Monthly Archives: January 2013

Female Sportswriters (Finally) Get A Face At The Wall Street Journal

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Wednesday’s Wall Street Journal was Rachel Bachman’s cotillion as the first featured female sportswriter at the paper. Start out with her front-page A-Hed: Who’s No. 1 in College Football Is a Contested Issue Conflicting Title Claims Abound, Some of Them … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Big Ten Conference, Crimson Tide, dot sketch portrait, national championship, Northwestern, Rachel Bachman, Rose Bowl, Stanford, University of Alabama, Wall Street Journal, Wisconsin | Leave a comment

Boston Herald: Scott Brown For Governor?

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Up until now, conventional wisdom in the Bay State held that Scott Brown (R-Tickle Me Grover) had first GOP dibs on the U.S. Senate seat soon to be vacated by John Kerry (D-So Long, Suckers), while Good (Next) Time Charlie … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Herald, Charlie Baker, Ed Markey, It's Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town, Joe Battenfeld, John Kerry, Martha Coakley, Massachusetts governor, Scott Brown, Steve Grossman, The Newseum, Today's Front Pages, U.S. Senate | Leave a comment

Yoko Ono’s NYT Ads Should Rest In ‘Peace’

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

From our Why Not Just Burn Your Money desk On Tuesday, for the umpteenth year in a row, Yoko Ono (Beatles fans read: Yoko Oh No!) bought this full-page ad in the New York Times: Screenshot of ImaginePeace.com: A billboard … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged full-page ad, Imagine Peace, John Lennon, New York Times, Restore Our Future, Times Square billboard, Yoko Oh No!, Yoko Ono | 3 Comments

Boston Globe Film Critic Wesley Morris Djangoed By Mediaite

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

In an unusual confluence of influence, the Boston Globe and the Boston Herald both gave positive reviews to Quentin Tarantino’s new film, Django Unchained. From James Verniere’s Herald review: Quentin Tarantino ‘Unchained’ Director charges into American slavery tale with guns blazing You’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Clarence Thomas, Django Unchained, House Negro, It's Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town, James Verniere, Mediaite, Michael Steele, Quentin Tarantino, Samuel L. Jackson, Wesley Morris | Leave a comment

Dead Blogging ‘Palaces for the People’ At The BPL

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Missus and I trundled downtown yesterday to catch Blink! at Faneuil Hall Marketplace, which was lots of fun, and Palaces for the People at the Boston Public Library, which was even more eye-catching. The exhibit features the amazing … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Blink!, Boston Public Library, Faneuil Hall, Look Up!, McKim, Mead and White, Palaces for the People, Rafael Guastavino | 1 Comment