Lifestyle Columns
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Final answer on the Oscars? 'Slumdog'Feb 18, 2009 10:00 pm - For six kajillion rupees, here's the final question: What movie will win the Best Picture Oscar at Sunday night's 81st Academy Awards show? Is it: A) "Slumdog Millionair...
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Little evidence that tumeric's curcumin fights cancerFeb 17, 2009 10:00 pm - Q. Can eating more spices like turmeric really lower my cancer risk? A. There is laboratory evidence to suggest that curcumin, the compound that gives turmeric its yello...
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Cook eggs before eating themFeb 17, 2009 10:00 pm - Q. I never got sick with salmonella. However, for a long time, I have been afraid to do this for fear of contracting the disease. Recently, someone told me the salmonell...
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Eastwood gives 'Changeling' the perfect touchFeb 17, 2009 10:00 pm - "Changeling" - It doesn't get said often enough: Clint Eastwood is the coolest. His assured director's touch keeps this compelling drama from succumbing to a few gla...
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Weight for it: 'Biggest Loser' tryouts coming to areaFeb 17, 2009 10:00 pm - "The Biggest Loser" comes to Chicago looking for contestants to compete in its eighth season from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at NBC Tower, 454 N. Columbus Drive, Chicago...
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He thrives on cooking on all burners for family get-togethersFeb 17, 2009 10:00 pm - Steve Burak thrives on the hustle of cooking on all burners, including his backyard grill, for big family get-togethers. For a recent celebration, he operated like a che...
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Flavor, fiber, good fats make Don nuts about almondsFeb 17, 2009 10:00 pm - If there's a shining star in the nut universe it must be an almond. If you think there's no way any nuts, let alone almonds, fit into a healthy and lean food plan, stick...
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Petite Sirah the next great-value red?Feb 17, 2009 10:00 pm - While prices of Zinfandel continue to rise, Petite Sirah is poised to become America's next great-value red. In wine tomes, Petite Sirah is catalogued as Durif, named fo...
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Arlington Hts.' Innocent playing Reggie's Music JointFeb 17, 2009 10:00 pm - Hot off its set opening for Cracker at Durty Nellie's, The Innocent, led by Michael Hardey of Arlington Heights, takes it downtown for a show at Reggie's Music Joint. Os...
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Pinter's 'Betrayal' to open at New World RepertoryFeb 17, 2009 10:00 pm - New World Repertory Theater stages "Betrayal," the late Harold Pinter's piercing examination of marital infidelity told in reverse chronology, beginning with the bitter ...