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The enduring enigma of Carrie Underwood
LAS VEGAS – Carrie Underwood’s Vegas residency show was an exercise in visual and tonal whiplash. One minute, the country music superstar strolled the stage in shimmering fringe crooning “Cowboy Casanova” and demonstrated some sultry moves in black chaps over spiked heels for “Drinking Alone.” The next, she set a car on fire during “Before He Cheats.”

How to make a dishwasher — even a bad one — clean better
It’s fair to say that an underperforming dishwasher is better than no dishwasher at all, but it’s also fair to say that fact doesn’t make living with an underperforming dishwasher any less irritating. The good news: There are simple steps you can take to make a dishwasher – even a bad one – work better. And you don’t even have to call a professional or make a trip to the home improvement store.

Mara Corday, Hollywood starlet of the 1950s, dies at 95
Mara Corday, a raven-haired pinup who became a Hollywood starlet in the 1950s running from killer spiders and scorpions in sci-fi thrillers, and who later made a career comeback as a supporting actress opposite Clint Eastwood, died Feb. 9 at her home in Valencia, California. She was 95.

Review: ‘Lilo and Stitch’ an adorable alien remake with no new tricks
It’s easy to eye yet another Disney IP remake and wonder: Why are we doing this again? The latest is a hybrid live-action retelling of 2002’s “Lilo & Stitch,” about a lovably unruly Native Hawaiian girl and the alien “dog” that crash-lands in her life. Give it this: It makes the eponymous creature of cuddly mass destruction more adorable than ever, with a fresh coat of CG so photorealistic, you’ll itch to reach out and scritch his fuzzy blue fur.
