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  • April 2008

    • Gourmet Tea: The New Coffee

      Portfolio  |  Apr 8, 08 4:32 PM CDT

      Gourmet Tea: The New Coffee

      (Newser) - Cappuccinos are commonplace, but new gourmands get their caffeine fix from tea. After falling out of favor during the Revolutionary War, tea is experiencing a comeback in the US; sales have tripled since 1990 and gourmet tea can cost thousands per pound. Portfolio pours a cupful of tips for would-be drinkers: Beware the bag: Bagged teas are usually considered lower-quality. More »

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      list  • coffee  • tea  • beverages  • gourmet

    • DIY Home Care—Not So Hard

      Detroit Free Press  |  Apr 8, 08 4:04 PM CDT

      DIY Home Care&mdash;Not So Hard

      (Newser) - Homeowners can save big bucks on maintenance and keep their houses shipshape by mastering 10 simple skills, Allen Norwood observes for McClatchy Newspapers: Swap out your door locks: Remove a few bolts and screws and easily replace an existing lock for a new one. Become familiar with your filters: Note the size of your air-conditioning and furnace filters, where they're located and how to change them. More »

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      list  • repair  • homeownership  • home improvement  • home renovation  • maintenance  • utility tools

    • 25 Memorable Movie Musicals

      Entertainment Weekly  |  Apr 8, 08 9:52 AM CDT

      25 Memorable Movie Musicals

      (Newser) - With Sweeney Todd now out on DVD, Entertainment Weekly rounds up the mag's 25 favorite movie musicals. Some you've surely seen ( West Side Story, Grease, the Sound of Music ) but here are 10 you may have missed. Funny Girl (1968) Swing Time (1936) More »

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      list  • Chicago  • movies  • musical

    • Hollywood's Hottest Bromances

      ABC News  |  Apr 7, 08 4:54 PM CDT

      Hollywood's Hottest Bromances

      (Newser) - Tabloids have speculated that "Gossip Girl" star Chace Crawford and former 'N Sync-er JC Chasez are more than friends, but the two insist they just love to hang out. They're not the only ones: ABC News has compiled a list of the top 10 high-profile "bromances." Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau, best known for co-starring in Swingers , actually met on the set of Rudy . More »

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      celebrity  • list  • Hollywood  • Brad Pitt  • Tom Cruise  • George Clooney  • Will Smith  • Lance Armstrong  • Matt Damon  • Matthew McConaughey  • Ben Affleck  • Vince Vaughn

    • Top New Chefs: Read 'Em & Eat!

      Food & Wine  |  Apr 7, 08 1:58 PM CDT

      Top New Chefs: Read 'Em &amp; Eat!

      (Newser) - Food & Wine has posted its Best New Chef awards for 2008. Look for their profiles in the July issue, but take a peek at the winners here: Jim Burke: owner of James , a modern Italian restaurant in Philadelphia's Bella Vista neighborhood. Gerard Craft: owner and chef at Niche in St. Louis, where bacon and eggs sandwich and braised pork belly top the menu. More »

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      list  • food  • wine  • restaurant  • chef  • best restaurants  • Food & Wine

    • Top 10 Historically Flawed Flicks

      Yahoo!  |  Apr 1, 08 1:10 PM CDT

      Top 10 Historically Flawed Flicks

      (Newser) - Most historical films forgo a few facts for dramatic flair, but these flicks leave truth to the cutting room floor. Yahoo lists the most inaccurate movies ever: 10,000 BC : Woolly mammoths weren't around to help build the pyramids. Gladiator : Emperor Commodus didn't kill his dad... chickenpox did. 300 : Spartan warriors wore bronze armor, not leather Speedos. The Last Samurai : 19th-century Japan did have war advisers, but they weren't American. Apocalypto : Mel's Mayan saviors actually killed off 90% of the indigenous people. More »

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      list  • movie  • film  • history  • 10,000 BC  • 2001: A Space Odyssey  • Memoirs of a Geisha  • 300  • The Last Samurai  • Elizabeth: The Golden Age

    • 10 Ways to Play the Fool at Work

      CNN  |  Apr 1, 08 11:40 AM CDT

      10 Ways to Play the Fool at Work

      (Newser) - A good April Fools' prank can really liven up the office, and 32% of us have been on the giving or receiving end. CNN draws 10 of the best workplace gags from an annual CareerBuilder survey. Put pants and shoes in a men’s room stall to make it look as if there’s someone in there . . . for hours Stock the soda vending machine with beer More »

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      list  • work  • humor  • prank  • April Fools' Day

  • March 2008