Lifestyle Columns
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Fending for herself leads to life full of home-cooked mealsAug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - When Mary Steindler was just a freshman or sophomore in high school in Elmwood Park, her mother issued two, nonnegotiable dining options to the family: eat the Weight Wa...
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What Olympics sports are on where and when?Aug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Here's a quick scan of NBC's broadcast, cable and Internet outlets and what they'll specialize in and when. NBC WMAQ Channel 5 The biggest events of the games will be he...
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Mystery dinner a tasty challengeAug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Editor's note: Don Mauer is taking some time off. This column first appeared Aug. 23, 2000. I love to eat. My friends consider this a basic truth. Hey, I would have...
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Key to good health: Keep it realAug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. Many thanks for your comments on high-fructose corn syrup. So often, I hear from my food-fadist friends that it is only slightly below rat poison with respect to ...
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Bollywood superstars hit Sears CentreAug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - India's popular movie stars Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will lead an elaborate show being billed as "The Unforgettable Tour," featurin...
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A rosé by any name pleases the massesAug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Even if Americans don't know what to call rosé wine - rose, pink, white or blush - we sure drink plenty of it. According to Nielsen Co., sales of rosé priced above $8 gr...
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Back to school backpacks, from blinged out and basic book bagsAug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Backpacks have become more than just bags to hold students' books. They're now an expression of their personality, too. Basic or blinged out, designer label or discount ...
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'Counterfeiters' a genuinely tough dramaAug 04, 2008 11:00 pm - "The Counterfeiters" - Winner of this year's Best Foreign Film Oscar, "The Counterfeiters" tells the fascinating (and true) story of a group of Jews that ran the big...
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PBS' 'P.O.V.' Cashes in with timeless profileAug 04, 2008 11:00 pm - PBS' determinedly idiosyncratic "P.O.V." series goes 40 years into the past today to unearth a documentary about a determinedly idiosyncratic artist, "Johnny Cash: The M...
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Stoner comedy 'Pineapple Express' burns through laughs too quicklyAug 04, 2008 11:00 pm - From the makers of "Superbad" comes a comedy that could be titled "Super OK." It's quick. It's gross. It's violent. It's fun and funny in fits and starts. But by the end...