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Television

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• A shocking episode of 'House'

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Movies

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• Lame concepts fatal to thriller

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Music

• Bella Voce's class and style put it ahead of the choral pack

• New limited-edition set mines O'Connor's gold

• Ars Viva still hitting home runs

• Aspiring singer creates his own concert at Chicago Theatre

• Do-it-yourself entertainment tips for Flight of the Conchords

Theater

• TimeLineTheatre: Dull name, exciting everything else

• Monsters of memory haunt Remy Bumppo's 'Old Times'

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Art & Architecture

• Obama's budget follies show no signs of slowdown

• Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center opens, at once moving and flawed

• Pritzker Prize to Peter Zumthor, creator of sumptuous essentials

• Inside Scoop: Payne to Iowa

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Dining

• Hot Brown sandwich and Derby doings

• Menu remorse: The cure

• Chain reaction: Breakfast combos

• Eat: Havana Dream Pie

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