Monthly Archives: December 2013

Dead Blogging ‘Avant-Garde Japanese Fashions’ And ‘Impressionists On The Water’ At PEM

Posted on December 3, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Missus and I trundled up to the Peabody Essex Museum over the weekend to catch Future Beauty: Avant-Garde Japanese Fashion (through January 26, 2014) and Impressionists on the Water (through February 17, 2014), and, say, they were . . . underwhelming. From … Continue reading →

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Zippy To Speak Out On Boston Globe’s Dumping ‘Zippy’

Posted on December 3, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

After the hardworking staff posted this yesterday about the Boston Sunday Globe’s scandalous jettisoning of Zippy from its comics pages, we wrote to Bill Griffith to let him know we were on the record with our protests. And here’s what … Continue reading →

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That’s Just So Mean! (Katie Couric Edition)

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

From today’s New York Post (via Pew Research Daily Media Briefing): Katie Couric’s demographic might not make it to Yahoo! It’s easy to see what Katie Couric sees in Yahoo! as she becomes its global anchor. She is bidding to … Continue reading →

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Boston Sunday Globe Dumps Zippy The Pinhead (‘Are We Having None Yet?’)

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

This is an outrage. From yesterday’s Boston Globe: Seriously? Here’s WuMo from yesterday’s Globe comics page:     And here’s yesterday’s Ask Shagg:     How stupid are those strips? And how Zippy is this (via – God help us … Continue reading →

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Ask Dr. Ads: What’s Up With Patagonia’s ‘Worn Wear’ Ad? (Blacklash Friday Edition)

Posted on December 1, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Doc opened the old mailbag today and here’s what poured out. Dear Dr. Ads, I was reading the New York Times on (Black) Friday when I came across this full-page ad: That’s a real head scratcher, isn’t it, … Continue reading →

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