Lifestyle Columns
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Bush-league: 'W.' a provocative, premature presidential dramaOct 15, 2008 11:00 pm - In one of its sillier sports metaphors, Oliver Stone's "W." casts George W. Bush as a star baseball player performing to the roaring approval of an invisible stadium cro...
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Kids Company to present 'Little Red'Oct 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago Kids Company traveled over the river and through the woods to wind up at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre where it presents its family-friendly, musical ver...
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Supplements not the basis for good nutritionOct 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I have a long workday and often don't leave the office until it's time for dinner. I am not questioning the importance of eating grains, fruits and vegetables, bu...
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Bigger prices come in smaller package sizesOct 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Last weekend, while scraping the last of some reduced-fat mayonnaise out of its quart jar, I peered inside and noticed a hump in the jar's bottom. Curious, I turned the ...
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A Hollywood Halloween: CSO movies series opens Oct. 31Oct 14, 2008 11:00 pm - One of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's most popular innovations this decade has been its "Friday Night at the Movies" series, now in its fifth season. This fall, whethe...
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Hearty serving of joy comes with his mealsOct 14, 2008 11:00 pm - George Noonan's vocabulary includes words like "street car," "wood-burning stove" and "backyard chicken coops." Those were just part of life, growing up on the Northwest...
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New World Rep stages a 'Midsummer' for all seasonsOct 14, 2008 11:00 pm - A puzzled look crossed my editor's face when I told her that "A Midsummer Night's Dream" would be this week's featured review. Like me, she found it odd that New World R...
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Moving in together brings up issuesOct 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. After a few years of dating, my partner and I are talking about living together. I would be glad to sell my place and move into hers. I really only need space eno...
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Wine holds its own in cocktailsOct 14, 2008 11:00 pm - We usually associate cocktails with spirits, but a number of fine cocktails feature the juice of the grape. No respectable cocktail lounge can be without Vermouth, the w...
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Friendships put to the testOct 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. What's the rule on loyalty to a friend in a breakup? I dated a guy with whom I had many mutual friends. He lied to me and cheated on me with a woman who is now his gi...