US Open’s celebrity fixer, Amanda Wight, decides who’s famous enough to to get free tickets

US Open’s celebrity fixer, Amanda Wight, decides who’s famous enough to to get free tickets

She’s a game changer for A-listers. A down-to-earth sports executive from a humble background is in charge of wrangling and rejecting big-name celebrities who want free plumb tickets to US Open matches. Amanda Wight, who heads the tournament’s celebrity promotional program, has this year played tennis match fixer for stars ranging from Stephen Colbert to Spike Lee…

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Vogue's new editor faces uphill battle to revive Anna Wintour's fading glossy: sources

Vogue’s new editor faces uphill battle to revive Anna Wintour’s fading glossy: sources

This year, Vogue’s September issue is landing with a different kind of thud. Anna Wintour named her successor as editor for Vogue’s prestigious US edition on Tuesday, but media and fashion insiders shrugged as the glossy faces declining readership — and relevance. The feared editrix, the icy inspiration for Meryl Streep’s cold and calculating fashion…

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