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Committing To The Bit
Olivia Von Blue is the type of person to have a Wendy’s for Life card. She’s the type of person to give money to the homeless, only to find out that she has been scammed, and while still mad about it, doesn’t regret it. She’s the type of person who, when approached about doing a…
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The Daily List
Not many people are as well read as Sean Millea. Most have read one or two plays by Shakespeare, few have read everything by Shakespeare. The talk I had with Sean, in the middle of Washington Square Park while rain threatened to drown out conversation, was a bit scattered (which was certainly my fault). We…
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Digging Up Old Roots
Not everyone knows what they are meant to do or what they are passionate about. Some stumble upon it in high school or college, while others never even think to look. Anna Lummus was always on the lookout and less than a year ago, she found comedy. She was already a million things before that:…
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At the Buzzer
There are moments where life calls upon you to have an answer, to make a decision. It happens to everyone, whether they know it or not, and comedian Jared Sterling has seen those “at the buzzer moments” with more clarity than most. Jared sat in his backyard with me, smoking weed (which he didn’t offer…
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Act III: Adding and Subtracting
We all go through phases in our lives, our experiences adding and subtracting from who we are. Djibril Diallo sees his life in Acts. In the earlier Acts, the ones of childhood, we practice conformity. It’s the Act of following what we’re told, trying to mold ourselves into something easily recognizable. Everyone goes through this…
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Bearer of Truth
“The way to be your most authentic self is to lean into all that you hate about who you are,” 6ixx told me before disappearing to talk to another group at a work party. It’s not uncommon for artist/creator 6ixx to drop wisdom and then leave you alone to think about it. And wisdom was…
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Roasted to Perfection
When I reached out to talk to comedian, writer, actor, and activist Lukas Arnold, he suggested that we meet at one of his favorite locations in NYC: an elevated rooftop garden in Wall Street. Walking between the narrow streets of the financial district, I wasn’t expecting such a beautifully thought-out and open garden hidden among…
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Funny Business
Britt Migs is no stranger to taking opportunity after opportunity and when there isn’t any, creating her own. But the most recent and most impressive of her achievements is her touring show, Dolphin Mode. When we met in Tompkins Park, she had just returned from a trip from Boston and before that, L.A., tired, but…
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Caught in a Reality
In a world of fantasy and fairytales, with little to no explanation, the impossible can become reality. It’s a genre that returns the reader to their childhood playground, where rules can be made up as they go and new worlds to explore are constantly floating on the horizon. Yet many fantasies, specifically high fantasy stories,…
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How to Interview Friends and Influence People
How do you become friends with someone instantly? This is something that Noel has been practicing for years now, and has gotten pretty damn good at it. “That’s a skill that I’ve learned via doing thousands of interviews…I can be friends with someone instantaneously.” And while he has a lot of practice, Noel himself is…
Kill Vanity 