Monthly Archives: December 2015

Dead Blogging ‘The Winter’s Tale’ at United Parish Brookline

Posted on December 31, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Missus and I trundled up Harvard Street yesterday to see the Actors’ Shakespeare Project production of The Winter’s Tale (through January 3) at Brookline’s United Parish Willet Hall and, say, it was swell. Fair warning: This late play by … Continue reading →

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Tyler Hicks Wins NYT ‘Year in Pictures’ Bakeoff

Posted on December 29, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

For the past few years the hardviewing staff has noted the leading shooters in the New York Times annual The Year in Pictures review. This year is no exception, with honors going to proud BU alum Tyler Hicks (who also prevailed in … Continue reading →

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Civilians Who Run Full-Page Ads in the New York Times (Umpteenth Plus One Yoko Ono Edition)

Posted on December 28, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

Just about every year at Christmastime, Rift Beatle Yoko Ono runs holiday greetings in the New York Times. This year’s model:     ImaginePeace is still in the same place, if you want it. Then again, so is war. But there … Continue reading →

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FTC Cracks Down on Native Advertising

Posted on December 28, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

Lately, the Federal Trade Commission has been acting all kinds of feisty. First it busted two app developers for using “persistent identifiers” to collect kids’ information for targeted advertising. The FTC has also fielded two complaint about the YouTube Kids … Continue reading →

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Quote o’ the Day (Bride of Wildenstein Edition)

Posted on December 27, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

From our Day Late, Dolor Short desk Buried in yesterday’s New York Times piece about the Wildenstein art dynasty going Chernobyl, with everyone suing everyone. Jocelyn Wildenstein, Alec’s first wife, known for her extensive plastic surgery, more or less opened the … Continue reading →

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Bad News for St. George’s, Rare Good News for St. Paul’s

Posted on December 25, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

It’s been all Prep School Reprehensible this year, what with the shameful Senior Salute at St. Paul’s School in New Hampshire and the stunning revelations about The Dark Hallways of Horace Mann chronicled this month in The Atlantic by Caitlin Flanagan. Then came yesterday’s front-page Bella English … Continue reading →

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Grey Lady Goes All the Way with Native Ads

Posted on December 21, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

As the hardtracking staff has repeatedly noted (see here and here and here just for starters), the New York Times is up to its neck in native advertising. (Our personal favorite is the Russian nesting ads – a Times print … Continue reading →

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NY Tabloid Throws Brady Punch

Posted on December 16, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

Despite his concerted efforts to dodge questions about his good buddy Donald Trump, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady gets sacked today by the New York Daily News. Page One (via the Newseum):     Ouch. (Story here if you’re … Continue reading →

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New York Times Puff Piece Is Less Than Fenway Frank

Posted on December 16, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

The Grey Lady gives a big wet kiss today to local developer Steve Samuels, who’s responsible for most of the recent building boom in the Fenway area. From the Times Business section’s Square Feet column: Fenway Park’s Neighborhood Changes, but Keeps Its … Continue reading →

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Bee(g) Headache for Bayer

Posted on December 16, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

It’s understandable if Bayer needs a couple of aspirins after this full-page ad in yesterday’s New York Times.     The honey shot: The Natural Resources Defense Council has a bee in its bonnet for good reason according to the (Raleigh) News … Continue reading →

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