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en-us Copyright 2008 The New York Times Company Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:37:54 GMT http://graphics.nytimes.com/images/section/NytSectionHeader.gif http://www.nytimes.com/pages/fashion/index.html http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/06/fashion/06social.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/06/fashion/06social.html http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/06/15/fashion/15social.751.jpg image 75 75 Christoph Niemann This week, answers to readers' questions about feeling obligated to pay the birthday host, friends on Facebook and creating social relationships with co-workers as a single person.

04 Jul 08, 12:07:40

Social Q’s: It’s My Party, Come Out to Pay

This week, answers to readers' questions about feeling obligated to pay the birthday host, friends on Facebook and creating social relationships with co-workers as a single person.

03 Jul 08, 07:07:36
Fashion Review: The Paris Accord
Karl Lagerfeld and John Galliano order from a catalog of shapes in their haute-couture collections.



03 Jul 08, 11:07:53
Personal Best: To Beat the Heat, Learn to Sweat It Out
No matter how much you train in the heat, it will never be easy, athletes and researchers say.



03 Jul 08, 05:07:31
It’s Not Easy Picking a Path to Enlightenment
Kripalu, a New Age retreat, makes hard choices in finding the courses with the most appeal.



03 Jul 08, 06:07:15
Longer Lashes in a Tube? Maybe Not
Last month, Marini Lash joined several products that supposedly condition and lengthen lashes, but how well they work is still being investigated.



03 Jul 08, 02:07:16
Critical Shopper | Ikea: A Diverse Brooklyn, With Meatballs
This store is for everyday Brooklynites needing something cheap and relatively well designed, even if the stuff is of dicey quality and doesn’t last forever.



03 Jul 08, 02:07:35
Front Row: ‘India,’ the Guru Chants
Western luxury brands were restricted to selling their goods in stores in the lobbies of high-end hotels, but that will change next month.



03 Jul 08, 02:07:48
Fine Points: Dress Blues
Designers seem to be having more fun than usual playing up denim pieces in their collections.



03 Jul 08, 02:07:57
Physical Culture | Gear Test, Backpack Carriers: When You Carry Precious Cargo on Your Back
Cole Kelly took turns hiking with his sons, Jack, 2 years old, and Luke, 10 months, in 4 new carriers. He also tested a more economical four-year-old carrier that has remained popular despite not having been updated.



03 Jul 08, 02:07:26
Skin Deep: A Spa for Those Women Concerned About ‘Pelvic Fitness’
Phit — short for pelvic health integrated techniques — is the first medical spa in Manhattan wholly dedicated to strengthening and grooming a woman’s genital area.



04 Jul 08, 06:07:10
Cyberfamilias: See Spot Run. Now Find Out Where He Went.
This summer, a new generation of pocket-size gadgets offer anyone willing to spend $129.99 or more a way to use the Global Positioning System to track the people, pets and possessions they love.



03 Jul 08, 06:07:45
Fashion Review: Soft Touches, Too Heavy-Handed
Whether designers have been looking at the same art or just wishing they were anyplace but Paris, their spring 2009 men’s collections seem to have hit the same wall with the modern exception of Raf Simons.