Lifestyle Columns
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What's new on stage: Paramount salutes Black History MonthFeb 05, 2009 10:00 pm - History on stage The Paramount Theatre salutes Black History Month with TheatreworksUSA's "The Color of Justice," inspired by Brown vs. the Board of Education. Set durin...
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Old friends, new friends for upcoming ESO seasonFeb 05, 2009 10:00 pm - The Elgin Symphony Orchestra's 2009-10 season, announced today, will include the traditional mix of classical and pops concerts, along with several changes that excite m...
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Kevin Smith's 'Zack and Miri' doesn't quite measure upFeb 05, 2009 10:00 pm - "Zack and Miri Make a Porno" It's hard not to view Kevin Smith's latest as an attempt to outdo Judd Apatow in the "filthy comedy with a heart of gold" sweepstakes. A...
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'Star Wars' road trip comedy 'Fanboys' succumbs to Lucas-itisFeb 05, 2009 10:00 pm - Pretty much everyone in the civilized world knows that the greatest fumble in the history of film took place when George Lucas followed up his classic "Star Wars" trilog...
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Creepy 3D stop-motion animation highlights fantasy turned nightmareFeb 05, 2009 10:00 pm - Most people probably think that Disney's renegade animator Tim Burton directed the dark 1993 classic "The Nightmare Before Christmas," even though Henry Selick received ...
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Buyers rarely win lawsuits over developer price cutsFeb 05, 2009 10:00 pm - Several buyers in new housing tracts have sued the builder because the developer cut prices. So far, none of the lawsuits have been successful. Q. I purchased a home...
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Fireplace products make cozy flames more efficientFeb 05, 2009 10:00 pm - Q. We love to use our brick fireplace in the living room, but it makes the rest of the house cold. Our heating bills are already too high. What simple things can I d...
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'Not That Into You' offers real insights into singles sceneFeb 04, 2009 10:00 pm - As the father of two unmarried twentysomething daughters, I only wish that this insightful, not-always romantic comedy had been released a few years ago so its comic exa...
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Martin mars comically challenged 'Pink Panther' sequelFeb 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Movie trailers are notorious for ruining comedies by revealing all the really funny parts. So what happens when a comedy doesn't have any really funny parts? You get "Th...
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'Push' pulls off paranormal mess of bad actingFeb 04, 2009 10:00 pm - "Push" thinks we're really stupid. How stupid? It replays snippets from the opening sequence three times to make sure we haven't forgotten something that we just saw 30 ...