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Jack Raplee

Jack Raplee is a Queens native with over 20 years of journalistic experience covering industries as varied as entertainment, manufacturing, engineering and consumer electronics as well as hard news. Apart from writing, he has enjoyed additional exposure in radio work, standup comedy and modeling. While his career trajectory has brought him far and wide, living in places like Nassau, Bahamas; Sungnam, Korea; and Jackson, Mississippi he always seems to end up in his native NYC. Jack is currently working on a yet-to-be-titled book providing his unique perspective on his native Queens as seen from the table of a local diner.

43 articles published

Taming the Beast: John Allan’s Grooming Club

I think I’m like most men. Were it not for societal standards of behavior, I would be a complete savage. My masculine instincts lend themselves to more to the caveman with a club who spends his day hunting for food and seeking to mate than to the well-adjusted sophisticate sipping afternoon tea. Personal grooming for…

ByJack RapleeMarch 10, 20150Comments

Culture Politics and Business

Brian Williams and the Temptation to Just Make Stuff Up

In the week since NBC anchor, Brian Williams made an on-air apology for falsely claiming that the helicopter he was in came under enemy fire in a case of what he called, “mis-remembering,” his reputation has plummeted from that of a respected journalist to becoming the subject of widespread lampooning across social media. At face…

ByJack RapleeFebruary 9, 20150Comments

Entertainment Sports

Vegemite Victories in Melbourne; Williams and Djokovic Win Australian Open

While sports pundits hunkered down in Glendale, Arizona analyzing game strategies, records, and players; while Bill Belichick and Tom Brady were blaming Mother Nature for deflated footballs and Marshawn Lynch was avoiding a fine, all leading up to Super Bowl XLIX there was Grand Slam tennis happening on the other side of the planet at…

ByJack RapleeFebruary 2, 20150Comments

Arts Cities Culture New York City

Cloudburst Exhibition in Brooklyn Explores Organic Transitions in Nature and in Life

Capturing the essence of fluctuations observed in nature and throughout life, “Cloudburst” opened at Chasm Gallery in Bushwick, Brooklyn on December 12. Showcasing works by Australian visual artists, Christian Lock and Claire Pendrigh, the exhibition fuses together each artist’s work thematically under a rubric of natural contrasts from the spontaneous to the orderly and the…

ByJack RapleeDecember 15, 20140Comments

Cities

The Dichotomy of Bill Cosby

In the early to mid 20th Century, apart from radio dramas and Sunday “funnies,” entertainment in most forms was largely found outside the home in movie houses, live theater, concert venues, etc. Similarly, avenues of education, while found primarily in the classroom, were supplemented by parental interaction and oversight. In a sense, managing the proper…

ByJack RapleeNovember 22, 20140Comments

Cities Dining Lifestyle New York City

New Yorker’s Favorite Steak House: Peter Luger

There’s really no disputing that New York City has a culinary culture surpassing all others, with eateries that appeal to the most discerning of palates in settings that range from traditional to trendy. Restaurateurs recruit world-class chefs to create new and exciting dishes that either set or follow the latest trends all while designing dining…

ByJack RapleeNovember 18, 20140Comments

Arts Cities Culture Fashion Men's Style New York City

Around the Boroughs: Queens NY

I’m from Queens, and I can tell you, it is possible to be from a place called “Queens” and still maintain every aspect of your manhood. NYC’s largest borough has plenty of things to do all year that appeal to all facets of your machismo, from the barbaric to the sophisticated. It’s not every day that…

ByJack RapleeNovember 10, 20140Comments

Cities Lifestyle New York City

Around the Boroughs with Jack: Man’s haven in Brooklyn

Brooklyn is a man’s haven these days with sports bars galore and, of course, the Barclays Center, home of the Brooklyn Nets. Forget about the plethora of scraggily beards among the bohemian hipsters, NYC’s most populous borough is brimming with masculinity beyond what any facial hair can convey. Karaoke isn’t always considered the most macho activity……

ByJack RapleeNovember 9, 20140Comments

Fashion Womens Fashion

Shopping With The Celebs At AMCONYC Pop Up

While most of the activity during New York Fashion Week centered on Lincoln Center, anyone familiar with the event knows how it really takes over the whole city. SOCIAL Magazine did the rounds and followed the trends, but our “home base” for the week was on the Lower East Side at the Adriana Marie Co.…

ByJack RapleeNovember 6, 20140Comments

Celebrity Entertainment Sports

Saluting the Captain

The world was a very different place in 1995: Bill Clinton was president; Seinfeld was still in first runs on television; only a few people had cell phones (and they were quite large); we were just getting used to e-mail and the Internet; and the Twin Towers were still standing proudly in lower Manhattan. In the…

ByJack RapleeSeptember 26, 20140Comments

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