http://www.philly.com/r?19=960&32=3796&7=195507&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fmagazine%2F Feature articles from the Inquirer Daily Magazine section en-us Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:17:09 GMT 2012-02-15T20:17:09Z en-us http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166846&44=139335923&32=3796&7=195507&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fmagazine%2F20120215_Mirror__Mirror__Simple_shapes__dark_and_serious.html NEW YORK - Live worldwide streaming, the ability to order collections right off the runway, and an American Express Skybox Lounge are making New York Fashion Week feel more like a sporting event at the Wells Fargo Center than the industry-only style fete it once was. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:17:09 GMT 7d1e4e5158d7877dde32dbb72b4b8fa2 2012-02-15T20:17:09Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166846&44=139335948&32=3796&7=195507&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fmagazine%2F20120215_Coming__Do_a_Grouch_a_Favor_Day.html My friend Susan, having just relocated from New York, joined the school dance committee in order to meet new parents at her daughter's school. Eager to help, she made a suggestion about decorations at a meeting. What she got back from the parent sitting across from her was a roll of the eyes and a surly: "Um, aren't you new here?" Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:03:54 GMT 702a97064c36f7eef4c8c972e2585bc5 2012-02-15T19:03:54Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166846&44=139335953&32=3796&7=195507&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fmagazine%2F20120215_Love__LAUREN_SCANLON___MARK_ELWELL.html Mark and Lauren met through mutual friends in November 2008. The group began a night out at Lauren's Old City apartment. It wasn't long before Mark, a chemical engineer at Custom Processing Services in Reading, and Lauren, a real-estate agent with her family's business, Bristol Real Estate, discovered a common interest in running. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:17:20 GMT 9591ea42038cd0854a2d5126b8eb76d5 2012-02-15T17:17:20Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166846&44=139335928&32=3796&7=195507&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fmagazine%2F20120215_Fashion_Week_Reports.html Inquirer fashion writer Elizabeth Wellington reports from New York Fashion Week in her blog, "Mirror Image," at www.philly.com/mirrorimage and on Twitter at @ewellingtonph. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:38:42 GMT 3a0b879f1e1aa27338c656037c953927 2012-02-15T14:38:42Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166846&44=139335938&32=3796&7=195507&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fmagazine%2F20120215_Getting_to_the_emotional_roots_of_poor_eating_habits.html Life was becoming a winless race for Nora Mullen, 37: rushing to the office and back to her Oreland home, feeling overwhelmed and dissatisfied with her role as a new working mother. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:56:37 GMT 2494cbc719e378ae47a83ecccac337c1 2012-02-15T12:56:37Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166846&44=139335933&32=3796&7=195507&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fmagazine%2F20120215_Sideshow__Best_actor__canine_species_-_it_s_Uggie__of__The_Artist_.html You can keep the Oscars. What really matters to us is the Golden Collar Awards, which honor the year's best canine thesps. Held Monday night at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Lalaland, the inaugural kudofest crowned The Artist's star, Jack Russell terrier Uggie, as top dog in a movie. Uggie is a "great performer," said his trainer, Omar Von Muller, "but he's also a great family member. . . . He sleeps with us." Wed, 15 Feb 2012 06:03:21 GMT 1c5472b335058a142dd40711db9e2cc4 2012-02-15T06:03:21Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166846&44=139335963&32=3796&7=195507&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fmagazine%2F20120215_Tell_Me_About_It___Boyfriend_s_swell_-_except_he_watches_porn.html Question: My boyfriend of two years and I are moving in together. We are both 30. This has been a wonderful relationship with very few disagreements. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:34:17 GMT 1f083f07ee73f1f68745470ac458a70f 2012-02-15T05:34:17Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166846&44=139335958&32=3796&7=195507&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fmagazine%2F20120215_TV_Today.html Conan (11 p.m., TBS) - Former Phillie Curt Schilling. Late Show With David Letterman (11:35 p.m., CBS3) - TV host Jon Stewart; Yelawolf and Kid Rock perform. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:34:17 GMT 8c4916e1ef8037a100908ba572694f65 2012-02-15T05:34:17Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166846&44=139335918&32=3796&7=195507&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fmagazine%2F20120215_Weekend_Box_Office.html Weeks    Per    Rank/Title/Studio Last Week   Total    Out   Location    1. The Vow (Sony Screen Gems) $41.2 mil.   $41.2 mil.   1   $13,929    2. Safe House (Universal) 40.2 mil.   40.2 mil.   1   12,880    Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:34:15 GMT f984ffe25aed2c341a7c029d4fc10b24 2012-02-15T05:34:15Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166846&44=139261403&32=3796&7=195507&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fmagazine%2F20120214_Philly_designer_betting_N_Y__show_gives_her_fashion_traction.html Carmelita Greco is betting that the glitzy, apocalyptic women's-wear collection she plans to debut Tuesday night during New York Fashion Week will signal a new beginning to her struggling design career. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:55:50 GMT 478ca396201a6d82ef87bc6fecb67b9a 2012-02-14T20:55:50Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166846&44=139261398&32=3796&7=195507&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fmagazine%2F20120214_Composer_s__Tonic__goes_down_easy.html The best day of his compositional life seemed just out of reach: On Sunday, Princeton-based composer Steve Mackey won a Grammy Award for his disc Lonely Motel, but it was for best small-ensemble performance; the classical-composition trophy, for which Lon Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:08:46 GMT 6e9ba75b41aff98a54b7aef632de7670 2012-02-14T15:08:46Z