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...Despite the difficulties of visiting the most Plutonic of all continents, nearly 15,000 people a year make the schlepp. Antarctica stands at the lofty apex of adventure travel; it is the loudest of holiday boasts. Ninety-seven percent of its visitors depart from the southernmost Argentine port of Ushuaia, where about 20 international tour operators sell cruises on 100-meter ice vessels, each carrying about 100 passengers. Other trips leave from Christchurch, New Zealand; Hobart, Tasmania; and South Africa's Cape Town. All offer a beguiling array of experiences from close-up views of mothballed whaling stations to courtesy...
...differences from Irving's tale, and one that seems to yield further plot divergence, comes with Burton's casting of Johnny Depp as Ichabod Crane. The gawky schoolteaching Ichabod of the novel and cartoon becomes an incredibly attractive, law-practicing heartthrob. This Ichabod, as opposed to the weird-looking schlepp in the book, is squeamish but admirable, cowardly but endearing. And while he tries his hardest to temper his hunkiness by acting nevous and jumpy (which definitely elicits some giggles), Johnny can't help but be adorable. Depp's appeal creates a new dimension for Ichabod's character, allowing...
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This year I advised some restraint, and my tree is now adorned with tasteful mauve silk (although Mommy has stuck with the roses and ribbons motif). Presents are gathering beneath it--the ones I plan to schlepp home mingling with the ones I plan to schlepp across the hall...
...different houses featured different menus. I would, perhaps, eat somewhere else. Or, at least I would vary my food-intaking locale. But why would I voluntarily schlepp an extra three blocks to eat broccoli cheese pasta while staring up at the Winthrop courtyard...