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Who Wants a Pleistocene-Era Backyard?
While casting about for feel-good stories, we remembered the lost and starving Magellanic penguins that were airlifted to safety by the Brazilian army last fall. The young penguins, whose home is in the southern Atlantic, had wandered too far north, washing up on the warm beaches of Brazil by the hundreds, and the situation looked grim when "animal-welfare activists loaded the birds onto a Brazilian air force cargo plane and flew them 1,550 miles to the country's southern coast, where a crowd of onlookers celebrated as the penguins marched back into the sea." Definite feel-good material.
Top Chefs Unite to End Hunger
On January 26, chef Bradford Thompson will kick off his Tasteful Pursuit dinner tour at New York's Lever House Restaurant. Along with chef Terrance Brennan and chocolatier Jacques Torres, Thompson will sear and sautée to help Share Our Strength end childhood hunger in America.
Madonna Inn - Caveman Room - Photos of the Madonna Inn - Rooms at the Madonna Inn
Caveman Room: Favorite rooms in the Madonna Inn, a unique California hotel. Travel and the Oscars
Forget about the new president, the skyrocketing unemployment, or even George Clooney's latest acting turn. The real news this week is the announcement of the Academy Award nominations! And why do we care? Because this is one of the most travel-centric collections of films the Oscars have ever seen.
Photos of Disney's Contemporary Resort, Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida
Pictures
of rooms, lobby, pool, lounge and restaurant areas of Disney's Contemporary Resort in Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida.
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