Lifestyle Columns
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SIPS can be added for efficiencyFeb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. Exactly what are insulated SIPS panels for houses? I want to add an efficient apartment to my house for my elderly mother. Can SIPS be used for large room additions o...
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Fox comes 'Unhitched'Feb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - When the Farrelly brothers, who never met a gross-out joke they didn't like, come to Fox, home of TV's crassest comedies, the caustic mixture could achieve critical mass...
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Dvorak's symphonies highlight CSO seasonFeb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - With the announcement of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's 2008-09 season, the spotlight was on guest conductors, major events and tours, which we discussed last week. Bu...
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Oprah Winfrey expands her media empire into reality TVFeb 27, 2008 10:00 pm - Charity, we're told, should come from the heart. But in Oprah Winfrey's latest attempt to expand her television empire, it comes instead from the desire to compete -- in...
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His male bravado annoying after awhileFeb 27, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. I have recently started seeing someone new (about a month and a half), but it's already pretty clear we have a lot in common and there is some major chemistry. We...
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Smells like spring?Feb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - The end of February is a weird time for fashion in Chicago. We're all sick of our winter clothes by now, but there's no sense in spending too much on new ones because y...
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Experienced bakers, cooks can teach us muchFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Occasionally, a trip down memory lane can set a casual conversation ablaze with food stories from our childhoods. This tried-and-true party icebreaker tends to attract t...
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Buckwheat flour gets thumbs-up for fiber contentFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. I've seen buckwheat pancakes on several breakfast menus lately. Are they lower in calories than regular pancakes? A. Although buckwheat flour contains about 1...
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Popular diet book fat with misinformationFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. My grandmother was an advocate of fresh air, exercise and eating fresh foods in the 1930s, way before it was fashionable. My mother, formerly a nurse, listened to...
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If wines were a game, Sicily's reds would be most-improved playerFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - While the weather is still cold, keep an eye out for Nero d'Avola from Sicily. For a very long time, Sicily was known as a place that made massive quantities of mediocre...