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 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT 2008-07-17T07:01:00Z en-us http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166846&44=25548289&32=3796&7=195507&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fmagazine%2F20080717_Going_for_the_global_Sudoku_contest.html The Philadelphia Inquirer, which last year sponsored the first national Sudoku championship, is shooting for the biggest numbers game of them all - the World Sudoku Championship. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT 11eda242ed4afae4d9bf4cd21b26862a 2008-07-17T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166846&44=25548299&32=3796&7=195507&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fmagazine%2F20080717_Jonathan_Storm__Big_future_for_Heigl_despite_Emmy_diss.html The Inquirer's Jonathan Storm is reporting this week from the television critics press tour in Beverly Hills. These items originally appeared in his blog, "From the Source," at www.philly.com/philly/blogs/from_the_source. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT 42899510273feacf325717cde1f4c962 2008-07-17T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166846&44=25548269&32=3796&7=195507&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fmagazine%2F20080717_Brooding__brilliant__Dark_Knight_.html Bruce Wayne, gazillionaire playboy, performs a classic swan dive from his yacht into the sapphire sparkle of the Pacific. Batman, his caped-crusader alter ego, likewise executes a wide-wingspan swoop from the silvery pinnacle of a Gotham City skyscraper down, down, down into the urban murk. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT 32dd2ca13470448548b3e7efba630566 2008-07-17T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166846&44=25548279&32=3796&7=195507&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fmagazine%2F20080717_Gamers_getting_more_from_console.html LOS ANGELES - One word sums up the announcements made by the Big Three gaming companies at the E3 this week: more. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT afb3249aa5a2b9e5b6963c15d378a8b0 2008-07-17T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166846&44=25548304&32=3796&7=195507&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fmagazine%2F20080717_Sideshow__The_rap_sheet_just_grows.html Former NewsRadio star Andy Dick is thriving in his new career as public nuisance. The Charleston, S.C., native was arrested yesterday in front of the Buffalo Wild Wings eatery in Murietta, Calif., after someone called cops to complain that a man was urinating outside. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT a01b4aa591d63b3ae25c4a01cb61a8a4 2008-07-17T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166846&44=25548319&32=3796&7=195507&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fmagazine%2F20080717_In_spite_of_yourself__a_fABBAlous_time.html Let's just be frank here - Mamma Mia! is about as critic-proof a musical as you'll ever find. Some people just love ABBA, and others love any creative endeavor to which the prefix "chick" can be applied. When you combine the two, you get $2 billion in box office gross, the Hollywood treatment with Meryl Streep (though the musical already was loosely based on the 1968 film Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell), and a palpable girls-night-out bump in the local restaurant economy. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT 0fe4059076885bea186be1a16e3f2eec 2008-07-17T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166846&44=25548274&32=3796&7=195507&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fmagazine%2F20080717_Loving_every_role__as_Mom_advised.html Don't tell Corbin Bernsen to write if he finds work. Your mailbox would be overflowing. The busy actor has starred in prime-time series and feature films, sure. He's done guest appearances on a raft of shows from The Waltons to Star Trek: The Next Generation. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT c125e83d23492ce4d1ce8ba24e51b1a3 2008-07-17T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166846&44=25548294&32=3796&7=195507&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fmagazine%2F20080717_Inqlings__Free_Bon_Jovi_in_our_future_.html If the Philadelphia Soul win the Arena Football League championship, keep your ears open. It seems likely that Bon Jovi will throw a free concert. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT 520e2e9277d039720ad05df1c9edb439 2008-07-17T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166846&44=25548284&32=3796&7=195507&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fmagazine%2F20080717_Kay_Ryan_is_the_new_poet_laureate.html Kay Ryan, award-winning poet, mountain bike rider and self-described "modern hermit," will soon be going to Washington. The Library of Congress announced today that the lifelong Californian, whose compressed, metaphysical poetry has been compared to Emily Dickinson's, will succeed Charles Simic as the 16th U.S. poet laureate in the fall. The appointment is for one year and Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT 37d12fcbb27348f7ea4ff2cfaee39e21 2008-07-17T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166846&44=25548314&32=3796&7=195507&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fmagazine%2F20080717_Tell_Me_About_It___Calling_it_a__tantrum__just_makes_it_worse.html Question: What's the difference between a female who's "just venting" versus one having an "adult tantrum"? My adult daughter (37) says she's just venting, but on this end it sure sounds like, feels like, an adult tantrum (with a lot of blame for others thrown in). Help me understand, please. