Copyright 2008 The New York Sun Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:32:02 -0400 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Amy Braunschweiger :: Stories from The New York Sun http://www.nysun.com/authors/Amy+Braunschweiger istoll@nysun.com (Ira Stoll) webmaster@nysun.com en-us AMY BRAUNSCHWEIGER http://www.nysun.com/travel/summer-on-the-fragrant-island/15653/ Fri, 17 Jun 2005 00:00:00 EST We lounged around a row of rickety tables on the coast of the Greek island of Chios, inhaling the salty scent of the clear, blue Aegean, whose waves lapped 10 feet away from our legs. Three old men rested in the shade of an adjacent taverna, sitting on the edge of the village's rarely traveled main road. It felt like we were the only tourists for miles. A Greek island with more tulips and trees than vacationers, Chios is a reprieve from the "Let's Go"-toting students and party-hopping... AMY BRAUNSCHWEIGER http://www.nysun.com/on-the-town/brooklyn-drummer-finds-his-beat-in-senegal/10693/ Wed, 16 Mar 2005 00:00:00 EST Ben Herson flew to Dakar, Senegal, in 1998 on a quest for a drumming teacher. His imagined guru never materialized, but at a city market he found stalls featuring Senegalese hip-hop albums, snapped up two cassettes, and became fixated on one with a driving, modern sound. Mr. Herson was impressed by more than the West African polyrhythm that has enchanted fans of Omar Pene, Youssou N'Dour, and Orchestra Baobab. The hiphop lyrics were laced with political and moral messages. While many American... AMY BRAUNSCHWEIGER http://www.nysun.com/on-the-town/life-of-feasting-drinking-and-entertaining/6459/ Fri, 17 Dec 2004 00:00:00 EST This year, holiday drama for food guru David Rosengarten has revolved around airports, but it has nothing to do with family flying in for a visit. In early December, a shipment of Sicilian olive oil, a type being sold in America for the first time, was held up in various Italian airports for a couple of weeks. Food lovers had already ordered the oil with an eye toward the season's festivities from his subscription newsletter, the Rosengarten Report. In hopes of clearing up the mess, Mr... AMY BRAUNSCHWEIGER http://www.nysun.com/business/saving-for-college-with-529-plans/4666/ Thu, 11 Nov 2004 00:00:00 EST Babies barely utter their first cry before parents begin contemplating ways to fund their offspring's Ivy League education. These days, one of the hottest college investments are Section 529 plans, named for a part of the tax code. Each state has its own 529 plan, and many states offer multiple programs. The popularity of 529s stems from a favorite phrase: tax breaks. Money in these programs grows tax-deferred and is exempt from federal taxes if put toward college expenses. Many states also... AMY BRAUNSCHWEIGER http://www.nysun.com/on-the-town/lichtensteins-protg-brings-the-arts-to-the-bronx/2721/ Tue, 5 Oct 2004 00:00:00 EST When she ran with Manhattan's art crowd, Carey Clark's friend and mentor, pop painter Roy Lichtenstein, told his protégé that she had to be revolutionary. He wanted her to test her boundaries and she did - but not on canvas. Instead, Ms. Clark challenged herself by teaching art to children in the Hunts Point neighborhood in the Bronx. "It's really the idea that the arts should be part of everyone's life," explained Ms. Clark, who works as a visual arts director at the Point, a nonprofit. "It's... AMY BRAUNSCHWEIGER http://www.nysun.com/on-the-town/american-storytellers-true-life-tales/2568/ Fri, 1 Oct 2004 00:00:00 EST On a cross-country drive between northern Maine and Seattle, lightening struck Michael Daisey's car. A few years later, he retold the story of his road trip as part of his comedic one-man stage performance - including the fact that his car worked better than ever after having been electrified during that storm in the Nevada desert. Mr. Daisey's pieces are two hour-long twisting tales, where he self-deprecatingly reveals the intimate and often hysterical details of his life. He pushes his voice... AMY BRAUNSCHWEIGER http://www.nysun.com/on-the-town/teaching-fordham-to-think-locally-act-globally/1953/ Mon, 20 Sep 2004 00:00:00 EST When describing the corporate world, Sharon Smith, dean of Fordham University's business school and a distinguished economist, quoted hockey legend Wayne Gretzky. "The challenge to be is where the puck is going to be," Ms. Smith said. In other words, the aspiring entrepreneurs and would-be moguls under her charge at Fordham must learn to anticipate the future. As does she. "The challenge for business education is even greater than that for business because we need to position our students to be... AMY BRAUNSCHWEIGER http://www.nysun.com/home/green-living/1789/ Thu, 16 Sep 2004 00:00:00 EST "Ten years ago, you couldn't find an organic tomato in New York City unless you went to the hippie store," said Anthony Cochran, the 35-yearold co-founder of Q Collection, a 7-month-old, high-design, "green" furniture company based in Manhattan. "Now look at Whole Foods." Every detail of Q Collection's furnishings is environmentally friendly, from the recycled metal studs to glue without formaldehyde. The wood comes from sustainable forests, and the stains lack polyurethane. Even the feather... AMY BRAUNSCHWEIGER http://www.nysun.com/on-the-town/recording-lyrics-to-change-the-world/1559/ Fri, 10 Sep 2004 00:00:00 EST When Amaechi Uzoigwe moved to New York, he had ambitions to work as a journalist or make films. He never expected to found one of hiphop's most successful independent labels, Definitive Jux, known simply as Def Jux. The label, launched in 1999 by Mr. Uzoigwe and his partner, rap guru El-P (born Jaime Meline), signs artists with a raw sound and a social conscience. Although most of Def Jux's musicians are black, their music has been described as nerd rap and white boy hip-hop "because it's... AMY BRAUNSCHWEIGER http://www.nysun.com/style/partners-in-life-and-at-work-architecture-company/78/ Sun, 18 Jul 2004 06:51:19 EST Twenty-eight years after fleeing war-torn Lebanon, Amale Andraos, 31, has come fullcircle. Work Architecture Company, the firm she founded last year with her American husband, Dan Wood, is beginning work on a $5 million apartment building in Beirut, the devastated city she left behind at age 3. "It's a small place, a tight community, and the mentality sometimes resists change," Ms. Andraos said, reflecting on her mixed feelings about working in Lebanon. "I love it, but at the same time there're...