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New York Times Puts on the Blue – Sorry, Grey – Apron

Posted on May 21, 2018 by Campaign Outsider

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Around the World by Private Jet: Cultures in Transformation, 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 | 4 Comments

Riffs Round Midnight at the Global Worldwide Headquarters (Great ‘Colorado’ Bakeoff Edition)

Posted on May 20, 2018 by Campaign Outsider

As you splendid readers might remember, the hardriffing staff has long had a soft spot for The Flying Burrito Brothers. As we once noted, “Back in 1971, the hardsmoking staff glommed on to the Flying Burrito Brothers – one of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Colorado, Dillard & Clark, Flying Burrito Brothers, Linda Ronstadt, Sneaky Pete Kleinow, Stone Poneys, The Byrds | Leave a comment

What in the World Are the Ghost Trees of Brookline?

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Campaign Outsider

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Betsy Ericksen, Brookline Ghost Trees, Coolidge Corner, Foolish Corner, gas leaks, George's Folly, Ghost Trees of Brookline, Janet Groat, Kate Whelan, Mothers Out Front, National Grid | Leave a comment

Riffs Round Midnight at the Global Worldwide Headquarters (Steely Damn! Edition)

Posted on May 11, 2018 by Campaign Outsider

From our long riffing series The hardrocking staff has been on a bit of a Steely Dan jag lately, during which we came across a couple of live sets you splendid readers might enjoy. Turns out 1974 was a very … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Any Major Dude Will Tell You, Barrytown, Countdown to Ecstasy, Do It Again, Donald Fagen, Jeff Baxter, King Of The World, My Old School, Pretzel Logic, Rainbow Theatre in London, Rikki Don't Lose That Number, Steely Dan, University of California, Walter Becker, Your Gold Teeth, Your Gold Teeth II | Leave a comment

WSJ Disses NYT, FT, and Bloomberg All in One House Ad

Posted on May 3, 2018 by Campaign Outsider

The Wall Street Journal is feeling its oats. Exhibit A7: This full-page ad in yesterday’s Journal. The fine print dismisses even more business publications. The Journal’s tagline is “Read ambitiously.” We’ll see if those maligned publications choose to rebut ambitiously.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged #FT, Bloomberg, Financial Times, Forbes, Fortune, New York Times, Wall Street Journal | Leave a comment

Steve Mnuchin’s Dad Ran an Ad in the New York Times

Posted on May 1, 2018 by Campaign Outsider

Well the hardworking staff was leafing through the New York Times yesterday and what did we come across but this quarter-page ad in the A section. Of course that got us to wondering: Mnuchin Gallery – any relation to Treasury … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alexander Calder, Francis Bacon, Government Sachs, Jeff Koons, Jerry Saltz, Joshua Green, Louise Bourgeois, Mark Rothko, Medium, Mnuchin Gallery, New York magazine, Reds, Steve Mnuchin, Upper East Side Patch, Willem de Kooning, Yayoi Kusama | Leave a comment

The Grey Lady Is Engaged in Some Serious Housekeeping (2)

Posted on April 30, 2018 by Campaign Outsider

Earlier today the hardworking stuff noted that it’s catch-up time at the New York Times. We mentioned the slowbituaries at Overlooked and the shutterbug portfolio published yesterday as Scenes Unseen: The Summer of ’78 . What we forgot was this piece in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged New York Times, New York Times Style Magazine, Overlooked, Scenes Unseen: The Summer of ’78, Slowbituaries | Leave a comment

The Grey Lady Is Engaged in Some Serious Housekeeping

Posted on April 30, 2018 by Campaign Outsider

It’s catch-up time at the New York Times. Start with the dozen slowbituaries the Times published last month in its launch of Overlooked, a sort of death notice do-over. Since 1851, The New York Times has published thousands of obituaries: of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Charlotte Bronte, Emily Warren, Ida B. Wells, Inside the Times, Jim Dwyer, Madhubala, Melina Delkic, New York City Parks Department, New York Times, Overlooked, Slinky, Slowbituaries, Stove Top stuffing | 1 Comment

Seems The Irish Times Is Not Reviewing Kevin Cullen’s Work

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Campaign Outsider

Earlier this week the hardworking staff noted the rumpus around Boston Globe columnist Kevin Cullen’s shifting coverage of the Boston Marathon bombings. Central to the issue is Cullen’s dual versions of the role he says Dorchester firefighter Sean O’Brien played … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged BBC, Bill Richard, Boston Globe, Boston Marathon bombings, Irish Times, Jane Richard, Kevin Cullen, Kirk Minihane, Martin Richard, Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, Running towards the bombs, Sean O'Brien, WEEI | 5 Comments

Is The Irish Times Reviewing Kevin Cullen’s Reporting For It?

Posted on April 25, 2018 by Campaign Outsider

The rumpus over Boston Globe columnist Kevin Cullen’s Boston Marathon bombings coverage has gone trans-Atlantic, as this Irish Times piece illustrates. ‘Boston Globe’ columnist Kevin Cullen put on administrative leave Journalist’s coverage of Boston Marathon bombings to be examined after … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged @DanKelley66, BBC, Bill Richard, Boston Globe, Boston Marathon bombings, Gerry Adams, Irish Times, Jane Richard, Kevin Cullen, Kirk Minihane, Martin Richard, Matt Patterson, NECN, Northern Ireland, NY Daily News, Running towards the bombs, Sean O'Brien, The Troubles, WBZ, WEEI | 2 Comments