Lifestyle Columns
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Nerd alertSep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Blessed be the nerds, for they shall inherit prime time -- if not the rest of the media. The fall TV season formally begins on Monday, and right away one of the top tren...
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Kitchen cabinets may just need faceliftSep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - The most expensive home renovation is usually the kitchen. But you might be able to get by with just a facelift of the kitchen cabinets. After all, the whole look of you...
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Austen's powersSep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - I can't guarantee that manly men won't lose some testosterone while watching "The Jane Austen Book Club." But those fearless enough to venture into this smart and engagi...
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Certain house markets still risingSep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Despite all the "doom and gloom" stories published by the nation's biggest media outlets, recent studies show that home prices in many areas are still rising fast. Q. It...
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Insulated steel good choice for garage doorSep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. My old steel garage door is getting vertical cracks. I need to replace it with an insulated one because I am restoring a car out there. The door must have windows. Wh...
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Concert PicksSep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Martin Sexton with Ryan Montbleau, 7:30 p.m. today at the Vic, 3145 N. Sheffield Ave., Chicago. $26. (773) 472-0449. Although he frequently performs in one-man band...
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Performer for the agesSep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Luciano Pavarotti was a giant of music in much more than a literal sense, and when I learned of his death Sept. 6 while traveling through New England, memories of his pe...
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Silly subplots muck up coming-of-age drama 'December Boys'Sep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - • "December Boys" doesn't cater to Daniel Radcliffe's star status as you might expect. Longtime TV and movie director Ron Hardy keeps the story an ensemble project, with...
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'Good Luck' chucks romance in favor of gross comedySep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - "Good Luck Chuck" valiantly strives to become one of those sexy romantic comedies that seamlessly stitches ultragross humor with lots of female nudity and insightful obs...
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Four blackjack questions that separate men from the boysSep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Casino blackjack is an entirely beatable game, but do you have what it takes to beat it? We've been over the vital stuff many times in this column, but I see very few pl...