Email Author Tara Jepsen

2008 Stories by Tara Jepsen

• Josh Is a Verb

  published December 31, 2008

  Josh Kornbluth and Sarah Vowell are not the same person, as so many people are not the same person (Michael and Janet Jackson, for example). They... More >>

• The Kungs of Comedy

  published December 24, 2008

  We can think of billowing stacks of reasons to go see David Brenner do comedy. Among them: most appearances of any guest on The Tonight... More >>

• The Kungs of Comedy

  published December 24, 2008

  We can think of billowing stacks of reasons to go see David Brenner do comedy. Among them: most appearances of any guest on The Tonight... More >>

• Quiet Riot

  published December 24, 2008

  At the Sunday Night String Stampede, it’s not just the word “stampede” that hollers “I’m gonna feel something!” when... More >>

• An Arab Walks Into an Airport …

  published December 10, 2008

  Airports and terrorism are impossible topics to avoid for comic Ahmed Ahmed, who's both Egyptian-born (though he's lived in Southern... More >>

• Viet Wave

  published November 26, 2008

  Either Viet Le and Yong Soon Min have a rich tapestry of obscenely talented friends, or they really curated the shit out of "transPOP: Korea... More >>

• Free Coke

  published November 19, 2008

  Amy Franceschini is a woman of abstract concepts about concrete matters -- especially food and land. Generally speaking, she promotes home... More >>

• Tony Kushner Is Only a Drop in the Bucket

  published November 5, 2008

  Being a queer playwright in a lot of times and places has meant compromise: veiling your gay content, (What are you talking about? It’s just... More >>

• Circus Youth

  published November 5, 2008

  We’ve always felt surrounded by clowns, but when the passel of pierrots includes Keith Hennessy, it’s a rarefied moment. Unfortunately... More >>