By Staff 3/09/07 11:00am

Eugene Jokes

The question of Mathieu Eugene’s residency credentials is now a talk show punchline.

From radio host Ron Kuby this morning:

“It turns out that he is a a white woman from Poughkeepsie.”

You can listen to the clip here.

– Azi Paybarah

By Staff, Staff 12/11/06 12:00am

Shh!

To the Editor:

Re your editorial concerning the New York Public Library [“The $800,000 Librarian,” Nov. 27]: It is important to note that, contrary to what you suggest, in no way has the library been secretive about its compensation practices. The most appropriate member of the board of trustees to speak to The New York Read More

By Staff 10/20/06 2:01pm

Comptroller Endorsements

The folks at The Poughkeepsie Journal sure are lucky. They scheduled their editorial board meeting with Alan Hevesi right after the chauffeur scandal broke, according to the editorial page editor, John Penney.

“It was one of the first questions we asked him,” Penney told me yesterday.

Hevesi’s opponent, Christopher Callaghan, just had his Read More

By Ralph Gardner Jr. 4/03/06 12:00am

My Crumb Collection Goes to Vassar- But Is It Art?

Considering all the trouble cartoons have caused in the world lately, it was with some trepidation that I entertained James Mundy’s request. James is both a friend and the director of the Francis Lehman Loeb Art Center at Vassar College, and he called a few weeks ago to ask permission to borrow some of my Read More

By Ralph Gardner Jr. 4/03/06 12:00am

My Crumb Collection Goes to Vassar— But Is It Art?

Considering all the trouble cartoons have caused in the world lately, it was with some trepidation that I entertained James Mundy’s request. James is both a friend and the director of the Francis Lehman Loeb Art Center at Vassar College, and he called a few weeks ago to ask permission to borrow some of my Read More

By Rebecca Dana 1/16/06 12:00am

The Last Schlub on TV

A fan tentatively approached Roger Clark in East Harlem one recent Friday just after 6 a.m.

“I loved it when you took your shirt off in that Japanese bathhouse,” she said.

“Thank you,” said Mr. Clark, a little mortified, a little thrilled.

Mr. Clark is the morning feature reporter for NY1, which gets about 53,000 Read More