http://www.post-gazette.com/lifestyle General Lifestyle coverage en-us Copyright 2010, post-gazette.com. Thu, 9 Sep 2010 23:09:53 -0400 15 http://www.post-gazette.com/includes/2007design/images/150x30pg_now_logo.gif http://www.post-gazette.com/ 144 39 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10252/1086232-388.stm?cmpid=generallifestyle.xml Listings of fall arts and entertainment happenings. Thu, 9 Sep 2010 10:58:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10252/1085923-66.stm?cmpid=generallifestyle.xml The Steelers emphatically proved that "defense wins championships" with their first Super Bowl win in franchise history, Jan. 12, 1975, in New Orleans. Super Bowl IX pitted two of the NFL's most legendary -- and well nicknamed -- defenses in a hard-fought, defensive struggle. Thu, 9 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10252/1085924-115.stm?cmpid=generallifestyle.xml If the weather cooperates, go outside and look up at the sky Friday night. You will get a great opportunity to see the International Space Station. The space station will be seen as a steady white pinpoint of light moving slowly across the sky. All you need to view the orbiting outpost are your eyes and a clear view of the horizon. Thu, 9 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10252/1086077-51.stm?cmpid=generallifestyle.xml Festivals on tap this fall season. Thu, 9 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10252/1086079-51.stm?cmpid=generallifestyle.xml Places with air-conditioning have been a big attraction these past few weeks. But the winds are shifting, and it's time to check out the many happenings at local museums and other local institutions this fall. Thu, 9 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10251/1085722-114.stm?cmpid=generallifestyle.xml One after another, the college students participating in psychologist Art Aron's study on romantic rejection walked in with wrenching stories of heartache. "I can't sleep," one told an interviewer. "I just lie there, wondering what happened and what could have been." "It hurts so much," said another. "I crumble. I just start crying." A young man wondered, "What's the point, with her?" Wed, 8 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10251/1085724-51.stm?cmpid=generallifestyle.xml In her career as a nationally certified master dog groomer, Justine Cosley has beautified cats, dogs and even a guinea pig. But her "Roethlispoodle" was the only one to make the cover of Groomer to Groomer magazine. Ms. Cosley, who started her career as a veterinary assistant, adopted a 45-pound standard poodle named Silas in 2003. Wed, 8 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10251/1085726-67.stm?cmpid=generallifestyle.xml WASHINGTON -- Oprah Winfrey said her initial reaction to being told she was a 2010 Kennedy Center honoree could be summed up in two words: "Wowie gazowie." Merle Haggard? He compared being named an honoree to a "nice kick in the stomach." The center announced on Tuesday that Paul McCartney, the composer and lyricist Jerry Herman and the dancer and choreographer Bill T. Jones, along with Ms. Wed, 8 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10251/1085727-51.stm?cmpid=generallifestyle.xml Today at sundown, Jews will mark an occasion of great joy and feasting as Rosh Hashana -- commonly called the Jewish New Year -- begins. It's a time of introspection as Jews commit themselves to make a better life. It's also a time of great food and plenty of good eating. Wed, 8 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10249/1084943-51.stm?cmpid=generallifestyle.xml Last month's impressive pairing of Venus and the crescent moon will be repeated again this weekend when the 4-day-old crescent climbs past Venus Saturday evening. Wednesday's new moon marks the start of a new lunar cycle. Mon, 6 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10249/1085026-51.stm?cmpid=generallifestyle.xml ORLANDO, Fla. -- The movies already have a Hollywood and a Bollywood, but some local filmmakers see Central Florida staking its claim as "Holywood." A single faith-based movie filmed here last year has led to a handful of like-minded movies being shot from Ocoee to Mount Dora. "The Whisper Home," based on the biblical parable of the prodigal son, was filmed in Ocoee last winter. Mon, 6 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400