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT 691567992ed6e8277daa2cc8bbb9b8f7 2008-07-17T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166846&44=25548309&32=3796&7=195507&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fmagazine%2F20080717_TV_Today.html The Ellen DeGeneres Show (3- 4 p.m., NBC10) - Actor Blair Underwood (In Treatment); journalist Chris Matthews. Oprah Winfrey (4-5 p.m., 6ABC) - An honor student and class president tells how he became an Internet porn star. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT 66cf5d796d864748202aa0222ec67878 2008-07-17T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166846&44=25497759&32=3796&7=195507&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fmagazine%2F20080716_Better_fit__Bra-vo_.html Summertime T's, strapless dresses, and tops with backs that crisscross are all challenges to the ample-bosomed. Just look around. The spillage is hard to miss. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT e343babfc88e73b76c67faf0581e3cc7 2008-07-16T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166846&44=25497749&32=3796&7=195507&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fmagazine%2F20080716_Dirty_Harry_left_smudge_on_film_and_society_too.html For good or for ill, Clint Eastwood's five Dirty Harry films, which have been released in a new seven-disc DVD boxed set by Warner Home Video ($74.98), have done more to define today's cop movie than virtually any other film. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT d212dc1fbb230d70f2e3d321984dd10c 2008-07-16T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166846&44=25497769&32=3796&7=195507&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fmagazine%2F20080716_Sideshow__Jail_for_Kardashian_in_DUI.html Khloe Kardashian's next dose of reality will involve the Los Angeles County jail. The reality show star and youngest daughter of the late attorney Robert Kardashian admitted during a July 3 court hearing that she violated her probation stemming from a 2007 drunken driving arrest, according to court records. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT e1271273676a13d48fe04bdbf63413bc 2008-07-16T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166846&44=25497764&32=3796&7=195507&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fmagazine%2F20080716_Jonathan_Storm__Ted_Danson_s_not_damaged_at_all.html The Inquirer's Jonathan Storm is reporting this week from the television critics press tour in Beverly Hills. These items originally appeared in his blog, "From the Source," at www.philly.com/philly/blogs/from_the_source. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT e23d0748a920430ff39077a032bf682f 2008-07-16T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166846&44=25497739&32=3796&7=195507&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fmagazine%2F20080716_Eagles_do_best_with_old_hits.html The Eagles brought their Long Road Out of Eden tour to the Wachovia Center on Monday night. The experience was like being invited over to a couple's house to enjoy a beloved old movie that you never get tired of watching. But first, your hosts insist that you sit through home movies of their recent cruise ship vacation. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT 8b03fd6898856b537537eec47babd7d9 2008-07-16T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166846&44=25497779&32=3796&7=195507&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fmagazine%2F20080716_Young_theater_talents_create_a_Revolution.html Before they decided to produce Kenneth Lonergan's This Is Our Youth, Alexander Diaz and Ed Renninger wanted to harness their University of the Arts classmates' talents and give them a reason to stick around for a while. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT 285189a68278163f2a1d88c041f60ebb 2008-07-16T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166846&44=25497744&32=3796&7=195507&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fmagazine%2F20080716_Blogosphere.html The Joker is wild From Carrie Rickey "Flickgrrl" www.philly.com/philly/blogs/flickgrrl A week before the release of Christopher Nolan's Batman sequel, The Dark Knight, no one is talking about the Caped Crusader. They're talking about his nemesis, The Joker. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT 98d325cb4bced6e9379890bb03c89a42 2008-07-16T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166846&44=25497774&32=3796&7=195507&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fmagazine%2F20080716_TV_Today.html The Ellen DeGeneres Show (3-4 p.m., NBC10) - Singer Christina Aguilera; 8-year-old Alec Greven discusses the book he wrote about how to talk to girls; an engaged couple tell how they met on a flight and reunited online. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT f733a32d4f376c3dea54a78f256c499a 2008-07-16T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166846&44=25497754&32=3796&7=195507&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fmagazine%2F20080716_Social_Circuit.html "Social Circuit" will return in September. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT 577388b457034f45c95f7d7ef33d5a92 2008-07-16T07:01:00Z