Lifestyle Columns
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Rating service, customer satisfactionOct 27, 2007 11:00 pm - I recently returned from a boat tour in Indonesia, and was impressed with the quality of the service provided by the tour company. The employees go out of their way to m...
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Pete Doherty makes a case for musicOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Anyone keeping on top of celebrity news is well aware of Pete Doherty, Britain's most famous face on the courthouse steps. A self-proclaimed drug abuser and on-again, of...
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Carrell makes play for brother's gal in 'Dan in Real Life'Oct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - After playing a reluctant modern-age Noah in the frivolous and silly "Evan Almighty," Steve Carell bounces back with a pleasantly surprising romantic comedy and a flawed...
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How to choose wood for fireplaceOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. I installed an efficient wood-burning fireplace in my living room this summer. I am ready to buy some firewood. Is there much difference among wood types and how ...
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A sensitive portrait of Charles SchulzOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Now in its 21st season, PBS' "American Masters" had to come of age before it was finally able to get back to some serious kid stuff. Yet the maturity shows and serves it...
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Take care of garden tools before putting them away for winterOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - It takes an arsenal of tools to take care of the average yard -- clippers, rakes, trimmers and hoes, just to mention a few. Most of these tools will work better if you s...
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Ravinia adds stage work to Lincoln celebrationOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Having celebrated its own centennial with great success three years ago, the Ravinia Festival has announced a major commission as its contribution to the Abraham Lincoln...
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'Bella' aims for the tear ducts, and missesOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - • Alejandro Monteverde's manipulative, wannabe feel-good drama "Bella" punches all the right buttons when it comes to playing upon our emotions, but I didn't buy any of ...
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New Kubrick collection features remastered filmsOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Stanley Kubrick had a long and distinguished career in films and is responsible for directing some of the greatest and most memorable motion pictures of all time. He dem...
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Molly Brown haunting Denver homeOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - With Halloween nigh, it's time for my annual column on haunted houses, eerie places and other things that we mere mortals cannot easily explain. We'll look at the home o...