Lifestyle Columns
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Few options remain as IRA fund dwindlesJul 11, 2009 11:00 pm - As the unemployment rate rises, more mortgage borrowers must choose between default and making the payment out of savings. That can be an agonizing decision. Q. I was l...
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'Blood: The Last Vampire' better as a video gameJul 09, 2009 11:00 pm - With bad acting, fake digital blood effects and blurry fight scenes, "Blood: The Last Vampire" is more of a video game than action film based on a 2001 cult anime. Korea...
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Foam crown molding makes a tough job a lot easierJul 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Crown molding is like the icing on the cake when it comes to decorating a room. It adds a lot of value to your home, as well. However, cutting and installing wood crown ...
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New Hercule Poirot collection on DVDJul 09, 2009 11:00 pm - "Agatha Christie's Poirot: The Movie Collection" Fans of the Masterpiece Mystery series will love this three-disc collection as David Suchet returns as the Belgian sleu...
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Professional ranges won't ordinarily waste natural gasJul 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. I have always liked to cook and I particularly like the large professional gas ranges. I am concerned that the big burners use more gas. Are they efficient and should...
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'Brüno' a brutally blunt comedy only for the boldJul 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Soon after I had seen Sacha Baron Cohen's new comedy "Brüno," a studio publicist asked me what I thought of it, and the only words that came to me were: "It's an eyeball...
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Thriller 'Push' piles on the superhero styleJul 08, 2009 11:00 pm - "Push" - It came and left theaters faster than a speeding bullet, but "Push" is actually a decent sort-of-superhero flick that should get another look on DVD. Chris ...
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'I Love You, Beth Cooper' short of suburbs, humorJul 08, 2009 11:00 pm - If there's any doubt that Buffalo Grove High School graduate Larry Doyle wrote the screenplay for "I Love You, Beth Cooper," consider the opening scene in which graduati...
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Banish trigger foods for successful weight lossJul 07, 2009 11:00 pm - I admit it; I live to eat. On my way up to 327 pounds I learned that one cupcake's too many and 100's not enough. No, I've never eaten 100 cupcakes, but I have eaten a ...
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Celebrating 10 years and the "six degrees" of TruJul 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Ten chefs recently crafted 10 courses (11 if you include the amuse bouche) for 10 tables of 10 diners to mark the 10th anniversary of Tru restaurant. Founded by chefs Ri...