Lifestyle Columns
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CBS' wife-swapping 'Swingtown' a saucy '70s period dramaJun 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Staid, stodgy, predictable CBS, the self-proclaimed Tiffany network, is feeling frisky and going experimental this summer - like a freshly committed '70s swinger with a ...
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Bananas can step in for fat in baking recipesJun 03, 2008 11:00 pm - If your family's like mine, you often face the lone banana quandary. What to do with the overly ripe fruit everyone abandons. Becoming more speckled by the day, that sol...
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With weight loss, he's a work in progressJun 03, 2008 11:00 pm - On June 2 of last year, I stepped on a scale and achieved my goal weight: 177 pounds. Finally! After 20 months I had lost 150 pounds. That day marked the end of a chapte...
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Readers pour out their bottled-water talesJun 03, 2008 11:00 pm - In an earlier column, I wrote about the cost-savings and environmental advantages of drinking filtered water using a home-pitcher system rather than buying individual ha...
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Acne 'cure' needs more studyJun 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. Can you tell me anything about using D-calcium pantothenate for clearing up acne? Would it be effective as a cure? I am also concerned with the safety of the requ...
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Introducing the 8-foot-long plasma TV; only $69,995Jun 03, 2008 11:00 pm - An 8-foot-long plasma TV? That's the size of the Panasonic Professional Plasma 103-inch 1080p HDTV. To put it in perspective: If the gigantic former NBA star Manute...
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Court's production of 'First Breeze' just stale airJun 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Happy are those who arrive at the theater without expectations, for they are rarely disappointed. Court Theatre raised this theatergoer's expectations when it announced...
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'Control' transcends rock-star clichesJun 02, 2008 11:00 pm - "Control" -- When the inevitable Kurt Cobain biopic is made, I hope the filmmakers use "Control" as their inspiration. The film tells the story of Ian Curtis, the le...
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'Out & Proud' traces gay history in ChicagoJun 02, 2008 11:00 pm - The ironic thing about "Out & Proud in Chicago," a new documentary airing at 7:30 p.m. today on WTTW Channel 11, is that in dealing with the history of homosexuality in ...
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Suburban designer's 'Tranquility Suite' offers serenity nowJun 02, 2008 11:00 pm - You say things are a little tense. The recession has you tossing and turning. High gas prices mean you've canceled your vacation. Maybe you're facing a summer filled wit...