Lifestyle Columns
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Keeping it undergroundJul 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Lollapalooza might have outgrown its original ambitions to bring a host of outsider groups together under one alternative umbrella. Yet what's to be done when the altern...
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Apatow's latest a slower, more mature comic tale of second chancesJul 30, 2009 11:00 pm - "Funny People" is a frequently hilarious and more frequently poignant story of three people foolish enough to need a second chance in life, and smart enough to seize it ...
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A book-reporty look at the inventor of the sitcomJul 30, 2009 11:00 pm - 'Mrs. Goldberg" Aviva Kempner's documentary "Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg" is a journalistically sound, but conventional, book-reporty look at the amazing accomplishments of G...
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Lollapalooza's local heroesJul 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Lollapalooza is global in its reach, both for its entertainers and those entertained. Yet, while Chicago-area fans figure to make up the bulk of the crowd, Chicago bands...
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Complex 'Watchmen' deserves another look on DVDJul 29, 2009 11:00 pm - "Watchmen: Director's Cut" (two-disc special edition) So here we have a longer version of "Watchmen," Zack Snyder's sprawling, flawed but occasionally brilliant supe...
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Theater on the hoof coming back to ElginJul 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Walkabout returns Janus and Vex are among the six Elgin theater companies participating in the second annual "Walkabout: Theater on Your Feet," an event combining perfor...
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Rikters aim for straightforward Midwestern authenticityJul 28, 2009 11:00 pm - It should come as no surprise to find the Rikters named themselves after a Midwestern figure as straightforward and no-nonsense as their music. "I think we just original...
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George Schneider German beef rouladenJul 28, 2009 11:00 pm - George and Angela Schneider have been sous chefs for each other throughout their 43-year marriage, a simpatico relationship that would scarcely ruffle an eyebrow today. ...
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Iceberg ahead!Jul 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Alicia writes: "It never fails. We go to a fancy restaurant, and I fill up on the salad. Case in point: Recently, we ordered a classic iceberg-wedge salad as a starter a...
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Is help available dealing with skin lupus?Jul 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. My daughter was recently diagnosed with skin lupus. She is 44 and the mother of three children. What is skin lupus? How will it affect her? It's now on her face. ...