Lifestyle Columns
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'Cheap Trick' performs Sgt. Pepper live on videoAug 27, 2009 11:00 pm - "Cheap Trick: Sgt. Pepper Live" When the Beatles were recording the classic album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," John Lennon told engineer Geoff Emerick that t...
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Keep your fans running smoothly and the cool breezes flowingAug 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Ceiling fans have been around a lot longer than air conditioners, and for most of us, they really help beat the heat in the summertime. But it's important to do a little...
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I spy a gem: 'Duplicity' deserves second lookAug 27, 2009 11:00 pm - "Duplicity" - Tony Gilroy is fast becoming one of my favorite filmmakers. After writing the solid "Bourne" films and then scoring a home run as writer/director of "M...
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IRS to take close look at those claiming first-time buyers tax creditAug 27, 2009 11:00 pm - The government is willing to provide an $8,000 tax credit to most first-time home buyers, but those who want to claim the valuable tax break need to ensure that they mee...
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Drury Lane shines in Jeff Award nominationsAug 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Further confirmation of the artistic renaissance that has occurred at Drury Lane Theatre Oak Brook the last couple of years came Thursday with the announcement of the 20...
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Lee's 'Woodstock' weak, banal, band-lessAug 26, 2009 11:00 pm - "Taking Woodstock," Ang Lee's hippy trip down memory lane to the biggest block party in the Age of Aquarius, offers a clever running gag about the young man responsible ...
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Italian Prosecco continues to sparkleAug 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Prosecco is the name of a grape and a town, but most people are discovering Prosecco as a vivacious, easy-to-enjoy sparkling wine. Not as dry as "brut" Champagne, not si...
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Kathleen Bonham makes cinnamon rollsAug 25, 2009 11:00 pm - As I write this, Kathleen Bonham is cooking up a celebration at the family summer home in the Northwoods of Wisconsin with her husband, their eight children plus five sp...
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Gire, Benson to discuss fantasy classicsAug 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Dann & Raymond's Movie Club returns after a summer hiatus. Join me and former James Bond 007 novelist Raymond Benson for "Off to see the Wizard: Fantasy Goes to the Movi...
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Mushrooms of any color a good pickAug 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. Are brown mushrooms more nutritious than the regular white ones? A. No. Brown mushrooms, including portabellas and the smaller criminis, are somewhat higher in an...