HeyJaredMyq Kaplan's Arty Har-Hars
I write about jokes that I love and why I love them and also I share my own jokes for you to love.
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“Myq, this comment should be a Substack post!” - Kelcey Ervick (opens the original)
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Dear friends,I’m grateful that you’re here. Thank you!Today, I’d like to share a back and forth I had on Substack with my friend, the wonderful artist !She posted a post called “Which creative season are you in?”<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QAf2!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff86c6fb8
The Beatles, Jesus, and Internet Commenters (opens the original)
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Dear friends,Thank you for being here!Here are some further thoughts about this famous Miles Davis quote that I discussed a bit the other day:“It’s not the note you play that’s the wrong note – it’s the note you play afterwards that makes it right or wrong.”It’s funny to me that we use the terms “right” and “wrong” to describe aesthetic things like musi… <a href="https://myqkaplan.sub
Miles Davis, Ramin Nazer, and Lynda Barry on Good and Bad, Right and Wrong, This and That, and Maybe Even The Other! (opens the original)
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Dear friends,I’m grateful you’re here!Another quick one today, continuing some themes discussed in this recent piece I wrote about Lynda Barry’s question, “How old do you have to be to make a bad drawing?”First, a friend emailed me back after receiving that original post, and I’d like to share it:”Hello Myq! This email started a fun little fire in my br… <a href="https://myqkaplan.substack.com/p/miles-davis-ramin-nazer-and-lyn
Out beyond ideas of good art and bad art (opens the original)
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Dear friends,I’m grateful that you’re here!I would normally share a long piece around now, but I’m about to drive an average of 6 hours a day for the next 4 days to do some fun shows in Kentucky, Virginia, and Maryland, so instead, I wanted to share a brief piece, in lieu of a full-on newsletter this week, and I’ll be back with more words soon!And here’… Read more
Comedy, Tragedy, and New Beginnings (opens the original)
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Greetings, friends.I drove to Cleveland two days ago, because I’m performing here this weekend.Yesterday, I walked around Cleveland, and I posted some things I saw to social media:As you can see, I included this in the caption:“I’m in Cleveland for shows...It’s also 9/11 and Rosh Hashannah so it’s quite the combination.Comedy, tragedy, and new beginning… Read more </p
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