Lifestyle Columns
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Gypsy music, local produce season chef's lifeDec 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Daniel Ovanin may have hated vegetables as a kid, but now he's searching for Midwest-grown winter produce. He's also looking for lake fish. Ovanin is chef de cuisine at...
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Helping out can keep holiday helpings in lineDec 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. How can I avoid overeating when I'm pressured to eat at family gatherings? A. Family dynamics vary, so one approach may not fit all situations. First, try to ...
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'Knight,' 'Slumdog' tie for most nominations from local criticsDec 15, 2008 10:00 pm - Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight" - the greatest motion picture ever adapted from the comic books - and Danny Boyle's India-set comic drama "Slumdog Millionaire" tie...
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No good way to refer to romantic partnerDec 15, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. "Jeff" and I have been dating for more than one year and are both in our 30s. Recently, we visited his family and his parents introduced me to several people as "Jeff...
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Dry catheterization may have caused damageDec 14, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. My 82-year-old father was recently hospitalized in a Midwestern city with complications from a blood disorder. Medical staff assessed the need for a urinary cathe...
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Winter visit to New York City may be best of the yearDec 13, 2008 10:00 pm - New York City, with its reputation as America's most magnetic, cosmopolitan and urbane welcoming center, arguably dazzles more in winter than in any other season. In su...
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Some ideas for shutting out unwanted noise from your seat neighborsDec 13, 2008 10:00 pm - It's getting down to the wire and I've got nothing," said Nancy, my old flying partner, who was panicking about what to buy for her pilot husband who has everything. "I ...
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Shop 'til you drop (into a historic Chicago hotel)Dec 13, 2008 10:00 pm - Chicago Shop and drop off How many times have you neared the end of a holiday shopping day on the Mag Mile and wished you could just collapse in a relaxing hotel room in...
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Powerful cast drives Lyric's latest version of 'Madama Butterfly'Dec 13, 2008 10:00 pm - It's always welcome to see an old friend again, in this case Lyric Opera of Chicago's Harold Prince/Clarke Dunham production of Giacomo Puccini's "Madama Butterfly." Thi...
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Don't close home's only air returnDec 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. I have a question about a recent answer you gave. You told the reader to close off the heating registers in unused rooms and close the cold-air returns, also. I had w...