Lifestyle Columns
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'Allah Made Me Funny' at Century CentreOct 01, 2008 11:00 pm - "Allah Made Me Funny" Three Muslim comedians perform their edgy stand-up routines in this standard HBO-like concert movie where no subject is taboo. Cops, President Bush...
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Cancer research not a conspiracy to keep people sickSep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. Can't believe I'm doing this, but I'm just so fed up with columnists stating, "If this stuff worked, science would have been all over it by now." More and more pe...
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Steppenwolf brings a sort of clarity to Murakami's 'Kafka on the Shore'Sep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - No doubt about it: When a play or movie is based on a book, the new work should be able to stand on its own, whether or not it attempts to be faithful to the original te...
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Reworking favorite cookies a labor of loveSep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Over the last 16 years, one of my most difficult kitchen tasks has been taking cookies from fat to lean. Of all things baked, cookies may be the toughest to make well. S...
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New and notable on stageSep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Scary tale Maintaining the tradition it established several years ago with its seasonally appropriate "The Madness of Edgar Allen Poe," First Folio Theatre opens its 200...
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Weight and cancer riskSep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. Can people who are already overweight reduce their cancer risk if they lose weight? A. Most adult cancers develop over a 10 to 20 year period or longer. Altho...
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Father-son team cooks up food, fundraisersSep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Whether they are whipping up Sunday dinner for a family gathering of 40 or collaborating on the next big fundraiser for their favorite children's charity, Jim Pesoli and...
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In short, 'Sleuth' worth seeingSep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Theater lovers pressed for time will be glad to know this review of Buffalo Theatre Ensemble's "Sleuth" won't take long to read. Not because the Glen Ellyn company's pro...
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Prime time's 'Daisies' blooms anew on ABCSep 29, 2008 11:00 pm - ABC's beautiful, whimsical "Pushing Daisies" returns this week with the feel of something that has been brought back to life, which is appropriate because it's about a p...
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Accessories, events prove the power of pinkSep 29, 2008 11:00 pm - This year, 185,000 people, including nearly 2,000 men, found out they had breast cancer. And so far this year, about 41,000 people died from the disease, according to th...