Monthly Archives: April 2012

Correction o’ the Day (I)

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

From the New York Times Sunday Style section: STYLE The Possessed column last Sunday, about a dermatologist and his yoga mat, misspelled his given name. He is Fredric Brandt, not Frederic. Seriously? There’s a “Possessed” column? And it showcased a … Continue reading →

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Dead Blogging The Lyonel Feininger Exhibit At The Harvard Art Museums

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

So the Missus and I trundled over to the Harvard Art Museums to catch Lyonel Feininger: Photographs, 1928–1939 and here’s some of what we saw: From the Harvard Art Museums website: One of the most versatile talents of the modern … Continue reading →

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Two Different Worlds (Chevy Volt Edition)

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

(First in a series of posts detailing the separate universes the liberal media and the conservative media inhabit.) From Joe Nocera’s latest New York Times column about the “conservative propaganda machine” mocking the Chevy Volt hybrid (“containing both a 400-pound battery … Continue reading →

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Hey, FaceShnook: You’re Being Pixel-Pocketed!

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

The latest installment in the Wall Street Journal’s invaluable (and Pulitzer Prize-worthy) What They Know series is a wake-up call for every one of the 800 million+ Facebookniks. Selling You on Facebook Many popular Facebook apps are obtaining sensitive information about users—and users’ friends—so … Continue reading →

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Boston Herald Achieves Tabloid Nirvana

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

All too often the Boston Herald is merely a lively index to the Boston Globe – not reckless or lurid enough to rival uber-tabloids like the New York Post or the Daily News. But today’s Herald is something special. Exhibit … Continue reading →

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A Chart Is Worth A Thousand Words

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Trouble in Democratic FundraisingLand, via the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times. First, the Journal: Super PAC Money Stalled Despite Obama Greenlight After Bill Burton failed to win the job of White House press secretary last year, he … Continue reading →

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Tim Cahill Watch: Collateral Damage?

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Throughout this week’s Cahillpalooza over the former Treasurer’s indictment on public corruption charges, one question has gone unasked: What about Makena? Tim Cahill’s daughter has been writing a regular column for the Herald (samples here and here), but does she … Continue reading →

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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Tim Cahill Indictment Edition III)

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Day Three of Cahillpalooza features contrasting coverage in the local dailies. Both have news stories about former Treasurer Tim Cahill pleading not guilty in a Suffolk County court to charges of public corruption. Boston Globe: Cahill pleads not guilty to … Continue reading →

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Our Gala 2000th Post

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Just thanks. That’s all.

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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Tim Cahill Indictment Edition II)

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

The local dailies make a mountain out of a Cahill, Day Two. Start with this Boston Globe front-page thumbsucker: Cahill faced fine line on government advertising In politics, all the world’s a campaign stage, particularly for incumbents. Officeholders enjoy the … Continue reading →

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