Lifestyle Columns
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'Brothers' a personal tale of siblings in battleMar 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Jake Rademacher's Iraq war film "Brothers At War" is less about "finding the heart of the American soldier" as one observer phrases it, than a personal documentary explo...
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'Altar Boyz,' 'Hairspray' among new stage offeringsMar 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Praiseworthy "Altar Boyz," a musical sendup of boy bands, comes to Schaumburg's Prairie Center for the Arts for one night only. Set during the final performance of the C...
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Vinegar solution will make your windows sparkle this springMar 12, 2009 11:00 pm - "Spring cleaning" sometimes means cleaning your home's windows. Thankfully, this is a chore that doesn't need to be done very often. Every spring is good enough for many...
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Obvious, uninspired immigration drama tries to emulate Oscar winnerMar 12, 2009 11:00 pm - "Crossing Over" sounds like the title for a movie about people dying and going to heaven. In a way, it perfectly fits Wayne Kramer's ensemble U.S. immigration drama. Peo...
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Unmarried couple needn't worry about taxes on home-sale profitMar 12, 2009 11:00 pm - There's no reason for an unmarried couple to worry about paying federal taxes on the sale of a jointly owned home, as long as neither of their resale profit exceeds $250...
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Now out on DVDMar 12, 2009 11:00 pm - "Pinocchio: 70th Anniversary Platinum Edition": Walt Disney's second animated feature ("Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" was the first) has never looked or sounded b...
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Newest electric fireplaces look realistic, and heat nicelyMar 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. During cold weather, I need some extra heat in the living room. I would like a real wood-burning fireplace, but installing one is too expensive. How much heat do ...
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'Happily married' man needs to deal with preoccupation with past loveMar 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. About five years ago I began to realize that a woman I dated 25 years earlier was someone I had stronger feelings for than I was mature enough to appreciate at th...
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'Race' a chase to save face for the human raceMar 11, 2009 11:00 pm - It only seems proper that during the week that we get an updated remake of one of the most depraved horror films ever made ("Last House on the Left") we also get an upda...
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'Last House' offers no shelter from the savageryMar 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Dennis Iliadis' remake of the outlaw horror film "Last House on the Left" panders to our bloodlust with gleeful abandon, manipulating us into cheering for acts of graphi...