Author Archives: Campaign Outsider

Hall Of Fame/Hall Of Shame

Interesting split decision in today’s Boston Globe sports pages over Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, which is currently underway. Commissioner Emeritus Bob Ryan makes his position clear from the get-go. I’m not voting for Bonds, Clemens, or Sosa I am in possession … Continue reading

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New Mass. Law: Straight On Red

Is it just the harddodging staff, or are Boston drivers much more lunatic about running red lights these days? It’s not even a close call – cars that are hundreds of feet away routinely bust red lights without a second … Continue reading

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Local Dailies Kerry On With Senate Speculation

It’s no secret that the Boston Globe and the Boston Herald inhabit entirely different political landscapes here in the Bay State. Exhibit Umpteen: Their respective takes on who might succeed Sen. John Kerry (D-Reporting for Due-ty) if he gets what … Continue reading

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Call It The Ga-GO-sian Gallery

The other day the hardlooking staff noted that Art Shark Damien Hirst had dumped his longtime partner Gagosian Gallery, which last year, as the New York Times Artsbeat blog reported, “gave Damien Hirst all 11 of its spaces around the world … Continue reading

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Scott Brown’s Mash Note To Himself

Oddly enough, it was the Boston Globe – not the Boston Herald – that ran this Scott Brown op-ed that was all about . . . him. A pleasure and a privilege FOR THE past three years, I have had the great honor … Continue reading

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Sandy, The Aurora Is Risin’ Behind Us

The hardworking staff was perusing Friday’s New York Times when we stumbled upon (print style) this piece by Helene Stapinski about the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy on the Jersey Shore. And then we saw this: It’s a Wednesday night, a month after … Continue reading

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Herald Pulls ‘Crosshairs’ Headline

The hardreading staff noted a few hours ago that the BostonHerald.com homepage had the headline “Kerry in the crosshairs if nominated for state” right next to its coverage of the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy. To its credit, the paper has now … Continue reading

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Unfortunate Headline Of The Day

BostonHerald.com homepage at 1:35 pm:     Of course, the Herald couldn’t know, when it wrote the “Kerry in the crosshairs” hed, what would transpire only hours later. But it’s a damn good argument to stop using gun references in … Continue reading

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Like A Shark, Damien Hirst Needs To Keep Moving

Call him Dimien Hirst. The British celebropop artist who made his bones with a shark carcass and a platinum human skull covered with 8,601 diamonds is now reaping skeletal returns on his artwork, as this recent Businessweek piece reported: For all … Continue reading

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Boston Globe’s Papal Cut

That old Pontifox, Benedict XVI, was all tweetness and light yesterday as he took to Twitter to bless the faithful (over one million served so far).   Of course  everybody’s reporting on the gala debut – except the Boston Globe. … Continue reading

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