Lifestyle Columns
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'Doubt' a smart, well-acted drama of varying convictionsDec 11, 2008 10:00 pm - "I know I'm right." With that simple declaration of faith in herself, Sister Aloysius (underplayed with taut certainty by a subdued Meryl Streep) initiates a campaign to...
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Humboldt Park star of 'Nothing Like the Holidays'Dec 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Given that the appallingly simple-minded "Four Christmases" has become a bona fide box office hit, "Nothing Like the Holidays" should theoretically become a blockbuster....
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'Delgo' more Saturday morning than PixarDec 11, 2008 10:00 pm - 'Delgo,' a computer-animated, kid-sanitized fantasy action film, takes after Saturday morning cartoons more than Pixar features. On the planet Jhamora, a war between the...
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Condominium market expected to rebound early next yearDec 11, 2008 10:00 pm - You would have to be living in a '50s-style atomic bomb shelter not to be inundated with the fallout from the latest bombshell about plummeting financial markets, stagna...
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Fey, presidential race help re-energize 'SNL'Dec 10, 2008 10:00 pm - To paraphrase Chico Escuela, the presidential campaign was very, very good for NBC's "Saturday Night Live" this fall. Tina Fey's spot-on take on Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin ...
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What are you hiding - your date or your friends?Dec 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. When is an appropriate time to introduce a significant other to friends? I never do unless I sense the guy is going to stick around. Unfortunately that means I ha...
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Kay Chisholm makes Sauteed Vegetables with CouscousDec 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Kay Chisholm calls her basement pantry "the bomb shelter," stocked with enough food that "we could live there a couple months." She's got pastas, canned tomatoes, chicke...
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Holiday cookies connect generationsDec 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Food and family are inextricably intertwined at my holiday get-togethers. Both my grandmother's were excellent cooks and both created holiday meals and goodies that stil...
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From Belgium to Chicago, holiday beers add cheer to the seasonDec 09, 2008 10:00 pm - The 12 beers of Christmas had such a nice ring to it. I tried to follow the theme of the song, but the problem is, there are just too many great holiday beers out there ...
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Wine works well for giftsDec 09, 2008 10:00 pm - When time and money come up short during the holidays, wine steps in as a fun and affordable solution to a number of dilemmas. When I'm rushing between stores and have l...