Miss Congeniality: Jeannie Mai of E! Style network’s How Do I Look? is making a name for herself, one look at a time. ISSUE: Summer 2010 DEPT: Personalities STORY: Anne H. Kim Jeannie Mai is probably the only person who gets paid to rummage through people’s closets and toss out anything that doesn’t meet the [...]

Getting Byrned: Comedian Steve Byrne brings down the house with his new Comedy Central special, The Byrne Identity. ISSUE: Summer 2010 DEPT: Personalities STORY: Naomi Fujimoto “We are known for cool things,” quipped Steve Byrne, referring to Asians, in his 2008 Comedy Central special Steve Byrne’s Happy Hour. “Technology. Martial arts. Eating hot dogs.” But [...]

Bitter, Sweet: Thao Nguyen and her band Get Down Stay Down is out with their fourth full-length release, Know Better Learn Faster. ISSUE: Spring 2010 DEPT: Personalities STORY: Jimmy Lee Here’s your chance to watch a young pop artist mature and take on new musical risks. And with her fourth full-length release, titled Know Better [...]