Lifestyle Columns
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'Rambo'-like 'Green Zone' just revisionist history of Iraq conflictMar 11, 2010 10:00 pm - Matt Damon's muscular and fast-moving action film "The Green Zone" may be marketed as an Iraq war thriller, but it's really a classic example of revisionistic wish fulfi...
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Buyer seeks to cancel pending home purchase as job loss loomsMar 11, 2010 10:00 pm - Getting a "pink slip" from an employer is bad enough, but it's even worse if the person is in the process of purchasing a home. Taking a few steps immediately often can ...
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Cast delivers in weak rom com 'League'Mar 11, 2010 10:00 pm - Here's a breezy summer sex comedy that somehow jumped the gates and wound up as a spring break release. Jim Field Smith's "She's Out of My League" is like a vintage Judd...
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'Family Wedding' invites all racial clichésMar 11, 2010 10:00 pm - Lucia Ramirez has a confession for her conservative, Mexican-American father, Miguel. She dropped out of law school and intends to marry a black medical student, then go...
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'Out of My League' star to Gire: No one's out of my leagueMar 11, 2010 10:00 pm - I sat down at Chicago's Trump International Towers for a brief chat with the stars of the new comedy "She's Out of My League," Jay Baruchel, 27, and Nate Torrence, 32. T...
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Dann chats with Disney's first African-American princessMar 11, 2010 10:00 pm - Five questions for Anika Noni Rose, who supplies the voice and personality of Tiana, Walt Disney's first African-American princess in "The Princess and the Frog," coming...
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Moody 'Remember Me' revels in dark romanceMar 11, 2010 10:00 pm - "Remember Me" makes an easy target for criticism. It's slow and slightly pretentious with "Twilight" star Robert Pattinson channeling James Dean, or at least James Franc...
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Alcohol limits apply to red wineMar 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. Is red wine exempt from the recommended limits on alcohol consumption? A. No. Although red wine contains antioxidant compounds such as resveratrol and flavonoi...
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Our love for banana bread defies rumors of baking's demiseMar 09, 2010 10:00 pm - For all those forecasting the extinction of home baking in America, I reference the Allrecipes.com list of 10 most requested recipes for 2009. American classics hold fiv...
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Yaffa Davidov makes Moroccan beef stewMar 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Yaffa Davidov's recipe for "cholent," a Middle Eastern beef stew, is steeped as much in tradition as it is in flavor. As a child growing up in Israel, one of nine child...