Lifestyle Columns
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Dann hosts 3rd annual Teen Film Fest in Arlington Hts.Aug 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Third Teen Film Festival! Join me for an evening of Northwest suburban teens armed with digital cameras as we present the winners in the third annual Teen Film Fest. I'l...
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Screened patio rooms help owners enjoy the outdoorsAug 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. We enjoy spending time outdoors on our patio, but the insects are bad. There is a nice breeze out there and we have to air-condition the house less. What are my optio...
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'Post Grad' gets average grade for script, directionAug 19, 2009 11:00 pm - "Post Grad" is an innocuously pleasant romantic comedy lifted from the constraints of conventionality by the charismatic Alexis Bledel and a comical supporting cast of M...
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Subversive comedy 'Shorts' long on imaginationAug 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Robert Rodriguez totally gets pre-adolescent boys. So does "Shorts," his daffy, witty and inventive new comedy crammed with booger monsters, belligerent bullies, magic s...
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Well-made 'Last House' suffers from silly endingAug 18, 2009 11:00 pm - "Last House on the Left" I dug this remake of Wes Craven's legendary 1972 horror flick until the last act, when what had been a disturbing look at human nature turns...
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Stuffed baked potatoes are a meal on their ownAug 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Baked potatoes as a pantry staple? Why not? They're inexpensive, it doesn't take any longer to bake a dozen, and they'll refrigerate for up to a week. With a stash of al...
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Jamie Bordoshuk makes Panko-crusted chicken breastsAug 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Amid the high unemployment following 9/11, when Jamie Bordoshuk lost his job and became a stay-at-home dad, he discovered a love for cooking and teaching. Over the years...
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Right recipes can turn zucchini from yuck to yumAug 18, 2009 11:00 pm - When I was a little kid, Grandmother Mauer, usually a kitchen magician, cooked fresh zucchini until it turned to mush. And, she seasoned it so lightly that it had very l...
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Watch Top Chef Masters finale with a Top Chef-testantAug 18, 2009 11:00 pm - I'm counting the minutes until Frontera Grill chef Rick Bayless wins Top Chef Masters on the finale of the hot Bravo show. No, I don't have any insider information, that...
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Reader finds simple solution to ear painAug 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. A while back, you had a column about ear blockage. It reminded me of a similar problem that I had several years ago. One of my ears felt plugged, and my hearing d...