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Amanda Kwan graduated from Brandeis University near Boston, where she studied English & American Literature and dabbled in Classical Studies, Near Eastern & Judaic Studies and the art of print-making. She was an entertainment & arts writer for The Justice, Brandeis University’s weekly newspaper, and has interned at KISS108FM Boston, BMG Music Publishing and CMJ New Music Monthly. Amanda is currently a graduate student in the magazine program. She can be reached at: amk383 at nyu.edu
Using the Internet to book flights or vacations? You’re not alone. In the past year, 44.6 million Americans used the Internet to book travel plans, and those using the Internet to make travel arrangements spent an average of $2,700, according to the Travel Industry of America.
Archived | May 8, 2005 (~750 Words)Bookstores aren’t just for bookworms anymore — they have become hotspots for the singles’ scene in New York City.
Archived | Apr 16, 2005 (~808 Words)Chocolate is the gift for the omni-occasion, writes choc-a-holic Amanda Kwan. And she’ll eat it — generic or designer — on Easter, from clearance bins or from designer chocolatiers.
Archived | Mar 29, 2005 (~943 Words)New Yorkers and tourists alike know about Century21, the infamous bargain designer outlet opposite the World Trade Center site, but few know about the clotheshorse’s real secret find: Loehmann’s on 16th Street and Seventh Avenue in Chelsea.
Archived | Mar 24, 2005 (~314 Words)It may seem impossible to get tickets to television shows like David Letterman and Saturday Night Live, access to other popular show tapings is a mere phone call or click of a mouse away.
Archived | Mar 24, 2005 (~266 Words)Howard Lerman is one of the 1 percent of business owners who hold a special distinction: he owned a business before turning 25. This April, he will mark his first year as the chief operating officer of a large direct marketing company, the second executive position he has held in the past four years after he sold his first company in 2001. Last month he celebrated his birthday. He turned 25.
Archived | Mar 23, 2005 (~1187 Words)Say you had 60,000 compact discs of music and wanted all of it to be accessible every minute. How would you transport your tunes? If you were fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld, who heads Chanel and Fendi, you would design an iPod case to carry your 40 iPods on your trips around the world.
Archived | Mar 3, 2005 (~1069 Words)Jared Bibler saw Elisa Stead for only a minute on the T before his stop at Kenmore Square in Boston. But in that minute, he noticed the Chanel quilted denim skirt with the unfinished edges, the camel-colored turtleneck sweater, and most importantly, the tall girl with auburn hair who happened to be wearing her “cool outfit” that fall Tuesday in 2003.
Archived | Mar 1, 2005 (~986 Words)Veteran journalist and author Pete Hamill advised journalism students to explore New York City and to remember its history when writing about the city during a reading of his newest book, “Downtown: My Manhattan,” at a recent New York University talk.
Archived | Feb 17, 2005 (~662 Words)Fashionistas on a budget looking for one-of-a-kind clothes and accessories are sure to find that unique something at the Market NYC in the back of St. Patrick’s Church on Mulberry Street.
Archived | Feb 15, 2005 (~744 Words)
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