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Leisure
Tempo
'Bachelor' producer wedded to reality TV
Mike Fleiss is 6-foot-4, broad-shouldered, with long, close-shaven sideburns that form parentheses on either side of his face. He wears sunglasses during staff meetings and talks to his agent 10 times a day.
Television: Victoria's parade of skimpy skivvies wasn't enough to protest -- or watch
A television show that its critics describe as crass, vulgar, tacky, demeaning, indecent, prurient and degrading.
Theater review: Powerful 'Man' needs more blues in its soul
With its undertow of racial and class-based division, the thorny question of just who, exactly, can claim the right to sing the blues, has been around pretty much since Mississippi blues legend Son House first got drunk and started wailing more than 80 years ago.
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'Merry Mex-Mas'
Plan now to see "El Vez: The Christmas Show," "Hurray for Hanukkah" and other cool holiday events. Plus, tickets go on sale for the Sixth Annual New Year's Eve Rock & Roll Ball. Find more parties. And there's still time to book Thanksgiving dinner.
Warming trend
Fight the frigid weather with favorite bowls of soup. Or find a spot by the fireplace at these restaurants. Plus, these homey places specialize in comfort food from around the world. And check out our top spots for grilled cheese sandwiches.
Season's screenings
Preview holiday films including "Lord of the Rings: Two Towers" and "Gangs of New York." Seen "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets?" Do your own review.
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Travel
Portland squared
Portland squared
Portland, Ore.
Portland, Oregon, is the city of the Four B's: bridges, bookshops, bicycles and brewpubs -- though not necessarily in that order in the hearts of Portlanders.
Portland, Maine
For those who may remember Portland as one big red-light district aiming mostly to serve seamen's base needs -- or who have heard it described that way by, for instance, a father or father-in-law -- the city will come as a more-than-pleasant surprise.
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