DOUGLAS QUENQUA

writer and editor

One More Reason to Avoid Karaoke

In the background is your humble narrator, bald and taking notes.

When I heard that Fantasia had attempted suicide, I assumed our date was off. But oh no! Not only did she still want to be profiled for the Times, she wanted to talk about her troubles, in detail – just not in the bar, you know, where people could hear. So we retreated to the back of her parked SUV and chatted for about 45 minutes, just the two of us. She’s a very sweet girl with an incredible talent. Let’s hope she’s feeling better.

From many months ago (I get busy), A Tried and True Diva Takes it From the Top.

Filed under: 2010, Douglas Quenqua, New York Times, , , ,

This Is Not a Story About Lindsay Lohan

Ignore the the headline, Can New York Save Lindsay Lohan?, and the many pictures of Ms. Lohan that follow. This is not a story about that girl. This is a story about New York. (And a little bit about Richard Nixon.)

Filed under: 2010, Douglas Quenqua, New York Times, , , ,

A Lemonade Stand With a Twist

Park Slope is a funny place. It’s a neighborhood you move to when you’re ready to raise kids–just not necessarily ready to grow up. Hence we get strollers in bars, fathers who wear Ministry T-shirts, and Michael The Lemonade Guy. He’s 40, and he has a lemonade stand. A very nice lemonade stand, mind you, but a lemonade stand nonetheless, with plastic cups and Rice Krispie Treats and seriously confused neighbors. Curiosity got the best of me, and so we have this: Sidewalk Entrepreneurs Grow Up.

Filed under: 2010, Douglas Quenqua, New York Times, ,

ABOUT DOUGLAS QUENQUA

I'm a freelance writer and editor living in Brooklyn, N.Y. My work appears primarily in the New York Times, but also Wired, The New York Observer, Redbook, the New York Post, Columbia Magazine and others. I write about culture, science, media, lifestyle and dogs. When I remember, I post the good stuff here. It's pronounced Kwen'-kwa. Contact: doug.quenqua@gmail.com

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