Lifestyle Columns
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First Folio's disjointed 'Dracula' can't decide how to play itOct 07, 2008 11:00 pm - "The Passion of Dracula" incorporates a little bit of everything and not enough of one thing, which is a roundabout way of saying that Bob Hall and David Richmond's play...
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Teen rises to occasion with fun cakesOct 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Lizzie Haberstroh was just looking for a hobby at the age of 12 when she discovered baking and something to sweeten the deal, a potential career in culinary arts. Five ...
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Leave the pumping up for the gym; I want my meat unenhancedOct 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Over the past few years, when you've shopped for fresh meat or poultry, you may have noticed labels with the word "enhanced" on them. And, if you shop at Wal-Mart, nearl...
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Sour cream stays fresh for three weeks, maxOct 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I am wondering as to how many days after it is opened, but kept refrigerated, sour cream can be used safely. D.G., San Diego, Calif. A. Assuming it was r...
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Survey says: You can't have a party without cakeOct 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Birthdays, graduations, retirements, weddings share something in common: cake. Nearly half of those polled say they prefer to celebrate with cake, according to those in ...
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Dangers in the Shiraz aisleOct 07, 2008 11:00 pm - The Australian wine industry has hit a rough patch. It's sitting on a lake of surplus wine - the equivalent of around 50 million cases as of last year. Exports dropped 1...
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New DVD for 'Evil' is all goodOct 06, 2008 11:00 pm - "Touch of Evil" (50th Anniversary Edition) - Hats off to Universal for creating a beautiful DVD package for one of the best crime films ever: Orson Welles' "Touch of...
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A contemporary 'Midsummer' at NWRTOct 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Like she did with last season's "Hamlet Remix'd," director Jean Gottlieb puts a contemporary spin on Shakespeare's romantic romp, "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at New Worl...
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New boutiques set to dress up the suburbsOct 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Despite the troubled economy, a growing number of small, independently owned women's clothing boutiques are opening in the suburbs. Two of the new kids on the block: Pra...
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Lyric Opera offers a real gem in 'The Pearl Fishers'Oct 06, 2008 11:00 pm - When one thinks of the French composer Georges Bizet, the first reaction, of course, is "Carmen," the opera that came late in his life and exploded in popularity in the ...