Category Archives: South Carolina

May 31, 2011

Mast General Store Opens 8th Location

  The North Carolina-based “cradle to casket” outfitter has opened its doors in downtown Columbia, South Carolina. Read more here.  

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May 2, 2011

Fry-Fry Chicky-Chick

If you haven’t seen self-described fried chicken obsessive Aziz Ansari break down his unique food lingo on Parks and Recreation, please break away from the coverage of Osama bin Laden’s death for 30 seconds to watch this clip. You’ll never … Continue reading →

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March 29, 2011

Somewhere Don Draper is Getting Drunk

There’s good news and bad news circulating in TV Land today. First, let’s rip the Band-Aid off with the Youvegottabeforgettingkiddingme–inducing announcement that AMC is postponing Season 5 of Mad Men amid contract negotiations. The new tentative air date: early 2012. … Continue reading →

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February 10, 2011

Coming Soon: The Carolina Cup

The deadline for buying renewing parking spaces at the Carolina Cup is this Friday. [Note: Unclaimed spaces will be up for grabs after the Friday deadline, and general admission parking is available on race day.] If you haven’t been to … Continue reading →

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November 19, 2010

Lady Gaga Goes to USC

My friend and fellow blogger Ward Williams alerted me to this announcement on Gawker a few weeks ago: “The University of South Carolina will be offering a class called “Lady Gaga and the Sociology of Fame” beginning next spring, taught by … Continue reading →

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November 10, 2010

Travel+Leisure Hearts Charleston

The 2010 America’s Favorite Cities survey is out, and Charleston, South Carolina is the overall winner. Not only does the Holy City rank first in friendliness and attractiveness (hello!), it ranks number two for its sense of style and breaks … Continue reading →

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September 29, 2010

Live from New York: It’s Claire Bryant!

Please tune in to WQXR 105.9 FM tonight at 9 p.m. South Carolina native, cellist Claire Bryant, will be featured as part of the “McGraw-Hill Companies Young Artists Showcase.” Bryant, a Julliard alum, recently received the 2010 McGraw-Hill Companies Robert Sherman Award for … Continue reading →

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July 27, 2010

Something About the South

I know it’s hot outside, but it seems the media is sweating our fair South particularly hard this month. First, Travel + Leisure (the first magazine to hire me, way back in 2004), ranked Charleston, South Carolina, the 3rd best … Continue reading →

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July 8, 2010

Nikki Haley, Covergirl

Nikki Haley could be South Carolina’s next governor. For now, she’s Newsweek‘s current covergirl.

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June 29, 2010

Hunter Dixon on Rue La La

For the next two days, you can shop Hunter Dixon‘s price-slashed collection of flirty tops, dresses and jackets here.

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