Lifestyle Columns
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Who's smarter -- us or our furniture?Dec 07, 2007 10:00 pm - The Campton Smart Console Table from Pottery Barn shows what furniture can do these days. It's red, it looks like an Asian antique. And it could just be smarter than we ...
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Involving designer early saves later headachesDec 07, 2007 10:00 pm - At what point in a project, readers often ask, should an interior designer be called in to help. I can only respond, "Before it starts to hurt." Professional designers d...
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'Atonement': Untruth and consequencesDec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - "Atonement" begins in 1935 England with 13-year-old Briony (Irish actress Saoirse Ronan) busily typing "The End" to her new play. As she rips the paper from the carriage...
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Local music you should know aboutDec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - The Chicago music scene never rests. Here's the best of recent releases by musicians and bands located in our back yard. David Singer, "East of the Fault Line" (The Swee...
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Looking for a little musical cheer? There's many holiday concertsDec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - We now offer a second installment highlighting several of this season's holiday concerts, scheduled for this weekend through Dec. 23. Last week we previewed the Elgin Sy...
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Concert picksDec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - Johnny & the Leisure Suits, 7 p.m. today at the Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N. River Road, Rosemont. $35. (312) 559-1212. WLUP 97.9-FM air personality and Chicago radio v...
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Madsen's performance almost saves 'Strength and Honor'Dec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - So much bad stuff happens to Irish boxer Sean Kelleher (Chicago's Michael Madsen) that Job himself might think he got off easy in the Bible. First, Kelleher accidentally...
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Can you tell a bad blackjack player from a good one?Dec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - Once a blackjack player learns some proper basic strategy, he tends to assume he's an expert at the game. If another player at the table makes a play that doesn't fit in...
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Choosing the proper live tree for holidaysDec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - The days are growing shorter and the shopping lines longer. That can only mean one thing: Christmas is near. The holiday season usually means family gatherings and celeb...
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'Romance's' creative moxie snuffs itself out too quicklyDec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - • The bold idea behind John Turturro's 2005 musical production "Romance and Cigarettes" is that pop tunes -- especially golden oldies -- provide the perfect soundtrack f...