Lifestyle Columns
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Wallcoverings can make statement, even if they're not artDec 28, 2007 10:00 pm - "Art" has never been an easy term to define -- especially when a creation is intended for use in a home rather than for display in a museum or gallery. Does wallpaper, f...
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Four stars for 2007!Dec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - Never before in my 29 years as a film critic for the Daily Herald has this occurred: Every movie on my year-end Top 10 list has earned four stars. Amazingly, I wound up ...
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Methods differ for cleaning stains on garage floorDec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - Your garage floor doesn't need to be clean enough to eat off of, but if it's got grease spots and other messes, you probably could spend a little more effort getting it ...
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Gamble smartly and sensibly in 2008Dec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - Another year is coming to a close, and it'll be time for some more New Year's resolutions. I'll leave losing weight, quitting smoking and exercising up to the self-help ...
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Tough real estate year ahead, but it's getting betterDec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - It will take some time, but sales and prices should start rising again next year. Q. Home sales in my neighborhood are really slow, and prices are down a little bit from...
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Biomass heat system not as high-tech as it soundsDec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - Q. I need a new heating system, and I want to consider alternatives to gas, oil or electricity. I hear biomass being mentioned often. What exactly is biomass and is ...
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The best of 2007 televisionDec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - Television obeys its own calendar. Technically, the TV season begins in September with the return to school as families settle into new routines, then ends in the spring...
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Haunted house tale is superbly scaryDec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - Were I given to hyperbole, I would proclaim "The Orphanage" to be an instant classic of gothic drama, a masterpiece of suspense and a supernatural thrill ride that leave...
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These 10 releases of 2007 offer a measure of distinctionDec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - The ongoing changes in the recording industry have really influenced the classical field this year, with organizations and individual musicians marketing performances on...
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What made 2007 a memorable year at the moviesDec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - As we say goodbye to 2007, let's remember some of the events and people who made the year's movies special. Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis as an obsessed oil baron in "The...