Lifestyle Columns
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Dumb 'Smart' lacks TV show's zany edgeJun 18, 2008 11:00 pm - This isn't your mom and dad's "Get Smart." It's barely "Smart" at all. Sure, the characters and organizations retain the same names as those in the 1965 TV series that s...
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Ending a friendship is painful enough without the crueltyJun 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I have been friends with C for over 10 years. More and more, though, I have been getting irritated with her, bored, and generally unhappy when I deal with her. We've ...
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Sauvignon Blanc shows its versatility around the worldJun 17, 2008 11:00 pm - With warmer weather and longer days, you'll likely be headed to the wine shop looking for summer wines before long. Goodness knows there are plenty of tasty ones, both r...
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Shelve the shells! Easy shortcake key to summer dessertsJun 17, 2008 11:00 pm - It's hard to beat fresh fruit for summer desserts. Even this dedicated chocoholic advocates stashing heavy cake and cookie recipes away until fall and embracing the lusc...
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Are fat-free cooking sprays really fat free?Jun 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Do you believe the label on your "fat-free" cooking spray means it's free of fat? You do? Read the ingredient list on the back and you'll discover that the first ingredi...
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Roll with itJun 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Rita Dini jokingly calls herself "the meatball lady of Friendship Village," a retirement community in Schaumburg. The 80-year-old cook recently took first place in a mea...
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Hot fashion in the suburbsJun 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Don't underestimate the suburban entrepreneurs. Hundreds of them are starting up fantastic new businesses, even in this tough economy. A few of the new people on the sc...
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'Frontline' follows young adults in a changing ChinaJun 16, 2008 11:00 pm - "Young & Restless in China," the season finale of PBS' investigative series "Frontline," is scattershot by definition. It looks at the lives of nine young Chinese ci...
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'Rewind' deserves a closer look on DVDJun 16, 2008 11:00 pm - "Be Kind Rewind" - I'm amazed that "Be Kind Rewind" didn't click with audiences. This gentle fable from music video auteur Michel Gondry is warm, touching and funny....
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A shakedown is a shakedown, even for a Sweet 16Jun 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. My sister and I are throwing my niece, "Brittany," her Sweet 16 Party. Brittany mentioned to us that she doesn't want any gifts, instead she would like cash, checks o...