Lifestyle Columns
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Haunting, beautiful 'The Lovely Bones' needs more heartJan 14, 2010 10:00 pm - Peter Jackson's beautiful and scary fantasy "The Lovely Bones" resonated with me on a personal level that most people won't quite understand. It's narrated by a 14-year-...
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Why termite inspectors do repairs and home inspectors don'tJan 14, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. As a Realtor, I have wondered about the differing business practices of home inspectors and termite inspectors. Home inspectors, as a rule, never do repairs on the pr...
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'The Book of Eli' a little too arty, a little too triteJan 14, 2010 10:00 pm - On paper, or on a computer screen, "The Book of Eli" must have looked like an irresistible synthesis of popular Hollywood genres. It's a science-fiction thriller, a samu...
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Two federally backed 'home rescue' plans becoming more popularJan 14, 2010 10:00 pm - After a slow start, nearly 1 million financially troubled homeowners are getting at least temporary relief under federal programs aimed at stemming foreclosures. Another...
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'Spy Next Door' another disappointing kiddie comedyJan 14, 2010 10:00 pm - Brian Levant's "The Spy Next Door" is being marketed as a family comedy, but for action movie fans, it's truly a tragedy. Jackie Chan, one of the greatest and most popul...
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Dann opens the mail bag (e-mail inbox?) for reader reactionJan 13, 2010 10:00 pm - 'Up in the Air' flawed? Hi, Dann: I found your piece on possible parallels between "A Christmas Carol" and "Up in the Air" quite interesting. One of the major dif...
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Production solid, but only so much can be done with 'Funny Girl'Jan 13, 2010 10:00 pm - There's a reason why "Funny Girl" - the fictionalized account of the ascent of comedienne, singer and Ziegfeld Follies star Fanny Brice - doesn't get many revivals. And ...
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TV3: Jack's back for his 8th dayJan 13, 2010 10:00 pm - '24' in Manhattan Kiefer Sutherland returns as Jack Bauer for the eighth season of "24" at 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 17, on Fox WFLD Channel 32. This year, it's set in ...
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Butterless cookies a healthy start to new yearJan 12, 2010 10:00 pm - The inspiration for this "healthy" cookie came from San Diego Desperation Dinners reader Karen Singer. Karen wrote to us that she had adapted the Vanishing Oatmeal Cooki...
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The LePores make a variety of mini calzonesJan 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Sharing a kitchen for 24 years, with no food fights