Lifestyle Columns
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Wouldn't this look great with broccoli?Jan 30, 2009 10:00 pm - If this is your first year to grow vegetables, you are in luck. Many terrific new varieties are out there. Some of them are so much fun that even children who reject eve...
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Humidifiers provide comfort while lowering heating billsJan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - Q. I am in the market for a room humidifier, but I do not know which type is best for my home. Can using one really reduce my heating bills even though evaporating water...
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There are several tried-and-true methods to thaw frozen pipesJan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - This time of year, frozen pipes are a common problem. Of course, you can prevent this from happening by using heat tapes and sufficient insulation, just to mention a few...
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Dennehy shines in Robert Falls' forceful 'Desire Under the Elms'Jan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - A few weeks ago, Brian Dennehy talked like a man contemplating retiring. "My time is almost over," he said, responding to a question about his future plans. On stage a...
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'When The Lion Roars' you should listenJan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - Metro Goldwyn Mayer became a studio in 1924, and its trademark lion debuted in 1928. Patrick Stewart narrates this three-volume documentary on the most glamorous of the ...
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Martin to host 'SNL' for record 15th timeJan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - Steve Martin plays host to "Saturday Night Live" for a record 15th time at 10:30 p.m. on NBC's WMAQ Channel 5. He's promoting "The Pink Panther 2," which looks as if it ...
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Super Bowl faces more competition than everJan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - Year in, year out, the Super Bowl is the one event that brings U.S. viewers together, the one program that continues to attract an almost monolithic audience in the age ...
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'Uninvited' delivers tale of escalating tensionJan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - The Guard Brothers' moody little gothic drama "The Uninvited" doesn't care about grossing us out with graphic violence or scaring us with another generic, masked, knife-...
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'Tosca,' 'Faust' top Lyric's plans for next seasonJan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - With Lyric Opera of Chicago's 2008-09 season heading into its final two months with this week's opening of "Tristan und Isolde," next season can't be that far away. Deta...
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Zellweger comedy 'New in Town' pleasant but predictableJan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - "New in Town" is one of those shallow, by-the-numbers, feel-good comic romances that climaxes with the main man and woman sharing a celebratory kiss, prompting people ar...