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Comedy Meets Tragedy: A Q&A with Vegan Laugh-Man Myq Kaplan

By Nell Alk, on October 24th, 2011%

Brooklyn-based comedian Myq Kaplan is not only hilarious, he’s also vegan, singlehandedly dispelling the myth that animal rights activists lack a sense of humor. Take that, haters. Anyway.

Kaplan, whose name you may recognize from NBC’s Last Comic Standing (where he made it to the final five), was on hand yesterday at Farm Sanctuary’s Walk for Farm . . . → Read More: Comedy Meets Tragedy: A Q&A with Vegan Laugh-Man Myq Kaplan

Overheard In NY

By admin, on May 31st, 2009%

“I could never get into knitting man. That’s when you know you’re alone, alone.”

-Man on Subway wearing baggy pants

Are you a natural snooper who overheard something unnatural? Send your captured conversation snippets and we’ll print what’s . . . → Read More: Overheard In NY

Lonely In New York

By admin, on May 15th, 2009%

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Overheard In NY

By admin, on May 6th, 2009%

Pomp always listens to popular demand. Two girls in sweatpants, clutching Gucci bags hallway of LaGuardia high school.

Girl 1: Alien movies are totally retarded.

Girl 2: I know, like if aliens are so smart they can build spaceships and travel to Earth, how come they don’t know how to speak English?

One-Uppers, Delinquents, Hood rats, Bougie chats, . . . → Read More: Overheard In NY

Lonely In New York

By admin, on March 27th, 2009%

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Poster Boy Arrested!

By admin, on February 1st, 2009%

Okay, so apparently, a certain underground razor-wielding rock star has been incarcerated for his… unique brand of subway art. Defacing public property is probably more along the lines of what they’re calling it but still. Do the advertisers really care, should they? Should the MTA?

In the dreary landscape of advertising, now we actually can look . . . → Read More: Poster Boy Arrested!

No White Meat

By admin, on November 29th, 2008%

I did not eat Turkey because I hate birds. Two weeks ago I was on my way to grab lunch near my midtown office, when I was confronted with one of New York’s least pleasant occurrences. Lying between Subway and one of those nameless health food stores that sells Luna bars and fat free cookies for . . . → Read More: No White Meat