Lifestyle Columns
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FICO change benefits many consumersMay 08, 2008 11:00 pm - The company that calculates FICO scores has revamped its scoring system. Many consumers will benefit, but others might have to pay higher interest rates on their next mo...
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Ace in the handMay 08, 2008 11:00 pm - So you think you play a pretty solid game of blackjack, eh? Well, if you're like 98 percent of the players I see in the casinos, you bungle your "soft" hands something a...
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New on DVDMay 08, 2008 11:00 pm - These DVDs were released this week: "I'm Not There" Todd Haynes wrote and directed this film aimed at Bob Dylan fans. He used six different actors to portray the co...
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Bush-league series hits a homerMay 07, 2008 11:00 pm - You can't go wrong making a movie or a TV show about minor-league baseball. It simply can't be done. The humble, unassuming players, sprinkled with the inevitable pheno...
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Be firm in decision not to fix up friend's brotherMay 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I have a friend who is pressuring me (and others) to fix her brother up on dates. He seems nice but I know his story and it involves professional disgrace, financ...
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CGI visuals drive cartoon-level script in neon-powered 'Speed Racer'May 07, 2008 11:00 pm - "Speed Racer" shifts through its narrative gears with the G-force of a rocket booster, whisking us along on a surrealistic trip through a neon-illuminated video-game uni...
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Gift-wrapped ideasMay 06, 2008 11:00 pm - It's too late to order a Mother's Day gift online (unless you're willing to cough up $20 or more in shipping charges), so here are some gift ideas you can go out and buy...
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Colonel would be jealous of oven-friend chickenMay 06, 2008 11:00 pm - As a kid, I loved my mom's fried chicken, especially the crisp, flavor-packed skin. Mom's recipe was simple: add flour, salt and pepper to a paper bag, drop in chicken p...
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In the end, you make the choices for your lifeMay 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I have been working in a career field for the past four years, since I graduated from college. For the past two years, I have been unhappy. My job requires freque...
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Capsules should keep oils safe from rancidityMay 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I read in your column about the tendency of oils to go rancid. Now I notice that my bottle of fish-oil gel capsules says the bottle should be kept tightly closed....