Lifestyle Columns
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Testing key to controlling moldFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. My children have allergies to mold. I want to make my house more airtight for better energy efficient, but I heard this can exacerbate mold problems. What safe effici...
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Jeeves in loveFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - "Bernard and Doris" is the definition of a boutique project for premium cable. Concerning the love between a demanding heiress and her gay butler, it's not the sort of s...
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A battle between head and heartFeb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. I started to write you for advice about a specific romantic issue, but as I reread my letter I realized how utterly ridiculous it would sound to you and your aver...
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Sunken 'Gold'Feb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Like true "Fool's Gold," this romantic comedy is a cheap and glittering imitation of the real thing. The TV commercials and theatrical trailers portray it as a riotous r...
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Bushnell's 'Lipstick' doesn't measure upFeb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - If Candace Bushnell and Darren Star are going to have a feud, I think TV viewers would be better served if they just got together on the streets of New York and duked it...
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Don't call it after-taste; it's the 'finish'Feb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - "I don't like that after-taste I get from wine." When I hear this phrase, I know it's time to amend someone's wine drinking habits. In wine-speak, after-taste is called ...
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Ads head to computerized shopping cartsFeb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Advertisers are always finding new ways to appeal to potential customers. For years they've pushed their products on television, in magazines and on radio. Today they ca...
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Weight loss in your sleep? Dream onFeb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. Do products that help people lose weight while they sleep really work? A. Remember that if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Some of these produc...
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Joe Carion whips up "Needhams Candy"Feb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Instead of buying the same old store-bought chocolates this year for your Valentine, Joe Carion recommends whipping up a batch of chocolate-covered mashed potato and coc...
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When mac and cheese from a box gets old, try thisFeb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Macaroni and cheese: America's No 1 comfort food and a no-no on almost everyone's weight-loss food plan. It doesn't have to be that way, though. Here's why. I've been ma...