ShareThisHere is the Scripps Howard News Service LIFESTYLE budget for Thursday, June 28, 2007. If you have questions or comments, SHNS editors can be reached at 202-408-1484.
ENTERTAINMENT
HOTCOMICS (Morrow, SHNS) -- Summer is a perfect time to get lost in the adventures of comic books. But if you've been away for a while -- or are just now being tempted to start reading them -- here's a primer on the best titles out there. 400. With photos: SH07F279HOTCOMICS, SH07F280HOTCOMICS, SH07F281HOTCOMICS
TVHILIGHTS-TV (Morrow, SHNS -- Column) -- A look at the return of "Extreme Makeover," plus TV highlights for the week beginning Sunday. 450. With photos: SH07F283TVHILIGHTS, SH07F284TVHILIGHTS, SH07F285TVHILIGHTS
PROWRESTLING28 (Marvez, SHNS) -- Apparently, Nancy Benoit feared that her relationship with Chris Benoit would end violently, long before the WWE superstar murdered his wife and child before hanging himself last Sunday, according to police. 800. Editors: Also moving category E.
EVENING-FILM (Pickle, SHNS) -- Take away the phenomenal cast, the Pulitzer Prize-winning co-screenwriter and the acclaimed director and all that's left of "Evening" is a clumsy melodrama about whiny over-privileged people who don't know what real life or real troubles are. 450.
LIVING
GMOFOODS (Ness, San Francisco Chronicle) -- Many people know they don't quite trust food made from genetically modified organisms (GMOs), but they aren't sure why, or if their fear is valid. A new book, "Your Right to Know: Genetic Engineering and the Secret Changes in Your Food," provides some user-friendly answers. 800.With sidebar: GMOFOODS-SIDE.
GMOFOODS-SIDE (Ness, San Francisco Chronicle) -- Some shopping tips for consumers who want to avoid foods that contain genetically engineered food. 350.
PRACTICALADVICE (Domenici, SHNS -- Column) -- Practical Advice. Accept a bring-a-dish wedding invitation with good grace. 400.
BREWER (Brewer, SHNS -- Column) -- Home Front. Life at home is just a sitcom -- but a witty one. 600.
FAMILY
HOMEWORK-FAM (Fournier, SHNS _ Column) -- Hassle-Free Homework. Teach your child to read for pleasure. 550. (Editors: Hassle-Free Homework will go on summer vacation for the weeks of July 5, 12. It will return July 19.)
RELATIONSHIP-FAM (Goldsmith, SHNS _ Column) -- Emotional Fitness. Here are 10 tools to help put the thoughtfulness back into your relationship. 550.
