekend’s festivities were the highlight of a full year of celebrations, which included exhibits, lectures, performances, concerts and film screenings dedicated to the iconic landmark. One thing visitors shouldn’t expect is unrestricted pedestrian access; city officials learned their lesson from the bridge’s 50th anniversary celebrations, when more than 300,000 people crowded the main thoroughfare causing the center portion of the bridge to flatten out.

In appropriate fashion, the bridge also received a touch of “sparkle” for its 75th, in the form of a new art and science installation called Solar Beacon, which opened on Sunday. According to the Los Angeles Times, the installation involves a set of remote control mirrors positioned on top of the bridge’s towers, which have the capacity to reflect narrow beams of light across the San Francisco Bay. The installation will also be participatory; residents are invited to log onto Solar Beacon’s website and input a particular place and time, and the project will direct the light’s beam there.

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[flickr image above via Argent_G37S]