DOUGLAS QUENQUA

writer and editor

December 17, 2009 • 11:11 AM 0

The McNuggetini

Alie and Georgia and my hand

Yes, it’s disgusting (trust me  - I had three), but that’s so not the point. Alie and Georgia, a pair of charming drinking buddies from Los Angeles, have achieved a sort of middling Internet fame with their short videos on how to make repugnant meat-based cocktails like the McNuggetini. Yet another example of how to go viral online. Be funny, be odd, and be attractive.

My story in the Styles section of today’s NYTimes: Mixing Meaty Cocktails with a Shot of Celebrity

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December 15, 2009 • 1:48 PM 0

Just in Time for 2007

OK, I get it: Your typical Eight O’Clock Coffee customer is “mature,” so a how-to-use-Facebook tutorial–just in time for the holidays–makes some kind of sense. No doubt there are some grandmas out there who are eager to interact with family on Facebook, but aren’t sure how to go about it. This is a nice little Christmas gift that Eight O’Clock Coffee has given those folks  (though one could certainly question what any of this has to with coffee).

Still, do yourself a favor and forget all that long enough to laugh at how awful this is. Because it is. Awful.

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November 14, 2009 • 5:38 PM 0

People: They’re the Worst

SwatAre people getting ruder? Doubtful. But one thing is for sure: handheld devices like cell phones and iPods give us the ability to foist our personal lives on one another in new and ever more maddening ways. Most of us are resigned to dealing with the obnoxious cell phone yapper on the train who thinks we all need to know how drunk he was last night, dude. But others are determined to teach the offenders a lesson, leading to escalation on both sides of the equation.

As the rude get ruder, the scolds get scoldier. (It’s a word because I say it is.)

My story in this week’s NYT Sunday Styles section: One Rude Turn Deserves a Swat

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South Pole Worker Stranded After Stroke

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Alphabet Soup

Flag Soared to the Moon, but Not Bids for 3 Scraps
Shreds From Moon History On The Block

Don't Be So Fast to Start the Weekend

Hey, Hey, They're the Monkees

Upload a Prom Dress Photo, and Hope for the Best

Graduating From Lip Smackers

Another Trump Hopes What Glitters Will Be Gold

I Need to Vent. Hello, Facebook.

The Mouse That Roared.

A Very Kosher Night Out

A Best Friend, Yes. Best Runner, Maybe Not.

Blowing Smoke At A Ban

Mixing Meaty Cocktails With a Shot of Celebrity

One Rude Turn Deserves A Swat

To Harvest Squash, Click Here

Guardians of Their Smiles

The Phone Becksons: Got Game?

Holding Court

ABOUT DOUGLAS QUENQUA

Douglas Quenqua is a freelance writer and editor living in Brooklyn, New York. He writes about the intersection of technology and lifestyle as well as media, advertising and culture. His work appears in The New York Times, Wired, The New York Observer, ClickZ, Fortune and others. Contact: doug.quenqua@gmail.com

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