Lifestyle Columns
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Dann chats with 'Scott Pilgrim' star Michael Cera, director Edgar WrightAug 12, 2010 11:00 pm - It's Cera vs. Wright! Michael Cera is the star of the new frenetic action movie/romance "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World." Edgar Wright directed it, along with two ea...
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Home inspector does not have asbestos testing capabilitiesAug 12, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. Before I bought my home, I asked my inspector about the strange insulating material in the attic. He told me that it was used by "old-timers" for insulation. He a...
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Tired of concrete? Here are fun fixes for garage floors.Aug 12, 2010 11:00 pm - A standard garage floor usually is just plain concrete, and this is fine for most folks. But if the dust and dirt bothers you, or you don't like the look of it, you migh...
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Borrower still haunted by long-ago bankruptcyAug 12, 2010 11:00 pm - A bankruptcy can hurt a buyer's chances of getting a mortgage, even if the filing no longer appears on the applicant's credit report. Q. The application that my wife and...
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'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World' blasts along on sheer spectacleAug 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Throw away your Ritalin and prepare to be awed! "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" is no ordinary movie. It's a delightfully unhinged multimedia sensory assault, an in-your-e...
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Stallone turns 'Expendables' into brain-dead bloodbathAug 11, 2010 11:00 pm - What's up with Sylvester Stallone's face? The star, co-writer and director of "The Expendables" looks as if he's had his head reconstructed with Silly Putty, and his eye...
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Roberts' sidekick steals the show in 'Eat Pray Love'Aug 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Before we get to Julia Roberts, we must first acknowledge the most stellar performance to be found in Ryan Murphy's movie adaptation of Elizabeth Gilbert's best-seller a...
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HCG diet no panacea for losing weightAug 10, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. Are the claims of amazing weight loss on the HCG diet really true? A. The HCG diet, also known as the Simeons therapy, has two components: One is a 500-calorie...
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Entertain during the dog days of summerAug 10, 2010 11:00 pm - When summer starts to wane, the truly lazy days begin. Everyone's feeling a bit sluggish, and to our way of thinking, this is an excellent time to entertain. Expectation...
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2009 Beaujolais gives us something to rejoice aboutAug 10, 2010 11:00 pm - It came as no surprise that Maison Georges Duboeuf chose L2O - Chicago's gastronomic temple devoted to seafood - for its introduction of 2009 Beaujolais. Beaujolais's si...