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   2007: The Year in Movies and Music

   A year-end wrap-up of what we adored, what was ignored and what the new year will bring.

   By Robert Wilonsky, Jim Ridley, Scott Foundas, Ella Taylor, Judith Lewis, J. Hoberman, Nathan Lee, Roy Kasten, Dan Leroy, Dean C. Minderman, Keegan Hamilton, Brooke Foster, Jaime Lees, Ryan Wasoba and Shae Moseley

   Published: December 19, 2007

   Revenge of the Nerds Absolutely, unequivocally, this has been The Year of The Apatow: Judd got Knocked Up to the tune of $150 million (at the box office alone); the super-OK...

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   We Believe in Magic!

   By Alison Sieloff

   Published: December 19, 2007

   All right, it's almost go-time, and the kids are mad restless. But you can hardly even corral them anymore because you're too exhausted from crazed shopping, hurried wrapping...

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   Fun for the Rest of Us!

   By James Weber

   Published: December 19, 2007

   Ah, the holidaze is upon us! Everyone, sing: "Oh silver pole, oh silver pole, you shine so bright and sterile! No tinsel to distract my mind — thank God for Frank...

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   A Moonlit Mile

   By Paul Friswold

   Published: December 19, 2007

   If you haven't gone for a long walk on a cold and clear winter's night, get over to the Mississippi Sanctuary (2213 South Levis Lane, Godfrey, Illinois; 618-462-6802) at 7 p.m....

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   Keepin' It Jolly

   By Amy George

   Published: December 19, 2007

   There are only a few days until Christmas, and visiting Santa is still on your to-do list. We'd all like our kids to make memories while pulling (gently) on Santa's beard and...

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   The Gift of Good Tastes

   By Paul Friswold

   Published: December 19, 2007

   Friend, you can't eat gifts. Well, maybe some gifts, like a cheese ball or one of those chocolate yule logs. But in the main, most gifts are inedible (some of those cheese...

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   Celebrate with Song

   By Alison Sieloff

   Published: December 19, 2007

   Holiday concerts are pretty cool — but predictable. To have a listen to a program that's changing things up a bit, head over to Saint Vincent DePaul Church (1408 South...

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   The Other Side

   By Ms. Day

   Published: December 19, 2007

   Prior to Ms. Day's current chained-to-the-desk lifestyle, she really lived the dream. She feasted on extravagant breakfasts of the most luxurious poached eggs! She grew...

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   You're Nut Too Late

   By Paul Friswold

   Published: December 19, 2007

   Ah, the day after. No shopping, no parties, no dawn present-raiding, no relative responsibilities — the holiday is officially all over except for the shouting, and you...

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    It's All Downhill from Here

    By Nicole Beckert

    Published: December 19, 2007

    If you're too keyed up in the aftermath of the most anticipated day of the year to submit to the usual routine of listening to the same music and stories of years' past, why...

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    Santa, Baby

    By Alison Sieloff

    Published: December 19, 2007

    Up until now, Halloween was the sexiest of all the holidays, thanks to sexy jailbird costumes, sexy Frankenstein gear, sexy pirate getups and sexy lingerie ensembles...

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    Road to Tradition

    By Jeanette Kozlowski

    Published: December 19, 2007

    There's the Swedish Santa Lucia with her sweet, giving spirit and candle-lit crown of greenery, and then there's Father Christmas, a younger-looking Santa who dons green rather...

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    'Tis the Season

    For art

    By Alison Sieloff

    Published: December 19, 2007

    If you're lucky, you're off work today, so celebrate your good fortune! But not with drink or food — no, you'll have more than enough of both in the next week or so....

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    Light It Up

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: December 19, 2007

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    The Slowest of Slow Rides

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: December 19, 2007

    German filmmaker Philip Gröning wished to make a documentary about the Carthusian order of monks, so he wrote to the Grande Chartreuse monastery in the French Alps and...

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    Seasons Beatings

    By Mark Fischer

    Published: December 19, 2007

    Christmas classics are not born but made, growing in stature with each passing season. The computer-animated Santa vs. the Snowman may not be destined for the legendary status...

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    R 'n' R with a Li'l RR

    By Christian Schaeffer

    Published: December 19, 2007

    What is the holiday season without an imaginary trip on a model railway? A failure of epic proportions, that's what. The annual Gardenland Express rolls into the Missouri...

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    Play Now, Pay Later?

    By Anna Teekell Hays

    Published: December 19, 2007

    It seems like just days ago it was summer, and all of us were hard at work gathering breadcrumbs for the winter. Now it's cold and you — what?! You didn't gather any...

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    Creolthello

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: December 19, 2007

    Othello, the Moor of Venice's most damning indictment of racism remains the fact that Shakespeare's play is no museum piece — it still resonates as an indictment of...

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    Wayans Back Machine

    By Christian Schaeffer

    Published: December 19, 2007

    To ruthlessly mock an art form is cruel; to mock an art form with a heavy dose of love can lead to comedy gold. Such is the case with the 1988 movie I'm Gonna Git You Sucka, a...