Monthly Archives: January 2015

Could Scott Brown Run for U.S. Senate in . . . California?

Posted on January 10, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

From our Late to the Revival Party desk It’s hard to believe that Downturn Scotty Brown (R-Girl Trouble) might ever run for higher office again, but then there’s this from yesterday’s New York Times First Draft: Boxer’s Retiring, and Ad Agencies … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged @ScottBrownCA, Barack Obama, Barbara Boxer, Downturn Scotty Brown, First Draft, George Clooney, Googletron, New York Times, R-Girl Trouble, Scott Brown, silly season, Tom Steyer, Twitter, Washington Post | 4 Comments

Starkitect: The Two Facades of Frank Gehry

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

Frank Gehry is the Rorschach test of modern architecture. And his latest creation – Fondation Louis Vuitton – is the ultimate inkblot. From Joel Henning’s mash note in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal: A New Art Palace Sets Sail in Paris As you approach Frank … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bois de Boulogne, Boulevard Raspail, Bulgari, David Lynch, Dior, Donna Karan, Eiffel Tower, Eisenhower Memorial, Fendi, Fondation Cartier, Fondation Louis Vuitton, Foucault's pendulum, Francis Bacon, Frank Gehry, Frank Lloyd Wright, Gehry's Folly, Givenchy, Grand Palais, Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Guillermo Kuitca, Jean Nouvel, Joel Henning, LMVH, Martin Filler, Moet Hennessy, Montgolfier balloon, New York Review of Books, Patti Smith, praeterition, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Spirit of St. Louis, Vija Celmins, Wall Street Journal, Walt Disney Concert Hall | 6 Comments

Pinterest Goes Native for a Little Pin Money

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

There are currently 70 million Pinterest pinners, and every one of them is about to get spinned to the marketing post. From BostInno‘s Rebecca Strong: Pinterest is Getting More Ads but You Might Have Trouble Spotting Them Advertisers’ posts may … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ABC Family, BostInno, Dana Shank, Expedia, Gap, General Mills, holy grail, Kraft, Kraft Foods, Lululemon, native advertising, Nestle, New York Times, Pinterest, promoted pins, Rebecca Strong, Sneak ADtack | Leave a comment

The World’s Oldest Living Altar Boy (Mario Cuomo Edition)

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

St. Ignatius Loyola Church, the Kim Kardashian of the Upper East Side that’s about to swallow the far more worship-worthy Church of St. Thomas More, is back in the news today. (As the hardlapsing staff has previously noted, we were an … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bishop Furlong, Capital New York, Cardinal Sean O'Malley, Carnegie Hill, Cathaholic, Christopher E. Baldwin, Ed Koch, Ed Sullivan, Fordham Prep, Frank Campbell Funeral Home, gangster Frank Costello, George Gershwin, Greta Garbo, Heath Ledger, Jackie's Agnes, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, James Cagney, Joan Crawford, Joan Rivers, Judy Garland, Kim Kardashian of the Upper East Side, L’Wren Scott, Leona Helmsley, Malcolm Forbes, Mario Cuomo, New York Times, Peggy Noodnik, Peggy Noonan, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rev. Kevin Madigan, Rita Hayworth, Robert F. Kennedy, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle, Saks Fifth Avenue, St. Catherine Siena, St. Francis Xavier Cabrini, St. Ignatius Loyola, St. John Nepomucene, St. John the Martyr, St. Thomas More, St. Vincent Ferrer, Wall Street Journal, William Randolph Hearst | 4 Comments

Dead Blogging ‘Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike’ at Huntington Theatre

Posted on January 5, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Missus and I trundled down to the Huntington Theatre last night to catch its new production of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike and, say, it was swell . . . to some degree. The play is what in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Allison Layman, Candy Buckley, Christopher Durang, Haneefa Wood, Huntington Theater, Jessica Stone, Julianne Moore, Marcia DeBonis, Martin Moran, Nicholas Martin, Peter DuBois, Tyler Lansing Weaks, Uncle Vanya, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Vanya on 42nd St., Wallace Shawn | 3 Comments

Dead Blogging the South Station History Tour

Posted on January 4, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Missus and I trundled downtown yesterday to catch the free history tour at South Station and, say, it was swell. The Missus had seen this the other day in the Boston Globe. Keeping track of a landmark SOUTH STATION … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Globe, Boston Mayor Josiah Quincy III, Charles P. Clark, New Haven Railroad, South Station, South Station History Tour, South Union Station | 1 Comment

Quote o’ the Day (Kiddie Spa Edition)

Posted on January 4, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

From our Late to the Mani-Pedi Party desk In her year-end blog post, 17 Hopes and Dreams for The Times in the New Year, New York Times Public Editor Margaret Sullivan lists this as #17: “More absurd Styles trend stories. Long … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged International Spa Association, Julie Turkewitz, Kari Ehresman, Lynne McNees, Makayla Ehresman, Margaret Sullivan, New York Times, Paige Ehresman, Public Editor, Seriously Spoiled Salon and Spa | 4 Comments

Kiss Your Ads Goodbye

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

For the past several years, the hardtracking staff has dedicated itself to chronicling the “ad creep” in news and entertainment media: Stealthy native advertising in online publications from BuzzFeed to the New York Times; shameless product placement in TV shows … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bones, brand journalism, Center for Media Research, Content, Content Strategy Inc., Daniel Burstein, Doug kessler, Hawaii Five-0, MECLABS, MediaPost, Melissa Breker, native advertising, NewsCred, Product placement, Sharethrough, Sneak ADtack, Tom Channick, Velocity | Leave a comment