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Just in time for the summer travel season: higher air fares. Four major carriers -- Continental, American, Northwest and U.S. Airways -- announced a 4 percent hike in their standard domestic leisure rates over the Memorial Day weekend. If, as expected, other carriers follow suit, this third raise for 1999 will zoom fares to an 11 percent increase for the year. It?s a function of classic demand in the midst of a booming economy, says TIME senior economic reporter Bernard Baumohl: "Airlines are experiencing record high traffic by passengers, which has been pumped up by low unemployment, consumer confidence...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fasten Your Seat Belts -- Air Fares Are Soaring | 6/1/1999 | See Source »

...read girly magazines. Elle, Jane, Cosmo --they sit on the supermarket racks while I zoom through the express lane. Sure, I used to peruse the pages of Seventeen during slumber parties--but I never bought my own subscription. Magazines like these, I thought, just market insecurity. Feeling unattractive? All you need is that new shade of lipstick from L'Oreal. Boyfriend not treating you right? Try this new diet; he'll be eating out of your hand. I guess this attitude doesn't make me a good candidate to review the trendy new men's mag, Maxim, but I have...

Author: By Meredith B. Osborn, | Title: Maxim Meets Meredith: A Feminist Takes on a Macho Magazine | 4/29/1999 | See Source »

...READ GIRLY MAGAZINES. ELLE, JANE, COSMO--THEY sit on the supermarket racks while I zoom through the express lane. Sure, I used to peruse the pages of Seventeen during slumber parties--but I never bought my own subscription. Magazines like these, I thought, just market insecurity. Feeling unattractive? All you need is that new shade of lipstick from L'Oreal. Boyfriend not treating you right? Try this new diet, he'll be eating out of your hand. I guess this attitude doesn't make me a good candidate to review the trendy new men's mag, Maxim, but I have...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MAXIM MEETS MEREDITH | 4/22/1999 | See Source »

...system also allows Haynes to zoom in. Saved in the system's memory is footage of the girl's fingers peeling off the security tags-from two different angles...

Author: By Elizabeth A. Gudrais, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Local Stores Beef Up Theft Control Methods | 2/17/1999 | See Source »

...arrange and edit pictures. The new Avicor Album ($300) from Avicor, in Los Gatos, Calif., lets you create digital photo albums right on your TV. Just plug the camera into a VCR-like device (or insert a disc with images), then use the included remote control to crop, zoom, delete and arrange pictures...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Your Technology Dec. 7, 1998 | 12/7/1998 | See Source »

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