Lifestyle Columns
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Builder's retirement can't be used to avoid liability for defectsNov 14, 2009 10:00 pm - Q. My home was built about 10 years ago. I've had trouble with it ever since, and the builder avoids all responsibility. From leaky windows to settlement cracks, it's be...
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Self-serving choice of words does not help mattersNov 12, 2009 10:00 pm - Q. I'm involved with a married man, which I didn't know until after we became involved, and breaks one of my core values - so even though I love his company (we're no lo...
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'Twilight' vampire Lutz: This role is 'tough'Nov 12, 2009 10:00 pm - If you don't know who Kellan Lutz is yet, you're not a screaming fan of last year's hit vampire movie "Twilight." Lutz is the 24-year-old South Dakota-born actor who pla...
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Risks don't quite pay off for New World's 'Phèdra'Nov 12, 2009 10:00 pm - You have to admire the efforts of director Alison Henderson to make physical the internal turmoil of the ill-fated characters in Jean Racine's "Phèdra," the latest produ...
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Drawn-out sense of dread slows 'House of the Devil'Nov 12, 2009 10:00 pm - Samantha, the cute college student, takes a baby-sitting job at a creepy old Victorian house in the boonies, and when she arrives, discovers the weird couple living ther...
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'Paranormal' ending? I hated itNov 12, 2009 10:00 pm - Don't worry if you haven't seen the horror hit "Paranormal Activity." I will not reveal the ending here. However, I will say that I hated the last 15 seconds, because th...
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New on DVD: Abba, World Series, Rock and Roll HallNov 12, 2009 10:00 pm - "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live" The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was established 25 years ago in Cleveland to educate visitors, fans and scholars from all over the world...
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Oak Brook, Marriott Theatre to present 'Christmas Carol'Nov 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Twin titans Drury Lane Oak Brook Theatre and Marriott Theatre present family-friendly versions of "A Christmas Carol" as their holiday offerings. Gene Weygandt ("Wicked"...
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Special effects don't save bloated doomsday thriller '2012'Nov 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Collapsing skyscrapers! Gargantuan tidal waves! Crashing airplanes! White-knuckle escapes! Bad acting! Dogs that never die! Eardrum-busting dialogue! Roland Emmerich's e...
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'Pirate Radio' gives rock history a shallow rideNov 11, 2009 10:00 pm - If you go to see Richard Curtis' comedy "Pirate Radio" expecting to see something as heartfelt, profound and witty as his phenomenal directorial debut "Love, Actually," ...