Lifestyle Stories from May 8, 2014 (Change date)
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'The Roosevelts' opens PBS seasonMay 09, 2014 6:52 am - LOS ANGELES - PBS said Thursday its fall season will open with a binge-viewing opportunity: a seven-part Ken Burns documentary on the Roosevelt political dynasty. "The R...
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Questlove to produce music series for VH1May 09, 2014 10:46 am - NEW YORK - Jimmy Fallon's late-night show isn't the only TV program getting help from Questlove. The Roots leader is executive producing a music series for VH1 that will...
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Honor your relative's timing on releasing baby newsMay 09, 2014 4:41 pm - Q. My brother's wife is pregnant and very difficult. First, she took weeks to even tell me that I was going to be an aunt. Then, she asked me not to tell anyone, includi...
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Jackman excited about Broadway return, Tony dutiesMay 09, 2014 10:53 am - NEW YORK - Hugh Jackman is jacked to host the Tony Awards for the third time, but he's also looking forward to being onstage for a longer stint in the near future. "I'm...
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Wine lingo revisited: Oh, those crunchy tanninsMay 09, 2014 6:06 am - After I wrote about malolactic fermentation and bottle shock recently as examples of vinogeek-speak, I heard from a reader. He was unhappy: "I cannot tell you how frustr...
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No last-second shopping when your mom's name is LoisMay 08, 2014 5:30 am - It's not that I really want to buy my 87-year-old mom a bicycle license plate with her first name on it for Mother's Day. But, after five decades of trying to come up wi...
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Charity marchers to don combat boots for 30-mile trekMay 08, 2014 6:04 pm - About 100 people are expected to don combat boots this month for a 30-mile march through the North Shore designed to raise awareness of post-traumatic stress syndrome in...
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Go for the food: Athens, Ohio, diner a must-tasteMay 09, 2014 6:06 am - ATHENS, Ohio - There's a reason there is almost always a wait at the Court Street Diner here. The menu is heavy on simple favorites: thick slabs of meatloaf, fries piled...
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It's time for the Chicago Critics Film FestivalMay 09, 2014 6:04 am - Critics film fest flies! The second annual Chicago Critics Film Festival begins Friday night, May 9, at the Music Box Theatre (musicboxtheatre.com) with the Midwest prem...
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Jet to stop printing, change to digital appMay 08, 2014 7:56 am - Jet magazine, which first hit newsstands at the dawn of the civil rights era, is ceasing regular print publication and transforming into a digital app. Johnson Publishin...
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