Lifestyle Columns
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Eastwood's 'Changeling' a superbly crafted mystery with surprisesOct 25, 2008 11:00 pm - In Clint Eastwood's "Changeling," we have a superbly crafted period drama that begins as a simple missing child case before it effortlessly shifts gears into something m...
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Boston's public transport makes getting around easyOct 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. My husband would like to visit the John Adams National Historical Park near Boston. He said he would drive, but I was interested in finding out how convenient it ...
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Carve a pumpkin with winning waysOct 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Have you noticed that pumpkin carving has become a rather skilled competitive sport? Here are some tips from Pumpkin Masters, which makes carving kits, battery-operated ...
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Housing scams rise in lock-step with foreclosuresOct 23, 2008 11:00 pm - It's sad, but the number of foreclosure scams is rising as desperate owners try to hang on to their homes. Q. We are facing foreclosure, and have been notified by the le...
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Peeling wallpaper can be less painfulOct 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Wallpaper has come a long way since the old days of hand printing and gluing it up to stay forever! Now they make strippable wallpaper just to make changing it quicker a...
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On stageOct 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Evergreen gives back: Evergreen Theatre Ensemble presents David Mamet's gently humorous and melancholic "Duck Variations," about two old friends ruminating on life a...
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Crime clichés shoot down 'Pride and Glory'Oct 23, 2008 11:00 pm - "Anything that makes cops look culpable is bad!" groans Chief of Detectives Francis Tierney, Sr. Does that mean any movie that makes cops look bad is culpable? "Pride an...
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The CW's 'Easy Money' stands to profit viewersOct 23, 2008 11:00 pm - NBC begins and ends the workweek with a couple of big-budget, high-profile new dramas that are eager to please, but as it turns out the upstart CW network has a humbler,...
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There are big differences in low-flow showerheadsOct 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. Both my energy and water bills are increasing, so I plan to install low-flow showerheads. I tried them before, but my daughters hated them. Are they any better no...
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Your money may be tight, but don't stiff building staffOct 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. My partner and I live in a large co-op apartment building that employs a staff of about 10 guys. We've always made a point of tipping the staff at Christmas. Mone...