Joe Queenan (born November 3, 1950) is an American journalist, critic and essayist.
A self-professed negative styled humorist, Queenan is a native of Philadelphia who graduated from Saint Joseph's University. He has written for various publications, such as Spy Magazine, TV Guide, Movieline, The Guardian and the New York Times Book Review, and is a columnist for The Wall Street Journal.
He has written several books, including Balsamic Dreams, a critique of the Baby Boomers, Red Lobster, White Trash, and the Blue Lagoon, a tour of low-brow American pop culture and Imperial Caddy, a fairly scathing view of Dan Quayle and the American Vice-Presidency. His memoir Closing Time was included in The New York Times' list 100 Notable Books of 2009.
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