I believe this should be required reading for every fraternity pledge class. If you are going to hold yourself to a higher standard by wearing those letters on your chest, you better know the rules. In the same vein – there should be a copy in every Sorority house for reference. Ladies – this is [...]
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posted on February 6, 2012
Many of you have been asking, literally, dozens and dozens of you! Ha. But that will change. If we build it, you’ll definitely come. News. The Social Primer App is in development. Calm down. It’s going to be okay. Hyperventilation will only wear you out and not in a good way. So as the gearheads begin to [...]
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posted on March 7, 2011
There are some institutions in life that are sacrosanct: Great Literature, the sport of Boxing, the National Football League and The Paris Review. And only one man has a hand in every one of these seemingly disparate fields. Mr. George Plimpton. Founded in Paris in 1953 then relocated to George Plimpton’s apartment in New York City [...]
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posted on March 1, 2011
SP attended the Opening Night of the Charleston Symphony Orchestra last night. That’s right. College Football season has ended and one must do something on a Friday night when one isn’t sucking down Bourbon and getting ready for gridiron greatness. It was a subdued opening night with none of the red carpet razzle dazzle that [...]
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posted on January 15, 2011
As we all prepare for the Thanksgiving weekend and all that media-inflamed hoopla surrounding Black Friday (what an awful phrase) why don’t we all chime in on our own here at SP. Not that I will be anywhere near that madness, no thank you. But it occurred to me that the readers who gather here [...]
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posted on November 21, 2010
When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the [...]
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posted on July 3, 2010
And the Oscar Goes to…. Oh, who knows? This is really just an excuse to beg you to watch Food, Inc. The most important film of the year, decade, maybe ever. I will be back on Monday with SP’s highly-anticipated and most-viewed post of the year (Best Dressed Men at the Oscars!! So important!) but [...]
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posted on March 5, 2010
It should come as no great surprise to anyone when I state that my reading and writing tend to be pretty old-fashioned. Hell, it took the Great Recession to make me tolerate The New York Times online. (I had to give up the luxury of doorstep delivery because it is rather pricey). I live for [...]
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posted on February 9, 2010
As you know we like to debunk the myths here on SP and now the institution of classical music has landed in our sight. The myth being that classical music is an exclusive enclave for the rich or the gray-haired country club set and therefore inaccessible to Average Joe. This is not to imply that [...]
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posted on October 12, 2009
Now that the season is upon us, get out there and enjoy the culture. If you are invited to the philharmonic or a chamber music performance, don’t be intimidated if you’ve never been. Herewith a simple list of what to expect and how to prepare. Rules Familiarize before you go – Find the music or [...]
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posted on October 12, 2009
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