Do you have a holiday dilemma, solution?
Sure you love Christmas. But don't you dread it a little, too? What with all the relatives arriving, dragging their quirks, eccentricities and annoying little habits behind them?
( 12/04/2003 03:01 AM EST)

A sound thrashing for Miami's image
The movers and shakers of Art Basel and other Miami arts institutes should be outraged by politicians' evisceration of free speech.
( BY EVELYN McDONNELL, emcdonnell@herald.com, 12/04/2003 03:01 AM EST)

Judy Garland's younger daughter belts out a tribute
Over the Rainbow is the only song of Garland's repertoire that Lorna Luft won't sing.
( BY STEVE ROTHAUS, srothaus@herald.com, 12/04/2003 03:01 AM EST)

Small-screen 'angel' dances on big screen
Jessica Alba's stint on 'Dark Angel' made her a star. Now, with 'Honey,' she's following up on her own terms.
( BY TERRY LAWSON, Knight Ridder News Service, 12/04/2003 03:01 AM EST)

'Darling Nikki' not all that nasty today
The Prince classic 'Darling Nikki' was every '80s teenager's picture of naughtiness. Now, though, naughty is everywhere.
( BY HANK STUEVER, Washington Post Service, 12/04/2003 03:01 AM EST)

Crooner No. 1 wraps Christmas album No. 2
Releasing his second Christmas album in 10 years, Harry Connick Jr. mulls on his whirlwind career.
( BY ERIC BRACE, The Washington Post, 12/04/2003 03:01 AM EST)

Now the volunteers need help
South Florida group has been helping abused horses since 1992. Now their rescue ranch will become a housing development.
( BY GEORGIA TASKER, gtasker@herald.com, 12/03/2003 03:01 AM EST)

Setzer offers a blast from Christmas past
For the most part, Brian Setzer lives in the past. Well into the new millennium, the singer-musician still sports a heavily styled pompadour and long sideburns a la Elvis.
( BY RASHOD D. OLLISON, The Baltimore Sun, 12/03/2003 03:01 AM EST)

Creative collecting
For over-the-top art lovers, what's on a wall, a mantle, even in the closet, is a reflection of their selves.
( BY ELISA TURNER, elisaturn@aol.com, 12/03/2003 03:01 AM EST)