Entertainment Columns
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She’s learned her fitness lessons wellApr 30, 2012 5:58 am - I’ve been eating on the run for the past week, mostly at the hospital where my mother had knee-replacement surgery. When the week started I thought, “Well, it won’t look...
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On the road: Artwork dedicated to Air ForceApr 29, 2012 6:00 am - Chicago Air Force artwork See original work created by 14 artists in the 2012 Midwest Air Force Artists Exhibition at the Pritzker Military Library. The artwork will be ...
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Under the hood: Brake plates should be cleaned of rustApr 29, 2012 5:03 am - Q. I have a 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe and I’ve been told the rear disc brakes need to be cleaned of rust and lubricated every 15,000 miles, because of the weather and salt. ...
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Post-law school love life needs some rehabApr 29, 2012 2:01 am - Q. This is a pretty painful question for me to ask. Over the past two years (since graduating from law school) my love life has been a mess; I’ve had about 10 pseudo-rel...
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Wedge salad a new spin on summertime favoriteApr 27, 2012 11:00 am - A composed salad sounds so elegant, doesn't it? It's not tossed; it's not layered. It's calm, poised and collected. It sounds purposeful, planned. In French cuisine, a s...
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Poe mystery thriller thwarted by silly implausibilitiesApr 26, 2012 7:00 am - If you're like me and you like to compile clues to the identity of a mystery killer in a classic whodunit, you're likely to feel just as cheated as I did while watching ...
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New cookbooks for busy familiesApr 25, 2012 10:00 am - We've all been there. We walk in the door after work or after a day of errands and carpooling with no clue what to put on the table for dinner. (If you haven't been ther...
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Don Mauer likes what he sees in the lastest 'Volumetrics' bookApr 25, 2012 6:00 am - If you just realized that swimsuit season will be here faster than you're ready for and you're looking for a safe, weight-loss plan to help you shed some winter pounds, ...
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Breakfast-worthy biscuitsApr 25, 2012 1:00 am - Fast food restaurants have made a killing off breakfast biscuits. And if you read the statistics about American obesity, not to mention our cholesterol, fat and carbohyd...
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Soupalooza: Asparagus soup embodies springApr 24, 2012 11:00 am - In springtime and a soup lover's fancy turns to ... asparagus, of course. Nothing says spring like tender stalks of Asparagus officinalis. Generally, I think this season...