http://www.philly.com/r?19=960&32=3796&7=195382&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fdailynews%2Ffeatures%2F Daily News features headlines. en-us Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z en-us http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167701&44=70600712&32=3796&7=195382&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fdailynews%2Ffeatures%2F20091120_Joe_Sixpack__A_beer_a_day_for_10_000_days.html THE FIRST was Dinkel Acker. Dale Van Wieren of Lansdale, Montgomery County, cracked open the dark German lager on March 19, 1971, wrote its name in a notebook, poured himself a glass and put the bottle on a shelf. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT f11ff198e2e6bc2a5c4d6498617afe64 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167701&44=70600762&32=3796&7=195382&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fdailynews%2Ffeatures%2F20091120_Steve_and_Mia__What_to_do_about__Uncle_Charlie__.html Q: With Thanksgiving coming up, I have a family dilemma. I am the mother of a 14-year-old daughter. Big family gatherings (this year at my mom's) always include my cousin and her husband. My kids call him "Uncle Charlie." Uncle Charlie has what Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 8e1f1273b08f163320db9d4d3eb0a4b2 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167701&44=70600722&32=3796&7=195382&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fdailynews%2Ffeatures%2F20091120__The_Messenger__has_its_moments__but_-_like_recent_others_-_doesn_t_seal_the_deal.html In "The Messenger," Woody Harrelson and Ben Foster play Army officers assigned to inform next of kin that their loved ones are dead, killed in Iraq or Afghanistan. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 89baa14905d221f4cd63bb2742b4839a 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167701&44=70600707&32=3796&7=195382&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fdailynews%2Ffeatures%2F20091120_Gary_Thompson___Star_Trek__DVD_features_trial_video_game__gag_reel.html WITH APOLOGIES to Sacha Baron Cohen and "Bruno," it's "Star Trek" week on DVD, with two versions of the early summer hit available. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 1d22fa6ddc6668e6aa2f6574fbebbdea 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167701&44=70600702&32=3796&7=195382&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fdailynews%2Ffeatures%2F20091120_Northern_Liberties_Koo_Zee_Doo_BYOB_offers_Portuguese_cuisine.html Until recently, if you had a hankering for Portuguese cuisine - and it's hard not to - you had to trek to the Northeast or New Jersey. With the opening of Koo Zee Doo BYOB on Second Street in Northern Liberties, it is easier for Philadelphians to say, "Bom Apetite!" Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT a1017dec9c2f27a4e1e37f9b2528e53e 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167701&44=70600747&32=3796&7=195382&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fdailynews%2Ffeatures%2F20091120_DVDs_also_in_stores_this_week___.html "Thirst" (R, 2009, Focus/Universal): Even priests have crises of confidence, and in Father Sang-hyeon's (Kang-ho Song) case, it's enough to propel him to participate in an experimental blood transfusion that could benefit society but also is so Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 0b54c3a3fd2514ad6b596dcb657decc9 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167701&44=70600692&32=3796&7=195382&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fdailynews%2Ffeatures%2F20091120__Blind_s__true_tale_of_football_player_instead_focuses_on_star_Sandra_Bullock.html "The Blind Side" has been called a crowd-pleaser, but movie chat spaces are already full of comments from a crowd that is not pleased. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT d686ad6391a620857c2433f30c2d7704 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167701&44=70600787&32=3796&7=195382&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fdailynews%2Ffeatures%2F20091120_What_the_3_stars_experienced_after_movie_fame.html LOS ANGELES - The "Twilight" series may have changed the lives of fans worldwide, but perhaps no one has been more affected by its success than the three stars of the film: Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 25ec889a260fee7332636734603479cd 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167701&44=70600727&32=3796&7=195382&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fdailynews%2Ffeatures%2F20091120_Foster__other__Messenger__actors_drawn_to_war_theme.html How the movie business is changing was no more apparent than when director Oren Moverman and star Ben Foster were in town in October for a screening of "The Messenger." Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT cea95b10321c5c2c54bd64215ed12dd2 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167701&44=70600767&32=3796&7=195382&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fdailynews%2Ffeatures%2F20091120_CasiNotes__All_you_need_is_Cirque_du_Soleil_s__LOVE_.html LAS VEGAS, NEV. - Truth be told, I was more than a little skeptical. I found it hard to believe that anything could be as beyond-words fabulous as "LOVE" was purported to be by both the media as well as friends and acquaintances who had seen the Cirque du Soleil celebration of the Beatles at Mirage Las Vegas. