Monthly Archives: November 2014

Dead Blogging ‘The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife’ at Lyric Stage

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Missus and I trundled downtown yesterday to catch the Lyric Stage production of The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife by Charles Busch and, say, it was . . . meshugge. From the website: A middle-aged Upper-West-Side doctor’s wife is … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Globe, Caroline Lawton, Charles Busch, Don Aucoin, Ellen Colton, Geoffrey Chaucer, Joel Colodner, Lyric Stage Company of Boston, Marina Re, The Tale of the Allergist's Wife, Zaven Ovian | 2 Comments

Quote o’ the Day (Kentucky Bourbon Edition)

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

The hardworking staff never cribs its quotidian quotes from the New York Times, but for once we’ll make an exception. From Saturday’s edition: The A1 source: Budget Problems? Kentucky and Elsewhere Find Answer in Bottle LAWRENCEBURG, Ky. — … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Anderson County, Brian Stivers, Garrett C. Peck, Kentucky Bourbon, New York Times, Wild Turkey | 1 Comment

Time Inc. Has Branded-Video ‘Lightbulb’ Go Off

Posted on November 28, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Chalk up another hostage to stealth marketing: the debut of Entertainment Weakly. Adweek reports that Time Inc. has launched EW Lightbulb, “an interview series featuring conversations with today’s leading creators about how they work and where they find inspiration.” This … Continue reading →

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Quote o’ the Day (Nipple Ring Edition)

Posted on November 28, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

There’s nothing quite like the New York Times Style section. Exhibit Umpteen (from yesterday’s edition): Erica M. Blumenthal’s Browsing column. Margot’s story (real name Caitlin Moe) about What She’s Wearing Now: Nipple Ring Index: Two. Seriously? … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bonfire of the Inanities, Browsing, Caitlin Moe, Erica M. Blumenthal, Jacqui Shine, Margot, New York Times, Nipple Ring Index, The Awl, Thursday Styles | 2 Comments

The Arts Seen in NYC (Picasso Everywhere! Edition)

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Missus and I trundled down to the Big Town for the weekend and, say, it was swell. (Not to mention All Pablo All the Time.) Here, in roughly chronological order, is some of what we caught. FRIDAY • Picasso & … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged A Delicate Balance, BBC, Beauty Is Power, Ben Brantley, Carrot Nose, David Korins, Dora Maar, Edward Albee, El Museo del Barrio, Elaine Stritch, Firdous Bamji, Gagosian Gallery, George Grizzard, Gerald Gutierrez, Glenn Close, Helena rubenstein, Hortense Fiquet, Jacqueline Roque, Jean Dubuffet, Jed Perl, Jewish Museum, John Golden Theatre, John Lithgow, John Richardson, Julian Bell, Lee Krasner, Lindsay Duncan, Mac Conner: A New York Life, Madame Cézanne, Making Pottery Art, Man Ray, Marisol, Martha Plimpton, Mike Nichols, Museum of the City of New York, New York Review of Books, New York Times, Norman Lewis, Pablo Picasso, Pace Gallery, Paul Cezanne, Picasso & Jacqueline, Picasso & the Camera, René Magritte, Robert A. Ellison Jr., Robert Gober, Romola Garai, Rosemary Harris, The Heart Is Not a Metaphor, The Hour, The New Republic, The Paris of Toulouse-Lautrec, Three Tall Women, Vincent Canby, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf | 2 Comments

Quote o’ the Day (Military-Industrial Complex Edition)

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

From Ted R. Bromund’s Weekly Standard piece on the Yankee Air Museum at Ford’s former Willow Run plant in Michigan: At its peak in 1944, Willow Run produced a B-24 Liberator bomber every 55 minutes, for a wartime production run of 8,685 … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Arsenal of Democracy, B-24 Liberator, Ted R. Bromund, Weekly Standard, Willow Run | Leave a comment

A Jason Gay Ol’ Time (Rob Gronkowski Edition)

Posted on November 21, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

As the hardworking staff has repeatedly noted, Wall Street Journal columnist Jason Gay gets New England sports like few others. His latest: Gronk, Football’s Bouncy Castle Most delightful renaissance in the NFL right now? Easy. Gronk. As in Gronk, Rob Gronkowski, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bill Belichick, Grantland, Gronk, Hilarious too-muchness, Jason Gay, New England Patriots, Rob Gronkowski, Tom Brady, Wall Street Journal, Wesley Morris | Leave a comment

The Grey Lady Goes All the (Native) Way

Posted on November 20, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

All the signs of the Times were there. From NiemanLab six weeks ago: Native advertising is growing at The New York Times Capital New York give us a look at The New York Times’ native advertising business in a profile … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Capital New York, Digiday, Joseph Lichterman, Justin Ellis, Meredith Kopit Levien, Netflix, New York Times, NiemanLab, Shell, Sneak ADtack, T Brand Studio, Thomson Reuters, White Flag of Old Journalism | 1 Comment

Round Midnight at the Global Worldwide Headquarters (‘Extravagant’ Anita O’Day Edition)

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

The hardworking staff has always had a thing for the great Anita O’Day. (She chose that stage name because it was pig Latin for “dough,” which is what she wanted to make.) And lately we’ve been hitting Replay on her … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Anita O'Day, Billie Holiday, Dinah Washington, Ella Fitzgerald, Man with a Horn, Newport Jazz Festival, RoundMidnightTV, Sarah Vaughn, Stan Getz, Sweet Georgia Brown, Tea for Two, The Guardian | 4 Comments

Dead Blogging ‘The Real Thing’ at Calderwood Pavilion

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Missus and I trundled down to the South End to catch the Bad Habit Productions production of Tom Stoppard’s The Real Thing and, say, it was real swell. Campaign Outsider Flashback We saw the Broadway production 30 years … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged A. Nora Long, Bad Habits Productions, Bob Mussett, Boston Globe, Calderwood Pavilion, Christine Baranski, Courtland Jones, Cynthia Nixon, Glenn Close, Jeremy Irons, Peter Gallagher, Terry Byrne, The Real Thing, Tom Stoppard | 3 Comments