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April Foolery


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Jen Chung

Published Apr 1, 2004

Modified Mar 6, 2008


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From disbelief over the 50 Most Loathsome New Yorkers and analyzing Chappelle's Show to cat photos and a London photoblog, low culture brings its April Fool's Day A-game.

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Jen Chung

Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.

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