Monthly Archives: September 2014

The Great BU Coffee Bean Brewoff! (Starbucks v. DD)

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

All summer the hardwalking staff has watched the extensive retail renovations along the Warren Towers stretch of Comm Ave – especially the big bucks Starbucks upgrade and the Subway migration to inside City Convenience. But yesterday we were delighted to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged BU, Charbucks, City Convenience, Comm. Ave., Dunkin' Donuts, Starbucks, Warren Towers | 4 Comments

Dead Blogging ‘Calder and Abstraction’ at PEM

Posted on September 7, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Missus and I trundled up to Salem yesterday to catch Calder and Abstraction: From Avant-Garde to Iconic at the Peabody Essex Museum and, say, it was swell. Alexander Calder’s abstract works revolutionized modern sculpture and made him one … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alexander Calder, Burgess Meredith, Calder and Abstraction: From Avant-Garde to Iconic, Creative Salem, Herbert Matter, IMDB, Jed Perl, Jeff Koons, John Cage, LACMA, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, New York Review of Books, On Redefining Sculpture, Peabody Essex Museum, PEM, Stephanie Barron, The New Republic, The Penguin, Whitney Museum of American Art, Works of Calder | 2 Comments

Round Midnight at the Global Worldwide Headquarters (God Bless Linda Ronstadt Edition)

Posted on September 6, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

In 1967 the hardyearning staff, like any red-blooded American male, had a knee-buckling crush on Linda Ronstadt. Exhibit All-You-Need-to-Know: And it just got crushier from there. So it was bittersweet the other week to hear Kurt Andersen’s Studio 360 … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Adieu False Heart, Ann Savoy, Colorado, Different Drum, Don't Cry Now, Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour, Kurt Andersen, Linda Ronstadt, Long Long Time, Stone Poneys, Studio 360, Walk Away Renee | 5 Comments

Oxymoron o’ the Day (#FashionTruth Edition)

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

The hardworking staff always enjoys reading the New York Times Thursday Styles section because it’s so, well, Times-ish. Exhibit Umpteen from yesterday’s edition: Ooookay. We’re happy for you. But what really caught our eye was this full-page ad for ModCloth. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged #FashionTruth, Ad Age, Dr. Jart Premium Firming Mask, Go-Girl Marketing, ModCloth, New York Times, pinkwashing, Susan G. Koger, Thursday Styles | 2 Comments

The Great Liberal ‘Overturn Citizens United’ Scam

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Admittedly, the hardworking staff attended the Jerry Orbach School of Law (& Order) for only 12 years, but all this hubbub from the left about reversing Citizens United (the 2010 Supreme Court decision that allows unlimited expenditures by corporations, unions, and individuals … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Anne Borg, Boston Globe, Citizens United, Jerry Orbach, Law & Order, League of Women Voters of Massachusetts, Letter to the Editor, Marilyn Peterson, Martha Coakley, Massachusetts Democratic gubernatorial debate, pandermonium, SCOTUS, scotusblog, stare decisis, Supreme Court, WBUR, WCVB, WHDH | 4 Comments

Why the Wall Street Journal Is a Great Newspaper (Tim Horton Edition)

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

The media coverage of the Burger King/Tim Hortons merger rumpus has generally been devoid of one thing: Who the hell is Tim Horton? Yesterday’s Wall Street Journal helpfully provided the answer, compliments of Gerald Eskenazi. The Real Tim Horton Amid the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Buffalo Sabres, Burger King, Class of 1950: My Quest to Track Down the Smartest Kids From My Brooklyn Ghetto, Gerald Eskenazi, New York Rangers, Tim Horton, Tim Horton Donut Shops, Wall Street Journal | 3 Comments

NYT Starting a DIY Desk?

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Major takeout on military hospitals on Page One of the New York Times today. Smaller Military Hospitals Said to Put Patients at Risk HINESVILLE, Ga. — Every year, more than 25,000 Americans undergo surgery to correct a hiatal hernia, a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Andrew Lehren, Irene Smith, military hospitals, New York Times, Politico Playbook, Public Editor, reader-sourcing, Sharon LaFraniere | 2 Comments

Headscratching Stats o’ the Weekend

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

The hardditzing staff (mistakenly) thought Labor Day Weekend meant you should work all three days, so here are some of the startling statistics we came across. • From the New Republic’s 9/15 edition (sorry, no link: #TNRblows): Most Americans can name … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bill O'Reilly, Dan Hopkins, Georgetown University, Harvard University, Joel Stein, Jon Stewart, Judge Judy, Labor Day Weekend, Marty Walsh, Stanford, The New Republic, Time, TV Guide | 6 Comments