Lifestyle Columns
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Caveman comedy cries out for sharper edgeJun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - All the way through Harold Ramis' new caveman comedy "Year One," I had the impression I was watching a series of pulled punches and blunted rapier thrusts, as if Ramis k...
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Gifted cast gives 'The Proposal' its polishJun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - By most standards, Anne Fletcher's "The Proposal" should be a formula romantic comedy disaster. Its plot and characters exhibit an aversion to originality, especially th...
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Peterson verdict in: Hear it this Sunday on WGN 720-AMJun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - WGN 720-AM "Legally Speaking" hosts Karen Conti and Greg Adamski conclude their "The People v. Drew Peterson" two-part special at 11 a.m. Sunday, June 21, with jury deli...
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Ramis reflects on comedy career, recent honorJun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - The weather was wet, but the wit dry when Harold Ramis arrived at Chicago's Music Box Theatre to show his new movie "Year One" and accept a lifetime achievement award at...
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'Friday' films new and old slash their way onto DVDJun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Talk about scary. This week's DVD lineup includes no less than four "Friday the 13th" flicks, which makes it a bloody great week for fans and an, um, interesting one for...
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George Lopez coming to Rosemont TheatreJun 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Comedian George Lopez - sitcom star, HBO headliner and soon-to-be talk show host - performs his standup at the Rosemont Theatre as part of the Just for Laughs Festival's...
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Schaumburg's Post Honeymoon to play the HideoutJun 16, 2009 11:00 pm - The aptly named Chicago husband-and-wife group Post Honeymoon has an album-release show for its eponymous debut at Chicago's renowned Hideout this weekend. Schaumburg na...
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Getting chummy with da guys from Restaurant RadioJun 16, 2009 11:00 pm - I've been a regular contributor to Restaurant Radio Chicago for a couple of months now and while I talk each week with hosts Tom Reboletti and Dane Neal, I really don't ...
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Diversity abounds in tiny Central CoastJun 16, 2009 11:00 pm - The Central Coast isn't the country's largest American Viticultural Area; that would be the Ohio River Valley encompassing about 16 million acres. It isn't even Californ...
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Amazing Steaks, how sweet they soundJun 16, 2009 11:00 pm - A friend mentioned just the other day that her husband asks for Amazing Steaks from our "Desperation Entertaining" cookbook every week - whether they're entertaining or ...