-
Click to subscribe to RSS
Monthly Archives: October 2009
Croke-a-Cola
On Saturday, the New York Times ran a story about the end of bake sales in city schools: The change is part of a new wellness policy that also limits what can be sold in vending machines and student-run stores, which … Continue reading
Bloomberg Minus Zero: No Limits
In the wake of a New York Times report about the obscene amount of money Mayor Michael Bloomberg will spend on running for a third term (an estimated $117 million), now comes a Times piece saying Bloomberg’s strong-arming of the … Continue reading
Michael Bloomberg’$ Reelection Effort
Thoroughly depressing New York Times piece on Saturday about Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s pricey run for reelection: To hold on to his job as mayor this year, he has spent $65 million of his own money, according to his latest financial … Continue reading
Roman Nolanski
The Boston Herald’s Margery Eagan and the Wall Street Journal’s Terry Teachout got it exactly right: Roman Polanski is a rapist. Despite what his Hollywood posse might want to think is a “so-called crime” (thank you, despicable Harvey Weinstein), Polanski … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Harvey Weinstein, Margery Eagan, Roman Polanski, so-called crime, Terry Teachout
5 Comments
Audiobook Interference?
From Campaign Outsider’s Late-To-The-Party bureau: The piece on DWT (Driving While Talking/Texting) in Thursday’s New York Times presented a harrowing picture of what’s called distracted driving: Studies show that someone who talks on the phone while driving is four times … Continue reading
Pink Think
Don’t miss “Sick of Pink” in Sunday’s Boston Globe Magazine. Subhead: This month, like every October, a sea of pink ribbons washes over products from sneakers to snacks. While the effort raises research dollars, it leaves some breast cancer survivors … Continue reading
Error o’ the Day Update®
Last week the hardworking staff at Campaign Outsider reluctantly recorded this error in the Boston Globe: Roger Williams University School of Law’s David A. Logan had an op-ed piece in Saturday’s Boston Globe about the “crazy-quilt of law” around reporter’s privilege … Continue reading
Second City Finish First?
The chin-strokerati are all aquiver over Pres. Obama’s trip to Copenhagen to flack Chicago for the 2016 Olympic Games venue. GOPniks, on the other hand, say Obama should stick to his knitting at home (see: Republican stonewalling on health care), … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged 2016 Olympics, A.J. Liebling, Chicago, Obama Copenhagen, Second City
1 Comment
Social Notworking?
The Massachusetts Senate race could be a booty call for social media in political campaigns, as all the candidates are Twittering, Facebooking, YouTubing, Flickring, etc. Campaign officials for the four Democratic hopefuls (Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley, Rep. Mike Capuano, … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Convergence Culture, Henry Jenkins, Massachusetts Senate race, social media
1 Comment
Campaign Outsider 