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Author Archives: Campaign Outsider
Irish Times Sentences Kevin Cullen to . . . One Correction
Back in April when the whole Kevin Cullen rumpus began, the headscratching staff wondered if the Irish Times would scrutinize its Cullen column that ran in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings, a piece that featured unverified details different from … Continue reading
Our Media Culpa to WSJ Columnist Jason Gay Re: Rafael Nadal
A week or so ago, the hardworking staff had some stern words for the Wall Street Journal’s Jason Gay over his latest cover story for WSJ. Magazine. The hardworking staff yields to no man in our respect and admiration for … Continue reading
Pepsi Puts Its Commercial and a Movie Into the Same Can
Kyrie Irving is Pepsi’s choice of a new generation of ads. And New York Times culture reporter Sopan Deb has been on the Boston Celtics star like Brown on Williamson for weeks now. Start with this piece last month. ‘Uncle … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Celtics, Brands&Films, cinemad, Harlem, Kyrie Irving, Lackawanna Railroad, like Brown on Williamson, Lil Rei Howery, Marion Murray Gorsch, Nick Kroll, Pepsi, Rucker Park, Sneak ADtack, Sopan Deb, The Great Train Robbery, Thomas Edison, Tiffany Haddish, Uncle Drew, Uncle Drew: Flat Earth Round Ball
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Some Serious Editorial Mishegas at the Wall Street Journal
WTF, WSJ? First, there’s Kali Hays’s piece in yesterday’s WWD (tip o’ the pixel to The Missus). WSJ Reorganization Continues as Editors Reapply for Positions The Wall Street Journal has been slowing moving forward with its restructuring. The Wall Street Journal is … Continue reading
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Tagged desk editors, Gerard Baker, Kali Hays, Lloyd Grove, Maxwell Tani, News Corp, The Daily Beast, The Missus, Wall Street Journal, WSJ 2020, WWD
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WSJ = Worst Sports Judgment Ever in WSJ. Magazine Cover
The hardworking staff yields to no man in our respect and admiration for Wall Street Journal columnist Jason Gay, but his cover story in today’s WSJ. Magazine is a flatout bad joke. First, there’s the cover itself. Reclaims his throne? … Continue reading
Slate’s ‘Hang Up and Listen’ Totally Lacks 20-20 Heinz Sight
The hardworking staff yields to no man in our admiration and respect for Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin, hosts of the excellent Hang Up and Listen podcast. But we feel compelled to take issue with last week’s edition in which … Continue reading
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Tagged “The Last American Hero Is Junior Johnson. Yes!”, Bill Littlefield, David Halberstam, Eddie Arcaro, Ernest Hemingway, Flannery O'Connor, Hang Up and Listen, John Swansburg, Josh Levin, Kurt Vonnegut, Mark Kram Jr., New Journalism, New York Times, Pete Reiser, Slate, Stefan Fatsis, The Atlantic, The Man They Padded the Walls For, The Top of His Game: The Best Sportswriting of W. C. Heinz, Tom Wolfe, W.C. Heinz, William Faulkner
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We Have a Winner in Our NYT Money-Making Sweepstakes!
The air has been electric around the Global Worldwide Headquarters ever since we announced our latest Campaign Outsider Sweepstakes (pat. pending). It was occasioned by this ad in the New York Times touting the paper’s umpteenth foray into revenue-enhancing sidelines. … Continue reading
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Tagged Around the World by Private Jet: Cultures in Transformation, Campaign Outsider Sweepstakes, Carol O'Reilly, Global Worldwide Headquarters, Laurel & Hardy, Meal Kits, New York Times, New York Times Cooking Meal Plan, New York Times Wine Club, NYT Cooking, NYT Crosswords, The Canyons of the Southwest in Deep and in Depth, Times Journeys, Times School, Times Talks
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New York Times Puts on the Blue – Sorry, Grey – Apron
As the hardworking staff has noted on multiple occasions, the New York Times has for the past several years been casting hither and yon for new sources of revenue. Call the roll: • The Times Journeys travel agency has offered … Continue reading
What in the World Are the Ghost Trees of Brookline?
Well the Missus and I took a post-prandial promenade yesterday from Foolish Corner to St. Mary’s and we saw a whole bunch of these signs planted next to the trees on Beacon Street. Go to that url and … Continue reading
