ShareThisHere is the Scripps Howard News Service LIFESTYLE budget for Tuesday, June 23, 2009. If you have questions or comments, SHNS editors can be reached at 202-408-1484. For all SHNS content and archives, visit our Web site at www.shns.com.
ENTERTAINMENT
PEOPLE
PROFILE (Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle) -- High Profile. Francis Ford Coppola, 70, is fond of calling his latest film, the brooding family drama "Tetro," "the second film of my second career." After going a decade without making a movie, Coppola reinvented himself as a self-financed indie filmmaker with "Youth Without Youth" and vows he will make a small film about every two years until the end of his life. An interview. 950. With photo: SH09F120PROFILE.
RODRIGUEZ-FILM (Vancheri, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) -- Actor Ramon Rodriguez suspected "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" would be grueling -- and that was just based on his audition with director Michael Bay. "For an hour and a half I was in his office running, jumping and diving around his furniture," Rodriguez recalled. 800.
TELEVISION
REALITYSLIME-TV (Justin, Minneapolis Star Tribune -- Comment) -- Viewers who were outraged at David Letterman's Palin jokes had their hearts in the right place, but their aim was off. TV reality shows are exploiting children in a sick, slimy way. 650.
VIDEO/DVD/VIDEO GAMES
VIDEO-FILM (San Francisco Chronicle) -- Video Patrol. Checking out "Clara et Moi," "Fighting for Life" and "Do the Right Thing: 20th Anniversary Edition." 700.
GAMEON-VID (Campbell, SHNS -- Column) -- Game On. Fire up your proton pack for a great "Ghostbusters." Also looking at "Grand Slam Tennis." 700. With photos: SH09F118GAMEON, SH09F119GAMEON.
OTHER ENTERTAINMENT
COMICS (Smith, SHNS -- Column) -- Captain Comics. A lot of comics from the past are offensive to modern sensibilities, reflecting as they do the derogatory racial stereotypes prevalent at the times. Not so "Green Lama," a 1940s character being reprinted by Dark Horse. 750. With photo: SH09F117COMICS.
LIVING
BUTTONEDUP-BONUS (Rockmore and Welch, getbuttonedup) -- The Fourth of July is a day to celebrate being an American for those both born here or those who emigrated for the promise of a better life. Don't let it pass by without a proper celebration. 600. With illustration: SH09F116BUTTONEDUPBONUS.
RANDALL (Randall, SHNS -- Column) -- Sisters through thick and thin. 700.
FOOD AND RECIPES
TOMATOQUIZ (McManis, Sacramento Bee) -- Summertime is tomato time. So take this quiz about all things tomato. 200. With photo: SH09F122TOMATOQUIZ.
STORMCUISINE (Keeler, St. Petersburg Times) -- Putting together a hurricane food pantry may be the last thing on the to-do list for people out of work and others struggling in a lousy economy. But Mother Nature doesn't care about budget shortfalls. 800.
TABLE (Kasper, SHNS -- Column) -- The Splendid Table's How to Eat Supper. Keeping the fresh flavors of fruits and tomatoes when they're heated? 850. With photo: SH09C216TABLE.
ASKFOOD (Food Network Kitchens -- Column) -- How to grill lobster ... Pros and cons of grilled bread. 250. With logo: ASKFOODLOGO.
FOODTIPS (Food Network Kitchens -- Column) -- Changing Seasons: How to really lower your sodium intake. 300. With logo: FOODLOGO.
TRAVEL
SIMPSONSRIDE (Owen, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) -- UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif.: It's not often that one exits an amusement-park attraction thinking, "That ride was really well-written." But that just might be a common response to The Simpsons Ride, which opened last year at Universal Studios theme parks. 850. With photo: SH09F121SIMPSONSRIDE.
