Lifestyle Columns
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Delinquent property-tax bill could trigger foreclosureJun 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Few borrowers know it, but most lenders have the right to foreclose if the property-tax bill goes unpaid. Q. You recently answered a question from a reader who said he ...
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Quietly moving 'O'Horten' at Music BoxJun 04, 2009 11:00 pm - A quietly moving story about quietly moving on. Norwegian filmmaker Bent Hamer's art house offering "O'Horten" is less interested in plot than in the moody visuals surro...
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Ravinia opens for the summer season this weekendJun 03, 2009 11:00 pm - A picnic on the lawn, an admission price freeze and a typically wide-ranging menu of music by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and leading artists. It can mean only one th...
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'Hangover' comically blunt but hilariousJun 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Before we get to "The Hangover," we should ask the first and most important question of comedy: Did you laugh? Yes, I did. And my derriere is still running around the Ri...
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Revamped 'Land of the Lost' not fit for kids - or adults acting like themJun 03, 2009 11:00 pm - I'd say "Land of the Lost" is a sketchy, embarrassingly disjointed, monster-packed movie that sniggling junior high students would make, but that would be insulting to s...
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DiCaprio, Winslet shine in stunning 'Road'Jun 03, 2009 11:00 pm - "Revolutionary Road" - Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet atone for their "Titanic" sins with this powerful (if bleak) drama about the unraveling of a marriage. DiCa...
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'Ruins' no 'Greek Wedding' for suddenly hot NiaJun 03, 2009 11:00 pm - "My Life in Ruins" tries oh-so-hard to replicate the magic that made Nia Vardalos' sleeper "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" such a popular smash. That 2002 box office bolt of ...
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School's out but kids still cookingJun 02, 2009 11:00 pm - The final bell has rung for the school year (or will very soon). For parents still wondering how to keep the kids busy this summer, local cooking school provide plenty o...
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How winemakers go about responding to tricky vintagesJun 02, 2009 11:00 pm - The expression, "If Momma ain't happy, ain't nobody happy," is nowhere more true than in wine. The 2006 and 2007 vintages had all the requirements to ripen grapes - sun,...
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Probiotics may indeed help with constipationJun 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. Are probiotics really helpful in treating constipation? A. In some people probiotics do seem to help, especially when constipation is part of a condition know...