Lifestyle Columns
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What the celebrities are wearing, usingJul 08, 2008 11:00 pm - I once handed my hair stylist a picture of Reese Witherspoon and asked for the same haircut she had. My stylist said OK, but warned, "I can make your hair look like Rees...
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Yes, loyalty cards save you moneyJul 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Even though supermarket and drugstore loyalty cards have been around for years, I'm amazed at the number of times journalists ask me whether it's really worth using them...
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Greek yogurt higher in protein, lower in calciumJul 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. How does Greek yogurt compare to regular yogurt in terms of nutrition? A. Greek yogurt is much thicker than regular yogurt because a lot of the liquid whey is...
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Clearing up the confusion about sugarJul 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I realize that sugar is present in many foods, but I find the terminology confusing regarding sugar that is in food and in our bodies as well as how sugar relates...
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Spicy wines growing in Australia's McLaren ValeJul 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Not too long ago, wine aficionados memorized Old World wine lands and the grapes that expressed the gout (flavor) of their terroir (natural environment). "Muscular red f...
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Girlfriend keeps accusing him of ogling other womenJul 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. My girlfriend claims that I am constantly looking at other women when we are out walking around. She says she catches me wandering whenever a woman walks by me, n...
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'Ad-rap-tation' adds plenty of funk to Bard's 'Much Ado'Jul 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago Shakespeare Theater plays it straight with its namesake's plays. Under artistic director Barbara Gaines, productions at CST, winner of the 2008 Regional Theatre ...
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'Stop-Loss' delivers powerful pro-soldier messageJul 07, 2008 11:00 pm - "Stop-Loss" Like earlier films dealing with the war in Iraq, "Stop-Loss" didn't find an audience when it hit theaters in March. I hope people give it a second chance...
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Popular wisdom changes with each generationJul 07, 2008 11:00 pm - While I'm away, readers give the advice: The wisdom of our parents' generation in many cases does not apply anymore. Just two examples, babies are almost all sleeping on...
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Program helps TV viewers prepare for digital conversionJul 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Do not attempt to adjust your TV set - not without a digital converter box, not after Feb. 17, 2009, anyway. Yes, Aware One, just as "The Outer Limits" once promised 45 ...