Just as post-Thanksgiving sales, the arrival of out-of-town guests and the appearance of eggnog on grocery store shelves herald the Christmas season each year, so too does the avalanche of holiday-themed albums from a staggering variety of musical acts.
Holidays
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Amy Culbertson
Reader recipe swap: Quick and easy school-night supper ideas
As the holidays loom and schedules get even more hectic, it's a good time to share a couple of recipes for quick school-night suppers.
Neil Sperry
Decisions based on gardening successes and failures yield a good harvest
Much of life involves making decisions. We make some good ones, take wrong turns on others and fail to act on still more. It’s better when a writer doesn’t drag himself into his columns, but, for the purpose of sharing some life lessons I’ve learned, I’ll speak in first person this time around.
Jim Jones
'The Last Supper' wax figures soon to be revealed again
Stunning life-size wax figures of Jesus and his apostles patterned after Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece The Last Supper have been in a warehouse for 11 years.
Gregg Ellman
Gadgets: Samson H2 Handy Recorder is ideal for desktop use
What’s really cool about this recorder is the front and back mics allow for recording from all angles.
Dear Abby
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Entertainment
- If the film `Australia’ renews your interest in the land Down Under, here’s an ocean of DVDs to dive into
- Jonas Brothers thrill teens in Cowboys crowd
- Kanye West finally gets his due at AMAs
- 'American Idol’ rocker David Cook lets his vulnerability shine through
- Shelton starting more 'fires,’ Swift hits the mark again and soul gets Seal of approval
- Channel Surfing: Pairs make night sizzle
- David Cook debut rocks 'Idol’s’ pop music world
- Q&A with Sebastian Currier: Composer lauds classical music’s 'reinvention’
- A young Cody Linley steps into final four on 'Dancing With the Stars’ tonight
- Texas Camerata showcases baroque cantatas
