Monthly Archives: March 2015

Just Call Him Mike Hucksterbee

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

Former Arkansas governor and current GOP presidential wannabe Mike Huckabee never met a quack product he wasn’t willing to sell (and we’re not even counting his old Fox News panderama). Start with his shilling for a dubious diabetes treatment. … Continue reading →

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The Tale of the the Girlfriend, the Jewish Boyfriend, and the Dog

Posted on March 29, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

Maybe it’s just us, but the hardworking staff is starting to see a pattern emerging here. Start with the ubiquitous Lena Dunham’s current piece in The New Yorker. Dog or Jewish Boyfriend? A Quiz Do the following statements refer to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged anti-Semitic, Ask Ariely, Dan Ariely, David Remnick, Googletron, Jewish boyfriend, Kveller, Lena Dunham, The New Yorker, Wall Street Journal | Leave a comment

NYT’s John F. Burns Writes Into the Sunset

Posted on March 28, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

From our Late to the Going-Away Party desk Yesterday’s New York Times featured the swan song of the storied John F. Burns, appropriately on Page One. On Second Try, A Kingly Burial For Richard III LEICESTER, England — For an English … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged John F. Burns, King Richard III, Leicester Cathedral, New York Times, reburial, Sarajevo cellist, Susan Chira | Leave a comment

The Redoubtable Joseph Epstein Likes Xavier University!

Posted on March 28, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

As the splendid readers of our Two-Daily Town kissin’ cousin know, the hardworking staff is a proud alum of Xavier University, whose basketball team took a Brody in the NCAA West Regional semifinal. But all is not lost! The Musketeers … Continue reading →

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Dead Blogging ‘Picasso to Warhol’ at Lowell Textile Museum

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Missus and I trundled up to Lowell over the weekend to catch Artist Textiles: Picasso to Warhol at the American Textile History Museum and, say, it was swell. From their website: The American Textile History Museum in Lowell, Massachusetts … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged American Textile History Museum, Artist Textiles: Picasso to Warhol, Claire McCardell, Henri Matisse, Jared Bowen, Open Studio, Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, WGBH | 2 Comments

Leigh Montville Has 20/20 Heinz Sight in WSJ Review

Posted on March 22, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

The hardworking staff is a longtime fan of the great W.C. Heinz, and we’re hoping everyone else will catch up with us thanks to the Library of America’s new publication, The Top of His Game: The Best Sportswriting of W.C. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged A.J. Liebling, Babe Ruth, Bill Littlefield, Damon Runyon, Death of a Racehorse, ESPN, Gare Joyce, Grantland Rice, Jimmy Cannon, Library of America, New York Sun, Red Smith, Ring Lardner, The Top of His Game, W.C. Heinz | Leave a comment

Correction o’ the Day (NYT Killer Cellphones Edition)

Posted on March 22, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

First came this Nick Bilton Disruptions column in Thursday’s New York Times. New Gadgets, New Health Worries In 1946, a new advertising campaign appeared in magazines with a picture of a doctor in a lab coat holding a cigarette and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged American Cancer Society, brain tumors, cellphones, Centers for Disease Control, cigarettes, Disruptions, Editors' Note, Food and Drug Administration, National Cancer Institute, New York Times, Nick Bilton, Styles, World Health Organization | 2 Comments

Hey! NYC’s MTA Sucks Just Like Boston’s T!

Posted on March 21, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

The hardworking staff has long held that the MBTA – Boston’s public (not to be confused with rapid) transit system – is like someone’s hobby. But it’s not just our system that’s the modern-day equivalent of a swayback mare. From Emma G. … Continue reading →

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Don’t Free the Pete Rose One!

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

Full disclosure: In another life, the hardworking staff did seven years in Ohio. Specifically, we were in Cincinnati from 1967 to 1974, and the one thing that kept us sane was this miniature Brooklyn Bridge across the Ohio River to Kentucky. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1927 Yankees, 1961 Yankees, Big Red Machine, Brooklyn Bridge, Bud Selig, Cincinnati, Craig Calcaterra, David McCullough, Hardball Talk, Herodotus of Hydraulics, history.com, John Roebling, Jon Heyman, Made Yankee Fan, NBCSports, P.T. Barnum, Pete Rose, Rob Manfred, Singing Bridge, The Great Bridge | 8 Comments

The 13th – and Final – Tommy Ashton Basketball Tournament

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

My cousin Tommy Ashton was murdered in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. From the landmark New York Times Portraits of Grief: Saddest day ever. Since then, Tommy’s sisters Colleen and Mary have shepherded the Thomas Ashton Foundation, which has an … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 9/11, Colleen Ashton, John Ashton, Kathy Ashton, Mary Ashton, New York Times, North Tower, Portraits of Grief, Queens, St. Sebastian Parish Center, Thomas Ashton, Thomas Ashton Foundation, Woodside, World Trade Center | Leave a comment