Monthly Archives: June 2015

Why the New York Times Is a Great Newspaper (Phil Jackson Triangle Offense Edition)

Posted on June 29, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

The New York Times Sunday sports section is topped by this Nicholas Dawidoff piece about the origins of the triangle offense that Phil Jackson rode to 11 NBA championships but that the current New York Knicks just can’t get. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 11 NBA championships, Fred "Tex" Winter, New York Knicks, New York Times, Phil Jackson, The Obtuse Triangle, triangle offense | 2 Comments

Civilians Who Run Full-Page Ads in the New York Times (Michael Steinhardt Edition)

Posted on June 28, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

The latest in our long-running series Yesterday’s New York Times featured this ad on A5. At issue: That’s problematic for Michael Steinhardt – president of the Judy and Michael Steinhardt Foundation and co-founder of Birthright Israel – who paid for … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Birthright Israel, Israel, John Stossel, Judy and Michael Steinhardt Foundation, Ken Abramowitz, Michael Steinhardt, New York Times, NYU's Steinhardt School of Culture Education and Human Development, Palestinian Authority, Rand Paul, Samantha Power, Sheldon Adelson, United Nations, Warren Buffett | 1 Comment

In Apple Music Rumpus, Maybe Taylor Swift ISN’T All That and a Bag of Clips

Posted on June 26, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

Music maven Taylor Swift is getting all kinds of kudos for taking a bite out of Apple Music’s effort to strong-arm independent labels into getting no royalties for the new streaming service’s trial period. But maybe she didn’t do it alone. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1989, Adele, Apple Music, Beggars Group, Ben Sisario, Eamonn Forde, independent labels, New York Times, Taylor Swift, The Guardian | 1 Comment

Bernie & Phyl Ads Get Phunky

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

Furniture mavens Bernie & Phyl are like baked beans & cod – New England traditions. For decades the couple – and their kids – have produced the most toe-curling commercials on Boston television. Representative sample: But now – what should we call … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bernie & Phyl, Beryl!, Boston Globe, City Sports, DeVito Verdi, Fallon Health, Herb Chambers, Legal Sea Foods, Suffolk University, Tribe Hummus | 4 Comments

Newsies: Stop Covering Coverage of Donald Trump

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

Definition of irony: Journalists lamenting news coverage of Donald Trump’s self-promotional presidential campaign. Representative sample, via the Boston Globe’s Jeff Jacoby. News organizations are under no obligation to provide a platform to every narcissistic buffoon who declares himself a candidate for … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bill O'Really Policy®, Bill O'Reilly, Boston Globe, clown car, Donald Trump, Donald Trumped-Up Policy™, Fox Newshound, Jeff Jacoby | 4 Comments

Dead Blogging ‘The Farnsworth Invention’ at Flat Earth Theatre

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Missus and I trundled out to Watertown’s Arsenal Center for the Arts yesterday to catch the Flat Earth Theatre production of The Farnsworth Invention and say, it was swell. From the website: From screenwriter/playwright Aaron Sorkin, who brought us … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Aaron Sorkin, Arsenal Center for the Arts, Chris Larson, David Sarnoff, Flat Earth Theatre, Michael Fisher, Philo Farnsworth, Sarah Gazdowicz, The Farnsworth Invention | 3 Comments

Why Tom Stoppard Is Right to Be a Snob

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

Several months ago British playwright Tom Stoppard created a tempest in a theaterpot with an interview he gave to the Telegraph. Quiz: Are Tom Stoppard’s plays too clever for you? As the playwright says he has to dumb down his … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Dana Dusbiber, Goneril, Hamlet, King Lear, Macbeth, NatIonal Theatre, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Shakespeare, Slings & Arrows, Terry Teachout, The Hard Problem, The Telegraph, Tom Stoppard, Travesties, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post | Leave a comment

Dead Blogging ‘Thomas Hart Benton’ at PEM

Posted on June 20, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Missus and I trundled up to the Peabody Essex Museum to catch American Epics: Thomas Hart Benton and Hollywood the other day and say, it was . . . interesting. This is the first major exhibition on Thomas Hart … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged American Epics: Thomas Hart Benton and Hollywood, Audacious: The Fine Art of Wood from the Montalto Bohlen Collection, Duane Michals, Peabody Essex Museum, Storyteller: The Photographs of Duane Michals, Thomas Hart Benton, World War II, Year of Peril | 2 Comments

Brian Williams Is the Milt Chamberlain of Broadcast News

Posted on June 20, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

Who is Milt Chamberlain, you ask? He’s a character in the late, slightly lamented CBS series Battle Creek, which was co-produced by Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan, although that wasn’t enough to save it. Anyway, the Battle Creek basics: So … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged #SaveBattleCreek, Battle Creek, Breaking Bad, Cape Cod League, CBS, David Ortiz, Dean Winters, FBI, Josh Duhamel, Milt Chamberlain, Russ Agnew, Vince Gilligan | 2 Comments

New York Times easyJet Piece Gathers No (Kate) Moss

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

From our Late to the Party Pooper desk Yesterday’s New York Times Business section featured this Nicola Clark profile of easyJet chief executive Carolyn McCall. EasyJet Chief Leads Airline Through Turnaround LONDON — Early in a May conference call with … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged basic bitch, Carolyn McCall, easyJet, Kate Moss, MailOnline, New York Times, Nicola Clark, Teo Bugbee, The Daily Beast, The Independent | Leave a comment