Back to Coaching by Peter Kravitz After a 22-year hiatus I have returned to coaching wrestling—like a real-life T. S. Garp. Wrestling has been important in my life. It instantly transformed me from a pudgy teen into a lean one. My suburban 1970s youth was too comfortable. No... Read more
Helen of Troy’s Tears in My Garden by Angie Littlefield I saw a tall weed with a bright-yellow flower in a sumpy ditch when I was driving around a few years back. I stopped to see if I could pull it out, considering its roots might yield from the squidgy soil. Yes! The plant... Read more
Troubled Times – Part 2 by Stu O’Connor Excerpts from the Diaries of Samuel Pepys “Boys do now cry ‘Kiss my Parliament!’ instead of ‘Kiss my arse!’ so great and general a contempt is the Rump come to among all men, good and bad.” – Samuel Pepys 7 February 1660 Diary entry. (... Read more
Tony Taylor: One of the Finest Human Beings on the Planet by Peter Kravitz Philadelphia sports fans are renowned for booing. But they never booed Tony Taylor. The fans always cheered him, especially on each of the three Tony Taylor Days—in 1963, 1970, and in 1975. Has anyone... Read more
The Reuben’s Colorful History This Jewish deli staple should be on everyone’s home menu by Chris Kaiser I have a friend who always orders a Reuben sandwich whenever we go out for lunch, but he will never cook one at home. He says it’s too difficult. I disagree with him, and ... Read more
The Wine “Experts” Are Wrong About This by Michael J. Orr I admit to being a bit of a wine snob. I’m a sommelier for crying out loud, and nobody gets certified as a sommelier without having a bit of alcoholic narcissism in them. But I am also a bit of a contrarian within tho... Read more
