Lifestyle Columns
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Start with something pretty like rosinweedMar 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Chicago's Shedd Aquarium has jumped on the native plants bandwagon. It makes sense because part of the aquarium's watery mission is to convince people to protect the Gre...
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Don't let corners corner you inMar 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Corners of rooms are often thought to be awkward areas, suitable only for a potted plant. But that's far too limited an assumption. Corners can actually offer opportunit...
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'Waltz With Bashir' at After HoursMar 19, 2009 11:00 pm - 'Waltz With Bashir' From the After Hours Film Society comes an Oscar-nominated animated doc about an Israeli (filmmaker Ari Folman) who can't recall his role in a 1982 m...
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Web sites can help you 'guesstimate' your carbon footprintMar 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. I want to live more "green" and also save money. I am trying to find out how to calculate my carbon dioxide footprint to see how efficient I am. How can I determi...
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Metropolis production of 'Lend Me a Tenor' blends slapstick, sillinessMar 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Comedy may not cure our economic infirmities, but it sure can alleviate some of the symptoms. Case in point: Metropolis Performing Arts Centre's spirited production of ...
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It's spy vs. spy in witty take on corporate espionageMar 19, 2009 11:00 pm - After winning seven Oscar nominations for his excellent corporate drama "Michael Clayton," Tony Gilroy lightens up the cloak-and-dagger subculture of American business w...
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Court's taut 'Wait Until Dark' absolutely chillingMar 19, 2009 11:00 pm - More than 40 years after it became a hit on Broadway and on the big screen, "Wait Until Dark" still manages to elicit chills - even among theatergoers who know what to e...
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Owners should quickly clear paid-off loan from titleMar 19, 2009 11:00 pm - It's the owner's job to ensure that his or her mortgage is removed from the title to their home when the final payment has been made. Q. We never thought the day wou...
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Update the look of your house with new exterior lightsMar 19, 2009 11:00 pm - A dated exterior light fixture can give your whole home a dated look. But updating it is fairly easy. Here are the basics. When choosing a new fixture, design is very i...
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You gotta 'Love' Rudd and Segel together againMar 18, 2009 11:00 pm - When you put actors Paul Rudd and Jason Segel together in a room with their "I Love You, Man" director John Hamburg, a film critic can just forget about having any contr...