Lifestyle Columns
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Vampires & 'Aliens'Sep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - It's obviously a self-fulfilling prophecy, but successful TV networks, like successful sports teams, tend to do what they do well. It's when they get away from that and ...
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Lipton goes in-depth with four leading menSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - As creator and host of "Inside the Actors Studio," James Lipton has prompted more than 200 guests to open up in a relaxed atmosphere, almost as if they were in their own...
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'McMansion' bill facing oppositionSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - A powerful legislator wants to cut deductions for people who own homes larger than 3,000 square feet, but the idea is facing fierce opposition from some consumer and rea...
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Wrong gift signals need for more insightSep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. How do you tell your boyfriend he got you the "wrong" gift? I guess the real problem is, I don't think he knows me well enough. It's not that I don't appreciate it, I...
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'Big Shots' has swagger, but little else to recommend itSep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Type-A males get failing grades in 'Big Shots' Dylan McDermott, Christopher Titus, Michael Vartan and Joshua Malina are alpha-dog males acting like mutts on "Big Shots."...
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Cooking with classSep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - If anyone can light a culinary fire under the residents of Sun City, Huntley, it is 61-year-old Paulette Rusk. Brimming with energy and zeal, Paulette signed ...
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Stores with 'Super' in name a good bet for low pricesSep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - As I've mentioned in recent weeks, grocery prices are rising. To stay ahead of the savings game, smart shoppers may want to consider some nontraditional grocery-shopping...
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Without cinnamon, baking would lose much of its savorSep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - While flour, eggs, butter and sugar provide essential support to desserts, bakers look to spices to impart that irresistible edge to their signature recipes. Without fla...
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Look past big names for some rare, quirky surprisesSep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Andrew Barker grew up near Napa Valley with a wine called Charbono and still has a soft spot for it, not to mention one last bottle of Inglenook's 1968 Charbono. Ask Bar...
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She calls the shots if she's in laborSep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. My mother-in-law is insisting she should be in the delivery room when my son is born. I don't want extra people in the room, anyone other than my husband and my own m...