HAUTE CUISINE (M) (95 min) Directed by Christian Vincent. Starring Catherine Frot, Arthur Du Pont Haute Cuisine is being billed as a comedy, but I think that’s under-selling it a little
Review: Haute Cuisine
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Awe-inspiring Antarctica
Like many people, I have a “bucket list.” It’s something along the lines of the “top-10-things-to-see-or-do-before-you-die” lists published on travel Web sites.
An Organism Survives Antarctica, and Maybe Mars
Say what you will about the simple, uninteresting lives of microorganisms, they’re tough little critters. You try surviving for a million and a half years without heat, food or sunlight and see how you do. A team of National Science Foundation researchers just discovered a species of Antarctic organisms that has accomplished exactly that — and the microbes’ unlikely survival can tell us a lot not just about the adaptability of life on Earth, but the prospects for it on Mars
Clinton calls for stricter Antarctic tourism limits
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called for tighter controls over tourism and other forms of pollution in Antarctica Monday, arguing for greater global cooperation to help preserve the continent’s environmental and scientific research value. Addressing a joint session of the Arctic Council and the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland, Clinton said the Obama administration is concerned about the growing popularity of tourism in the southern polar region.
Cruise ship grounded off Antarctica coast
The owners of a cruise ship that ran aground in Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, are hoping high tide will dislodge the ship Wednesday, a company statement said. Connecticut-based Quark Expeditions said the M/V Ocean Nova became stranded Tuesday in the bay not far from an Argentine research base. Marguerite Bay is about 900 miles south of the tip of South America.