Quirkyalone

What Is This Quirkyalone Business Really?

Mar 03, 2004 - Written by Sasha Cagen  |  Filed under: Press

A LOT of newspaper stories on quirkyalone ran from coast to coast, in Ireland, England, Germany, and Australia in recent weeks. (More than fifty at last count.) We’re compiling a list for the press page (thanks to all of you who have been sending in errant URLs for stories we may have missed). Stay tuned for a complete list. For now, here’s one piece from a fellow zinester at the San Diego alternative weekly. Noel Reed did a nice job on the tale of QA’s journey from being a personal essay in an independent magazine to international MOVEMENT. Noel wrote in: “I apologize for the headline! My editor decided to change what I’d written to make it more Valentine’s-issue relevant. I didn’t get into the difference between ‘quirky’ and ‘alone’ and ‘quirkyalone,’ so he didn’t know.”

USA Today Online Chat

Feb 11, 2004 - Written by Sasha Cagen  |  Filed under: Press

USA Today will sponsor an hour-long online discussion on the QA nation this Friday, 1 p.m. ET. Please spread the word! You can also submit questions in advance.

Don’t Mess with Texas

Feb 11, 2004 - Written by Sasha Cagen  |  Filed under: Press

Finally, a piece that acknowledges QA is more than a trend. Here’s a great recap of the quirkyalone movement as it stands in 2004, published in the Fort Worth (Texas) Star-Telegram. Journalists and others seeking a summary of what’s going on, the Star-Telegramarticle is highly recommended. Here is another great article from the lone star state, publiished in the San Antonio Express News.

Read (or Hear) All About It

Feb 05, 2004 - Written by Sasha Cagen  |  Filed under: Press

Hello all,
Lately it feels like all I

Approaching the Tipping Point?

Jan 13, 2004 - Written by Reyhan  |  Filed under: Press

Keeping track of the press attention on QA could be a full-time job — what a perfect activity for someone slugging through another full-time job. We at QA headquarters are continue to be blown away by Sasha’s dexterity in handling the sometimes dubious talking heads (while we love that Anderson Cooper recognized the cultural import of the QA, we wonder whether he really grasped the concept.) Here is a quick look at the past few weeks of media limelight…

Satisfied singlehood is becoming chic, according to USA Today.

San Jose Mercury News article on the phenom.

The Urban Dictionary, only a short skip to the eventual OED entry.

Listen to Sasha’s talk at Grace Cathedral’s Forum on Sunday, January 11th.

Also in the works: piece on NPR’s nationally syndicated show, “Day to Day”, San Francisco Chronicle profile, and CNN Headline News appearance TONIGHT at 5:10 Pacific Time/8:10 Eastern time. Who knew CNN would be at the forefront of the Q.A. publicity machine?

We love Hank!

Jan 12, 2004 - Written by Sasha Cagen  |  Filed under: Press

Did you catch quirkyalone on The View?? Tuesday morning was a highly satisfying intervention in popular culture. Washington Post styles writer Hank Stuever was on the show discussing the newspaper’s annual “in and out” list for 2004. According to Stuever, iron-haired bachelorettes whose sole purpose in life is to get married are out. Quirkyalones are in! Yes!