http://www.irishtimes.comArticles from The Irish Times - Magazineen-ieCopyright 2012, irishtimes.com.The Irish Times2012-02-11T00:00:00 http://www.irishtimes.com/http://www.irishtimes.com/feeds/rss/rss_logo.gifSearch for articles on irishtimes.comkeywordshttp://www.irishtimes.com/search/index.html?rm=listresults http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/magazine/2012/0211/1224311544210.htmlLORD KNOWS IT’S not easy being perfect, but at the Olympic games in Montreal in 1976, a 14-year-old gymnast from Romania achieved the seemingly impossible: she scored a perfect 10. Nadia Comaneci was the first athlete in the history of Olympic gymnastics history to achieve a perfect 10 score; when the judges found themselves unable to fault her performance on the uneven parallel bars, they had a problem: the scoreboard wasn’t configured to display a score above 9.99, so it showed 1.00. One of the judges held up 10 fingers to prevent confusion.TextMagazineTopStories2012-02-11T00:00:001224311544210 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/magazine/2012/0211/1224311543186.htmlIn conversation withFRANCES O'ROURKETextMagazineTopStories2012-02-11T00:00:001224311543186 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/magazine/2012/0211/1224311558955.htmlWOMEN AT WAR:Assaults on several female journalists covering the Arab Spring in Egypt and Libya last year reopened the debate on women working in war zones. Here, some of the dedicated band of female war reporters share their experiencesTextMagazineTopStories2012-02-11T00:00:001224311558955 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/magazine/2012/0211/1224311542753.htmlRURAL LIFE:The recession has seen an unexpected surge in membership of one of Ireland’s oldest rural organisations, Macra na Feirme, where members gather together to sing, dance and, if they’re lucky, meet their future partners, writesÁINE KERRTextMagazineTopStories2012-02-11T00:00:001224311542753 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/magazine/2012/0211/1224311546293.html. . . on ageingTextMagazineRoisin Ingle2012-02-11T00:00:001224311546293 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/magazine/2012/0211/1224311490353.html‘Honor’s not at risk of poverty. She has conversational Mandarin. Oh my God, she’s learning the viola’TextMagazineRoss OCarroll Kelly2012-02-11T00:00:001224311490353 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/magazine/2012/0211/1224311545756.htmlWEDDING PLANS:This April, Briege McAtee and Andrea Carroll will both get married, in very different ways: McAtee will follow traditional lines with personal touches, while Carroll is taking taking an alternative approach, with a focus on sustainability. They explain their plans toROSEMARY MACCABETextMagazineMagazine Features2012-02-11T00:00:001224311545756 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/magazine/2012/0211/1224311544241.htmlCURIOSITIES:Lavish costumes worn by pageboys at Dublin’s viceregal court have come to light after 100 years, writesMICHAEL PARSONSTextMagazineMagazine Features2012-02-11T00:00:001224311544241 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/magazine/2012/0211/1224311553585.htmlA round-up of today's other stories in briefTextMagazineFrontlines2012-02-11T00:00:001224311553585 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/magazine/2012/0211/1224311544184.htmlGODFREY DEENYdiscusses the perks of being an international fashion critic, the travel and celebrity hobnobbingTextMagazineTalk Time2012-02-11T00:00:001224311544184 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/magazine/2012/0211/1224311490323.htmlPastel hues are everywhere for spring. Here’s how to wear them in a fresh, modern manner, writesDEIRDRE MCQUILLANTextMagazineFashion2012-02-11T00:00:001224311490323 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/magazine/2012/0211/1224311545368.htmlCompiled byPHYL CLARKETextMagazineFashion2012-02-11T00:00:001224311545368 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/magazine/2012/0211/1224311543141.htmlVenison in a chocolate sauce and a cherry tiramisu to tempt lovers of good food, writesDOMINI KEMPTextMagazineTaste2012-02-11T00:00:001224311543141 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/magazine/2012/0211/1224311543432.htmlEUNICE POWERhas a recipe for a show-stopping chocolate chilli mousse cake to sets hearts racingTextMagazineTaste2012-02-11T00:00:001224311543432 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/magazine/2012/0211/1224311544163.htmlCompiled byMARIE-CLAIRE DIGBYTextMagazineTaste2012-02-11T00:00:001224311544163 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/magazine/2012/0211/1224311545393.htmlTHE TIMES WE LIVED IN:OUR PHOTOGRAPHER David Sleator snapped these two Michaels – no, wait, not just two Michaels but two Sir Michaels, better known as Michael Caine and Michael Gambon – at a press conference held at The Four Seasons Hotel in Dublin in May 2003.TextMagazineWineARMINTA WALLACE2012-02-11T00:00:001224311545393 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/magazine/2012/0211/1224311543969.htmlDublin’s Michelin-starred restaurants are genuinely romantic places these evenings. The corporate credit-card crowd are thin on the ground, writesCATHERINE CLEARYTextMagazineRestaurants2012-02-11T00:00:001224311543969 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/magazine/2012/0211/1224311543448.htmlTomatoes are an unlikely Valentine’s day fruit, but taste the varieties of this succulent fruit, and you’ll be smitten, writesFIONNUALA FALLONTextMagazineGardens2012-02-11T00:00:001224311543448 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/magazine/2012/0211/1224311545078.htmlFor those of us with Big House envy, Burton House offers the chance to get up close and personal with its marvellous plasterwork and gorgeous gardens tended by four generations of the one family, writesALANNA GALLAGHERTextMagazineGardens2012-02-11T00:00:001224311545078