Life + Leisure
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Time for Toronto
Bruce Bell loves Toronto. Gay historian and self-described tour guide extraordinaire, Bell can talk endlessly about his city's rich diversity, stunning architecture and eclectic neighborhoods....
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Pretty Ugly
It takes a certain kind of style to make ugly an asset, a style generally limited to small dogs and Subarus. Toyota's (supposedly) youth-targeted brand...
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No Tricky Fixes
It's hard to miss those advertisements. ''Helping Couples Have Hotter Sex Since 1997.'' That's the claim made by Michael Radkowsky, a licensed psychologist in D.C....
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Consuming Cannabis
Mary Jane's quasi-legal cousin, industrial hemp, has a million uses. It's also environmentally favorable. According to the San Francisco-based Hemp Industries Association, hemp requires no...
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Hillside Haven
Just beyond the western reach of I-66, Lou Costanza and his partner, Mike O'Brien, have built themselves a bit of heaven -- emphasis on ''built.''...
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Sleekly Styled
On the surface, the Mazda CX-9 crossover SUV -- a lower-profile SUV that combines the lower profile of a car with the larger capacity of...
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Barking for Bargains
Washington and Waverly, Tenn., may not be sister cities, but Greg Link knows of one cultural tie that makes them kin, of sorts. As owner...
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The Raw Stuff
In this age when your grocery store stocks frozen, organic vegetables -- shipped from China -- one may fairly wonder what the term ''organic'' even...
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Products Full of Sunshine
If calculators and watches are what come to mind when thinking about solar-powered devices, you've got some of catching up to do. Our lucky little...
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Bears and Bucks
By most market measures, it's now official: We're in a bear market. Granted, a bear market doesn't mean bull to people just trying to scrape...
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Value-Added Vacation
Long ago, when airlines -- and fares -- were heavily regulated, one of the most straightforward ways for airlines to compete against one another was...
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D.C. Designs
As Master Yoda might say, ''Its energy surrounds us, binds us.'' What is this mysterious force? Why it's the District of Columbia, of course. It's...
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Take It Easy
Maybe you've been too busy to plan ahead, or perhaps your beach plans fell through at the last minute. But whatever the cause, you find...
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Grills Gone Wild
Whether it's for piggies or Portobellos, everyone's got a reason to be calling wildfire this summer. We've been kissing the cooks ever since our ancient...
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Pride of Pets
People's Choice Award (selected by the audience applause from 1st place winners of the show) Best of Show - Gizmo Lee, handled by Tony Lee...
