Monthly Archives: March 2014

Do We HAVE to Root for Michael Skakel?

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Michael Skakel is the Halloween of crime stories: trick or treat everywhere you look. Last month he wanted to move his GPS tracker to fit his ski boot. (Honest.) Now he’s got a libel suit against legal-schmeagel television personality Nancy … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Beth Karas, DNA evidence, HLN, Judge Vanessa L. Bryant, libel claim, Martha Moxley, Michael Skakel, Nancy Grace, Time Warner, Turner Broadcasting System | 2 Comments

BPL Gets Some Love from NYT

Posted on March 9, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

The Boston Public Library got a spotlight dance in Saturday’s New York Times. Breaking Out of the Library Mold, in Boston and Beyond BOSTON — An old joke about libraries goes like this: A boy walks into a library and asks … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 'homago' space, Amy Ryan, Back Bay Hysterical Society, Boston Public Library, Copley Square, New York Times, Teen Central | 4 Comments

College Parents: You Have GOT to Read This Atlantic Piece

Posted on March 8, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

The current edition of The Atlantic features a staggering cover piece by Caitlin Flanagan on the uses and abuses of college frats. The Dark Power of Fraternities A yearlong investigation of Greek houses reveals their endemic, lurid, and sometimes tragic problems—and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alpha Tau Omega, Caitlin Flanagan, college fraternities, Douglas Fierberg, Louis Helmburg III, Marshall University, Peter Smithhisler, The Atlantic, Travis Hughes | 2 Comments

Kinky Friedman Rides Again!

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Among the least-noticed results of Tuesday’s little-noticed Texas primary was this (via Politico): Kinky Friedman makes Texas runoff Richard “Kinky” Friedman, a humorist and country music singer, got one step closer Tuesday to adding another line to his résumé: agriculture … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged A Case of Lone Star, agriculture commissioner, detective novels, George P. Bush, Goodreads, John Cornyn, Kinky Friedman, legalizing marijuana, Lone Star State, Politico, Texas Jewboys, Texas land commissioner, Texas primary, Wendy Davis, When the Cat's Away | 2 Comments

Northeastern University’s National Ad Campaign, Part II

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

As the hardworking staff previously noted, Northeastern University launched an advertising campaign last week that included this full-page ad in the Boston Globe, the New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal. Turns out, we didn’t know the half of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ad campaign, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Chronicle of Higher Education, Los Angeles Times, Making Tomorrow Happen, Michael Armini, New York Times, Northeastern University, San Francisco Chronicle, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post | Leave a comment

Dr. Ads: Why Fr. Roy Bourgeois Ran That Boston Globe Ad

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

So the Doc asked the other day, Who Is Fr. Roy Bourgeois and Why Did He Run an Ad in the Boston Globe? The ad (in part): And etc. (including a call for people to contact Pope Francis to “request … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ask Dr. Ads, Boston Globe, Fr. Roy Bourgeois, Kurt Vonnegut, Margaret Knapke, Maryknoll Fathers, My Journey from Silence to Solidarity, National Catholic Reporter, New York Times, Pope Benedict, Pope Francis, Tom Roberts, women's ordination | Leave a comment

The Night I Blew Off the Allman Brothers Band

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Well the hardclicking staff came across this Cameron Crowe classic about the Allman Brothers on the terrific Longform site yesterday and it got us to thinking about the time in 1970 when Jim and Rae and Margaret and I queued up … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1970, Allman Brothers, At Fillmore East, Berry Oakley, Butch Trucks, Cameron Crowe, Cincinnati, Dickey Betts, Duane Allman, Gregg Allman, Jaimoe, Longform, Ludlow Garage, Rolling Stone, The Allman Brothers Band Live at Ludlow Garage 1970, The Basement Rug | 4 Comments

Starbucks Gets Kind of Weird in NYT Ad

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Is it just us, or does coffee/culture chain Starbucks seem to be trying too hard lately? First it was the Our Barista Promise to the Starbucks caffeinds. As if your trick drink really means something to the wage-slaves deployed by the overcaffeinated corporation. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged caffeinds, New York Times, Our Barista Promise, Starbucks, Vanilla Macchiato | 2 Comments

Ask Dr. Ads: Who Is Fr. Roy Bourgeois and Why Did He Run an Ad in the Boston Globe?

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Doc opened up the old mailbag today and here’s what poured out. Dear Dr. Ads, So I’m minding my own business reading the Boston Sunday Globe when I come across this ad on page A6. (Blurry visuals compliments of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ask Dr. Ads, Boston Globe, Fr. Roy Bourgeois, Kurt Vonnegut, Maryknoll Fathers, My Journey from Silence to Solidarity, National Catholic Reporter, New York Times, Pope Benedict, Pope Francis, Tom Roberts, women's ordination | Leave a comment

Washington Post Opens the Kimono for Stealth Marketers