Lifestyle Columns
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Fundraiser takes over Big 3 networksSep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Fundraiser spreads The traditional three major broadcast networks all devote themselves to the fundraiser "Stand up to Cancer" at 7 p.m. Friday. It will air simultaneous...
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Solar power lights your way to lower energy billsSep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Solar-powered lights have really improved during the past few years, and it makes even more sense than ever to use them today, with our high energy costs. If you are thi...
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Homeowner should think twice before canceling insurance escalator clauseSep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Home prices are lower in many areas, but it doesn't necessarily mean that owners should cancel a common provision in many insurance policies that protect against the ris...
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Writers' Theatre masterfully imagines night before Nixon's resignationSep 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Writers' Theatre may well have ruined "Nixon's Nixon" for any other Chicago area company, in the sense that another ensemble might have a tough time rising to the standa...
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Family should pursue therapy for momSep 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. My mother has always been difficult, but in recent months her actions have gone so far beyond the pale that I think they indicate serious mental illness. I can see th...
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Alan Ball bites into vampire myth in 'True Blood'Sep 03, 2008 11:00 pm - All right, I know, for a certain element of the readership the worst sentence they can imagine coming from Your Friendly Neighborhood TV Critic is: "Have I got a great n...
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'Twilight', 'Body of Lies' highlight fall film seasonSep 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Fall generally means one thing to Hollywood studios: time to bring out the heavy dramatic firepower for the battery of year-end movie awards. This autumn, we'll feel the...
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Learn about Lyric's shows before the seasonSep 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Lyric Opera of Chicago's 2008-09 season will be opening in just three weeks, so now is a good time to familiarize yourself with the operas that are new to you, or maybe ...
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Family learns to love 'momified' recipesSep 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Season and taste. Repeat. That's Cyndee Moriarty's approach to home cooking. We might call it improv, but her kids coined the term "momify" - and that's a compliment, sh...
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Vote for styleSep 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Can a candidate's wife's clothes sway voters? We know, from the Kennedy era, that a first lady's sense of style can help a candidate's image. And bad fashion, or ho-hum ...