All Stories from May 31, 2012 (Change date)
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Eye-opening 'U.N. Me' not for optimistsMay 31, 2012 6:00 am - Reel Life mini-review: 'U.N. Me' "U.N. Me" horribly depressed me, not only because it charts the numerous failings of the United Nations, but because it reports how the...
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Playfulness, charisma lighten touching 'Intouchables'May 31, 2012 6:00 am - On paper, "The Intouchables" looks like eat-your-vegetables cinema: the story of a wealthy, white disabled man and the troubled black youth from the projects who becomes...
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'High School' reeks of reefer badnessMay 31, 2012 6:00 am - Call it a case of reefer badness. For John Stalberg's lowbrow stoner comedy "High School" to be really funny, viewers would have to be blitzed out on weed to take up th...
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Revisionist 'Snow White' a miscast, Brothers Grimmer fairy taleMay 31, 2012 6:00 am - Rupert Sanders' revisionist fairy tale "Snow White and the Huntsman" may be a triumph of set design and special effects, but it lacks a key quality it needs to be a good...
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Eating out: Seasons 52 opens in Oak BrookMay 31, 2012 6:00 am - Seasons 52 opens second suburban spot Seasons 52 is now open in Oak Brook with a menu that features items containing 475 or fewer calories. Customer favorites inclu...
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Style, substance happily co-exist in sweet 'Moonrise Kingdom'May 31, 2012 6:00 am - The contradiction inherent to all Wes Anderson films — the juxtaposition of the meticulous artificiality of the settings and the passionately wistful emotions that are l...
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'Arrows' gives sports drama Native American bentMay 31, 2012 6:00 am - Movies featuring Native American heroes apparently are required to have their main characters hook up with their animal spirits and/or reconnect with their heritage befo...
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Tiny treats big on tasteMay 31, 2012 6:00 am - Southern Living magazine says its Hummingbird Cake recipe is the most requested one it has ever printed. If you have tasted this classic Southern cake, you know why at f...
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Hummingbird Cake BitesMay 31, 2012 5:43 am - Cake 1½ cups all-purpose flour 1 cup sugar ½ teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon 2 eggs, lightly beaten ½ cup vegetable oil ¾ teaspoon vanill...
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Swiss economy unexpectedly grows in first quarterMay 31, 2012 5:40 am - BERN, Switzerland — Switzerland’s economy unexpectedly grew during the first quarter of 2012. The Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs said Thursday that real gr...