Lifestyle Stories from October 17, 2013 (Change date)
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Ultra-easy ways to show off pumpkins for HalloweenOct 23, 2013 8:42 am - NEW YORK — When is a pumpkin not a pumpkin? When it’s a jack-o’-lantern, sure, but Halloween’s jolly orange elf can be so much more. “For me, it’s like my favorite time ...
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Cumberbatch boosts fact-based 'Fifth Estate' to tolerable dramaOct 18, 2013 6:14 am - Benedict Cumberbatch has recently played a spaced-out supervillain in "Star Trek Into Darkness," and appears as a relatively civilized slave owner in the new "12 Years a...
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'12 Years a Slave' a visceral look at America's dark pastOct 18, 2013 6:14 am - To understand the raw power that British director Steve McQueen wields in his cinematic masterpiece "12 Years a Slave," we must revisit a scene from Alfred Hitchcock's t...
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Diablo Cody's 'Paradise' is serviceable yet uninspiredOct 17, 2013 2:50 pm - Mini-review: 'Paradise' Diablo Cody's directorial debut "Paradise" is a mixed movie bag, an engaging collision of heartfelt sentimental sap and cynical, sarcastic rebel...
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Updated 'Carrie' remake hits the bully's eyeOct 18, 2013 6:14 am - It's amazing how presciently Stephen King's 1974 novel "Carrie" and Brian DePalma's 1976 movie version predicted today's awareness of the bullying epidemic in schools. ...
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Crash tests dogs make the world safer for petsOct 18, 2013 6:14 am - LOS ANGELES — To make the world safer for pets, Lindsey Wolko had to design an indestructible dog. Two years and hundreds of thousands of dollars later, her nonprofit Ce...
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Evidence suggests early Britons ate roasted toadsOct 19, 2013 9:32 am - LONDON — Britons sometimes make fun of the French for feasting on frog. But now a new discovery suggests their prehistoric ancestors may have had a taste for toad. The U...
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Linda Thompson's brand of gloom sounds lovelyOct 17, 2013 6:00 am - Linda Thompson, “Won't Be Long Now” (Pettifer Sounds) Linda Thompson briefly plays the role of proud parent on her new album, happily slipping into the background w...
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Minaj channels high-end faves for affordable lineOct 18, 2013 6:14 am - LOS ANGELES — Nicki Minaj knows celebrities-turned-designers aren’t always taken seriously in the fashion world, but she doesn’t mind. At a launch event Tuesday for her ...
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British boy band The Wanted to visit Barrington HighOct 18, 2013 8:27 am - After viewing a student-made music video set to one of their songs, British boy band The Wanted agreed Wednesday to visit Barrington High School next week. "I'm beyond ...