Lifestyle Columns
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Christmas 500 Clown style, Second City in St. CharlesDec 17, 2009 10:00 pm - Christmas 500 Clown style 500 Clown serves up some cheer when it brings its sly, holiday sendup "500 Clown Christmas" to North Central College. The show is suitable for ...
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Manilow in Rosemont, rock for a cause, Christmas cabaretDec 17, 2009 10:00 pm - Fanilows unite! Uber-balladeer Barry Manilow is melting hearts in the suburbs. If your holiday season won't be complete without a live rendition of "Mandy" or "Weekend i...
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Steppenwolf revival delivers near-perfect 'American Buffalo'Dec 17, 2009 10:00 pm - Few plays offer better entrée into David Mamet's oeuvre than "American Buffalo," the playwright's still-resonant drama from 1975 about a trio of small-time Chicago hoodl...
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Witless protection: Moronic 'Morgans' shoots down all laughsDec 17, 2009 10:00 pm - Take Sandra Bullock's worst romantic comedies, every movie starring Pauly Shore, and every action film directed by Uwe Boll, and they might come close to matching the ab...
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Add to the ambience of a room by installing a dimmer switchDec 17, 2009 10:00 pm - Adding a dimmer switch can save you money. The dimmer switch cuts back on the power to the fixture, giving you less light while costing you less money. Here's how to cha...
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ABC7's got 'Soul', Rufus Wainwright tries operaDec 17, 2009 10:00 pm - ABC7's got 'Soul' WLS Channel 7 debuts a new series of specials focusing on Chicago's black community with "Heart & Soul" at 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec, 19. The premiere looks...
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Visually absorbing 'Avatar' takes technology to new heightsDec 16, 2009 10:00 pm - James Cameron's science-fiction adventure "Avatar" runs for an insanely long two hours and 43 minutes, yet, there's not a single slack moment in it. This feature has bee...
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Experimenting adds new flavor to pineapple upside down cakeDec 15, 2009 10:00 pm - Not often, but occasionally, a dessert becomes famous solely for its unique look or innovative topping. The base recipe could be lackluster and boring as long as the ado...
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Jan Higbea makes Pork ParmigianoDec 15, 2009 10:00 pm - Jan Higbea would be perfect as a rent-a-grandma, cooking hot meals and baking coffee cakes for people in need of comfort and joy, knitting baby sweaters for a new grandc...
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Inspi(Red) bistro and winery heating up ElginDec 15, 2009 10:00 pm - Wine, great food, warm space, wine, friendly staff, reasonable prices and, oh, did I mention wine? Red Bar Winery & Bistro wraps all this together in a tasty package and...