24 Dec 2008

A shopper’s cold toes lead her to a warm pair of Uggs

It was lunchtime on a recent weekday, and the Michigan Avenue Nordstrom store was grimly recession-quiet—except for one spot: the Ugg section of the shoe department. There, it was frenzied. Women filled every seat, pulling on and off the warm,…

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24 Dec 2008

‘Dexter’ ending was killer, as was that of ‘Slumdog Millionaire’

On the big screen and the small screen (although some TV screens seem as big as theater screens these days)… * Season finale I: I liked all three Survivor finalists, a pretty rare occurrence. Bob, a teacher, won the $1 million over Susie and Sugar,…

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