Lifestyle Columns
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"The Brave One" a cop-outSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Shortly after Erica Bain kills her first perp in Neil Jordan's shamelessly pro-vigilante B-movie drama "The Brave One," she goes into the bathroom and upchucks. This sce...
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'Silk' spins history for dummiesSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - When Francois Girard's "Silk" premieres on home video, it should come wrapped in a bright yellow cover marked with big, block letters: "Pretentious Historical Dramas for...
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Chaos swamps intriguing premise in Fox's new 'K-Ville'Sep 12, 2007 11:00 pm - Few things could be harder right now than being a cop in the Big Easy -- except maybe for making a cop show in the Big Easy. The Fox series "K-Ville" debuts at 8 p.m. Mo...
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Bennett gets his due -- and maybe moreSep 10, 2007 11:00 pm - Simply stick around long enough, and you'll be acknowledged an "American Master." Not to sound harsh, but that seems to be the message behind the PBS Tony Bennett profil...
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Keeping energy up means staying involved in lifeSep 09, 2007 11:00 pm - When power goes out, everyone goes after energy companies. But there's nobody to target when personal energy ebbs and flows due to infused or oral chemotherapy. With del...
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Make packing a thought-provoking processSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - Last week, I watched an elderly woman seated in a wheelchair go through airport security. It was an alarming situation. Literally. When the agent ran the magic wand over...
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Urban getaways don't have to break the bankSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - I love my city, don't get me wrong, but even as a day trip from the suburbs with a couple of kids and teens, Chicago requires beaucoups bucks for museums, cabs, food and...
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Joyless sex in 'Tell Me You Love Me' a turnoffSep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - Trying to stay out in front of the competition -- on premium cable and on broadcast TV -- HBO gets more daring and bold (and, not coincidentally, more revealing) than ev...
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Take your blackjack game up a notch with these inside tipsSep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - I truly want to help you learn to play better blackjack. I see you in the casinos day after day, watching fervently as the cards are dealt. I observe quietly while you m...
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'Hatchet' a sick valentine to '80s killer thrillersSep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - • Watching "Hatchet" is like time-warping back to the early '80s when hordes of indie killer thrillers such as "Friday the 13th," "Humongous," "The Burning" and "Madman"...