Laura June Kirsch, Author at Whalebone

Photo of Emily Panic (left) and Clare O'Kane (right) acting goofy together. Emily has a cropped brown bob with bangs and is wearing a fuchsia pink collared shirt and Clare has a black pixie cut and is wearing a light gray sweatshirt. Emily has her arms spread out in front of her and Clare has her hands on Emily's shoulders.

Emily Panic & Clare O’Kane of Windbreaker Comedy: The Interview

May 10, 2023

By Laura June Kirsch

“We’re sticking our fingers in a lot of places.”

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Jeremy Shockley in a black shirt with red lettering posing next to his painting hanging on the wall at his art show. The painting is oil on canvas and depicts a light green ocean beneath a cloudy purple and blue sky. There is a sheet-line waterfall pouring vertically out of the sky into the ocean below.

“Well, Look At That”

March 31, 2023

By Laura June Kirsch

Q&A with painter Jeremy Shockley

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A photo take through a doorway of a woman sitting on a gray floor against a light gray set of wooden doors. The woman has light blonde hair, is shoeless and is wearing a black strapless dress with her legs crossed.

The Beautiful Brutal Honesty of Nikki Glaser

February 8, 2023

By Laura June Kirsch

“It’s all just luck in the end.”

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Horizontal feature image of a large room with white walls and a light gray floor. There are rectangular skylights spanning the ceiling from right to left and in-between each skylight is a row of small spotlights. the wall in front of the camera has a singular bright red vertical photograph hanging on it and paths to the rest of the gallery room are on either side. The walls to the left and right of the image each have a single photograph hanging on them.

A Tale of Two Galleries

January 6, 2023

By Laura June Kirsch

“Art without hierarchy or an invisible velvet rope.”

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Russ Rubin and the Affordable Art Fair

October 28, 2022

By Laura June Kirsch

A couple of weeks ago I had been selling copies of my book “Romantic Lowlife Fantasies” at the House Of Yes Bushwick Block Party…

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Black and white photo of Ronny Chieng performing on stage standing in front of the crowd.

A Cause For Laughter

August 3, 2022

By Laura June Kirsch

Comedy For KIOO On July 19th, 2022, KIOO projects threw a dazzling charity comedy fundraiser featuring sets by Rachel Feinstein, Corinne Fisher, Jon Laster…

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Black and white photo of Meryl Meisler in her apartment smiling for a picture with three of her cameras.

Nightclubbing with Legendary Photographer Meryl Meisler

July 13, 2022

By Laura June Kirsch

By Laura June Kirsch (not a non-plussed edition) Meryl Meisler is a true NYC legend, the kind of person that makes New York, well,…

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Believing Ben Simmons

May 12, 2022

By Laura June Kirsch

Everyone is human.

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Nonplussed: Blake Griffin and the Blue Collar Boys

December 17, 2021

By Laura June Kirsch

“I was watching a Nets game and noticed Blake Griffin doing some sort of pantomime—pretending to put on a hat and boots.” It’s no…

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McKittrick Hotel Halloween Party, stage with neon sign and performer

Nonplussed: Halloween Weekend With Madame Morbid

November 8, 2021

By Laura June Kirsch

“Needless to say, we had a fucking great time.” The first time I attended a Halloween party at the McKittrick Hotel was their opening…

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Nonplussed: Little League and Letting Go

November 5, 2021

By Laura June Kirsch

Let’s hear it for the Grey Vultures.

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Nonplussed: Keep on Contourin’ in the Free World

September 7, 2021

By Laura June Kirsch

During quarantine, like many others, I turned to TikTok for entertainment. For hours I would scroll through dance after dance, financial tips from twenty-somethings,…

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