Lifestyle Columns
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Everything old is new again on two cop-show remakesOct 22, 2008 11:00 pm - "Life on Mars" is yet another new drama based on a ridiculous premise borrowed from an overseas TV show. In this case, it's about a cop mystically and inexplicably trans...
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Getting tricky with frozen pizza a Halloween treatOct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Pizza finds its way to my family's dinner table quite often. Frozen, delivery, homemade, semi-homemade; if there's pizza on the table, it gets eaten. Chances are there w...
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Challenging 'Lulu' remains a great storyOct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - In two weeks, Lulu will be back in town, in this case Austrian composer Alban Berg's mid-20th century opera "Lulu," coming to Lyric Opera of Chicago for just the second ...
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Pretzel and cookie 'broomsticks' a Halloween treatOct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - When I was a kid, Halloween night meant donning a simple costume (designed more for warmth than to mimic a TV hero) and canvassing as many streets as possible, filling m...
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Fashion buyer dresses up dinner partiesOct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Every night for dinner, when she isn't entertaining, Rosemary Doherty follows a strict regimen: protein, broccoli and tomatoes. "I'm deciding I'm a kook, but I think it...
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A new 'Mame' in townOct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - In comedy, timing is everything. In Drury Lane Oak Brook's production of "Mame," Alene Robertson's timing is so perfect, she almost steals the show. Almost. Robertson...
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DVD shows that 'Hulk' could have been incredibleOct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - "The Incredible Hulk" (three-disc special edition): "The Incredible Hulk," based on the Marvel Comics superhero, is a solid slice of pop entertainment that's as big,...
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Restaurant desserts can fit into lean eating planOct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - With high gas prices and what appears to be regular bad economic news, many of us dine out less. This may be a good thing for those of us concerned about losing or maint...
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Forget red and blue. Wine tasting compares red and whites from presidential statesOct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - With just weeks left until the election, many questions remain to be answered, including whether the Obamas really have a built-in wine cellar in their house and, if so,...
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Fall fashion offers striking fringe benefitsOct 20, 2008 11:00 pm - When you think of fringe, what comes to mind? Bikers? Hippies? Pocahontas? What you should think of is style, because fringe is making a comeback. The retro fabric strip...