Lifestyle Columns
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'Panda', Lennon new on DVDNov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - "Kung Fu Panda" Kids will enjoy the cast of characters and laugh along the way in this animated film about a rotund panda named Po (Jack Black) who dreams of being a mar...
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Davlantes moonlighting on WTTW's 'Rewind'Nov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - WMAQ Channel 5 anchor-reporter Anna Davlantes moonlights on WTTW Channel 11 with the new weekly panel-discussion program "Rewind," debuting at 8:30 p.m. Friday. The Rog...
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Associations: Weathering a financial crisisNov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - You cannot turn on a television or radio, open a newspaper or magazine without being told bad news about your 401(k) or IRA. Associations have a complex relationship wit...
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HBO's import 'Summer Heights High' a curiosity at bestNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Here's a little chemistry lesson, class. Take Ricky Gervais' original version of "The Office," with its mockumentary style, mix in the crass down-under comedy of the ori...
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The late Bernie Mac, Isaac Hayes give 'Men' its soulNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - I'm guessing that it will be nearly impossible for anyone to watch "Soul Men" without thinking of it less as a routine comic road movie than as a loving tribute to its t...
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Crass jokes, crackling dialogue make 'Role Model' rollNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - At first glance, "Role Models" looks like just another graduate from the Judd Apatow School of Crass Comedy with Quirky Characters We Can Care About. This one's a little...
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Retired Naperville salesman builds relationships with foodNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Tony Casciano is planning ahead. Way ahead, we hope. He's plying friends and neighbors with veal osso buco and penne with vodka sauce so he can develop long-lasting rela...
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Some sweet facts about sweet potatoesNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - They're sweet, but with no artificial sugar, packed with vitamin A (one large contains more than 34,000 IU), containing almost as much potassium as bananas (422 mg vs. 5...
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Count coffee, tea, soda with other daily fluidsNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. Is it true that caffeine-containing drinks have a diuretic effect and result in a loss of fluid? A. No. Despite the popularity of this long-held belief - even among ...
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Fey's Palin, Russert's death altered coverage ... and resultsNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - The long national nightmare we call a presidential campaign is at last over. Looking back on the campaign, I find to no one's surprise that the TV coverage had a dramati...