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 795590b725e7f867f01d2f58c08dceee 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167701&44=70600737&32=3796&7=195382&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fdailynews%2Ffeatures%2F20091120__Planet_51__clones_other_animated_sci-fi_flicks.html The animated sci-fi spoof "Planet 51" makes you wonder if things might be more interesting on Planet 52. The movie's reverse "E.T." premise has a cocky astronaut (voice of Dwayne Johnson) landing on a planet where the little green men and women live in a near-facsimile of 1950s America - with tailfinned vehicles and a paranoid fear of being invaded by aliens. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 3c8fa91804865387efa9d892ccd657ef 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167701&44=70600717&32=3796&7=195382&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fdailynews%2Ffeatures%2F20091120_Performers_and_venues__in_and_around_town_this_week.html Live music and more, tonight through Thursday, compiled by Shaun Brady, Tom Di Nardo, James Johnson, Sara Sherr and Jonathan Takiff. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT f2fc93811a6d63a33516993d4ffb17f4 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167701&44=70600782&32=3796&7=195382&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fdailynews%2Ffeatures%2F20091120_Tattle__Kate_Moss_in_hot_water_over_dietary_comment.html KATE MOSS IS on the hot seat again, but to her mind, at least it's a small seat. Eating-disorder experts criticized the waifish Moss yesterday after the superdupermodel cited as her motto a phrase used on Web sites that encourage girls to avoid eating. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 9eb17ea094c5d3494df55863812b7afc 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167701&44=70600772&32=3796&7=195382&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fdailynews%2Ffeatures%2F20091120_Casino_events_this_weekend.html Bally's Atlantic City, Boardwalk at Park Place, 609-340-2000, ballysac.com. Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, 1 Borgata Way, 609-317-1000, theborgata.com. Frankie Valli, 9 p.m. today and tomorrow (Music Box), sold out. 311 with Slightly Stoopid, 8 p.m. tomorrow (Event Center), sold out. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 771a135c3aff987f1fdb7a4ee540e558 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167701&44=70600777&32=3796&7=195382&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fdailynews%2Ffeatures%2F20091120_Martha_Stewart__Keeping_turkey_warm__The_rest_is_gravy.html Dear Martha: How can I make sure that a roast turkey will be warm when I serve it? A: There's nothing more disappointing than finding out that your sliced turkey has gotten cold before anyone has taken a bite. The key is to time your carving so that it coincides precisely with guests' sitting down to eat. (Electric warming trays and cha Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 90069a23d89cdbbc2c9537ea8890221e 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167701&44=70600757&32=3796&7=195382&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fdailynews%2Ffeatures%2F20091120_Poker_Guy__Brady_picks_apart_a_bluff.html THE KEY to running a successful bluff is making the story believable. So the key to picking off a bluff is figuring out what doesn't make sense, as young pro Matthew Brady did in this hand from the 2009 $25,000-buy-in World Poker Tour Championship at Bellagio in Las Vegas. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 66fd908f51d02dec5bcdd76acbb8b585 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167701&44=70600752&32=3796&7=195382&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fdailynews%2Ffeatures%2F20091120__Daily_Show__regular_gets_new_gig.html Another "Daily Show" regular is getting his own Comedy Central series. John Oliver will host a new stand-up comedy series for the network starting in January. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 5bd054b30763913a6cd8f4e7e0925b2f 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167701&44=70600742&32=3796&7=195382&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fdailynews%2Ffeatures%2F20091120_Stars_--_Horoscope.html ARIES (March 21-April 19). The wisdom of the ages will take root in your personal experience. Things are starting to really click for you. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT b5328b0da3a5fce4d45e3dfd0f7df226 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167701&44=70600732&32=3796&7=195382&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fdailynews%2Ffeatures%2F20091120_Music_critics__picks.html POP . . . plus Given her identification as a "Cape Verdean" artist, Sara Tavares gets lumped in the melancholy "Morna" musical bag popularized by that island nation's prime export, Cesaria Évora. When she sings occasionally in English, those Whitney Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 12b779f188b14b994e5ecd2a0c7fce22 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167701&44=70600687&32=3796&7=195382&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fdailynews%2Ffeatures%2F20091120_Dear_Abby__Woman_s_size_is_no_deterrent_in_her_search_for_lasting_love.html DEAR ABBY: I'm 32 and a "large girl." I am also intelligent, witty and fun to be around. I make friends wherever I go. The problem is my mother - who is also big - keeps telling me that heavy women are not desirable and we must "settle" when it comes to choosing a mate. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 58aee9c982a474b3ad57c245eafcb1ba 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z