Culture
Trolling People Who Want to Be on 'Humans Of New York'
Actor Tyler Fischer walks around the city claiming to be the man behind the insanely popular blog HONY.
Some of the earnest, the lonely, and the narcissistic who walk among us fantasize about one day being spotted and featured by Brandon Stanton on his Humans of New York blog.
The immensely popular project—which features Stanton's photography and a simple, often charming story from his subjects—has inspired a growing number of online parodies (Zombies, Assholes, and Hummus of New York among them). Now, a real-life trolling has been issued.