All posts by Jack Raplee
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Jack Raplee | February 9, 2015
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...
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Jack Raplee | February 2, 2015
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...
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Jack Raplee | December 15, 2014
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,...
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Jack Raplee | November 22, 2014
The Dichotomy of Bill Cosby
In the early to mid 20th Century, apart from radio dramas and Sunday “funnies,” entertainment in most forms...
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Jack Raplee | November 18, 2014
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...
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Jack Raplee | November 10, 2014
Around the Boroughs: Queens NY
I’m from Queens, and I can tell you, it is possible to be from a place called “Queens”...
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Jack Raplee | November 9, 2014
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...
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Jack Raplee | November 6, 2014
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...
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Jack Raplee | September 26, 2014
Saluting the Captain
The world was a very different place in 1995: Bill Clinton was president; Seinfeld was still in first...
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Jack Raplee | September 10, 2014
Sleeping with the Enemy – How the Ray Rice story sheds light on a very dark place
Sportscasters and various pundits have offered a variety of responses to Ray Rice’s suspension from the NFL following...