Lifestyle Stories from August 25, 2019 (Change date)
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What's missing from Netflix's 'Tales of the City'Aug 25, 2019 7:28 am - A new Netflix series has generated major buzz for its compelling and nuanced portrayal of queer life in San Francisco. The series revisits characters from an early 1990s...
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What's the statute of limitations on movie spoilers?Aug 25, 2019 7:26 am - We all agree that in writing about new films, spoilers should be kept to a minimum, right? But what about movies that are decades old - classics, whose stories are embed...
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Stone monk figure made by Van de MeulebrouckeAug 25, 2019 7:01 am - Q. I have enclosed a photo of a monk figure that was given to me many years ago. It is made of some type of brown, bronze-colored stone and is slightly heavy for a figur...
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Want a second crop of cabbage this season?Aug 25, 2019 7:00 am - I have a head of cabbage that's getting so swollen I know it's going to split. Especially if a thunderburst drenches the ground. And after that head splits, my other cab...
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Make sure bargain perennials are good buysAug 25, 2019 7:00 am - Just as some people anticipate end-of-season sales on swimsuits and winter coats or deep price cuts on holiday merchandise the day after Christmas, gardeners get positiv...
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Why the industrial look is hot and how you can implement itAug 25, 2019 7:00 am - The word “industrial” may conjure up cold and hard imagery, such as cement, metal and machinery. But when talked about as a design aesthetic, many experts get warm and f...
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Extinction bites: countries agree to protect sharks and raysAug 25, 2019 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - Countries have agreed to protect more than a dozen shark species at risk of extinction, in a move aimed at conserving some of the ocean's most awe-inspirin...
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'Angel Has Fallen' tops box office with $21.3 million debutAug 25, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK - "Angel Has Fallen" easily topped the box office with a $21.3 million debut, according to studio estimates Sunday, as the action sequel became the latest mid-b...
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Who should clean up a retention pond?Aug 25, 2019 7:00 am - Q. I live in a condominium development that has a retention pond in the middle. This pond is full of floating and exposed debris. I contacted my condominium association ...
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Get your spring bulbs in the ground this autumnAug 25, 2019 6:00 am - It is time to plan for and order spring-flowering bulbs for your garden. Ordering early ensures availability of what you want to purchase. The soil in a bulb garden shou...