Photo book: Galen Rowell: Poles Apart (Mountain Light Press, 1995) This is an insightful, comprehensive photo book. You get the impression that Rowell has been everywhere both above the Arctic circle and below the Antarctic circle. The book is organized around a series of visual comparisons between the northern and Continue Reading
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Research Blog Antarctica #56
Movie: Ash Brannon & Chris Buck: Surf’s Up (U.S.A. 2007) A late entry in the recent spate in penguin movies. This is a bizarre film. It has the plot, the characters, the jokes, the voices, of a surf movie, except with penguins. The hero, Cody, is a young penguin from Continue Reading
Research Blog Antarctica #55 – Varatohtori Virta Etelänavalla
Fiction: Mikko Lensu: Varatohtori Virta Etelänavalla (Teos, 2006) This the sequel to Mikko Lensu’s first polar children’s book, Varatohtori Virta Pohjoisnavalla. Although this book suffers from the usual sequel problem of recycled jokes, it was more fun to read. The fantastic parts didn’t seem quite so forced and the general Continue Reading
Research Blog Antarctica #54 – White
Fiction: Marie Darrieussecq: White (Faber & Faber, 2006) One of the rare Antarctic novels I’ve read that’s proper, high-brow literature and not a genre excercise. It’s a slim, compact novel, a simple love story with a very effective, stream-of-consciousness voice. It’s about the weight of the past and deals with Continue Reading
Research Blog Antarctica #53 – Ice Station Zebra
Film: John Sturges: Ice Station Zebra (U.S.A. 1968) A Cold War thriller about a secret mission to the North Pole on a nuclear submarine. The underwater imagery of the sub is cool, and it looks like a big budget production for its time. Unfortunately, it feels like the people who Continue Reading
Pieneläinbändi
Pieneläinbändi (Small Animal Band, 02:14, photo composite, 2007)
Murmelin joulutervehdys
Murmelin joulutervehdys (Marmot’s Christmas Greeting, 00:24, photo composite, 2007)
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Research Blog Antarctica #52 – Varatohtori Virta Pohjoisnavalla
Fiction: Mikko Lensu: Varatohtori Virta Pohjoisnavalla (Teos, 2005) A children’s book about an expedition through the polar sea. The author makes an effort towards whimsy, but his style doesn’t really stretch that far. It reads like someone in the natural sciences trying to be lighthearted and failing. On the upside, Continue Reading