Author Archives: Campaign Outsider

Correction o’ the Week (Frank Sinatra Toupee Edition)

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

From Saturday’s New York Times: EDITOR’S NOTE In the Talk interview in the Magazine this weekend, Barbara Sinatra, Frank Sinatra’s fourth wife, disputes an account by Gay Talese in a 1966 Esquire article, in which he described Sinatra’s toupees and the woman … Continue reading →

No Djok: Order Restored To French Open

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Roger Federer did Rafael Nadal a favor by defeating Novak (41-0) Djokovic in Friday’s French Open semifinal. Nadal did not return the favor in Sunday’s French Open Final. Instead he reverted to form, beating Federer for the fourth straight time … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged French Open, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, strawberries and cream Novak, Wimbledon | 4 Comments

Alex Burrows Bites Bruins – Again

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

So it wasn’t bad enough the Bruins broke down with 19 seconds left in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals to lose 1-0 to the Vancouver Canucks? Now they have to lose 3-2 to Alex Burrows, a Canuck who … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alex Burrows, Boston Bruins, Patrice Bergeron, Stanley Cup, Tim Thomas, Vancouver Canucks, Zdeno Chara | 1 Comment

Campaign Outsider Critics Corner (NY Art Museum Edition)

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Once around Central Park, James, and don’t spare the horses: METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART * Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty is an eye-popping tribute to the unique vision of the fashion designer who cut his own life short at age 40. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alexander McQueen, Cone Sisters, Francis Alys, German Expressionism, Jewish Museum, Maira Kalman, Met, MOMA, Night Vision, Reconfiguring an African Icon | 1 Comment

Campaign Outsider Critics Corner (Art Gallery Department)

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Picks ‘n’ pans from two days of gallery-hopping in the Big Town (sorry no links, still iPadlocked): MAIS OUI! DIVISION * Elliott Erwitt: Personal Best at the International Center for Photography. Sharp, witty photographs from Che Guevara to Paris pooches. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Arshile Gorky, Chaim Soutine, Elliott Erwitt, Francis Bacon, Gagosian, George Grosz, John Henry, Julie Speidel, Louise Bourgeois, Marie-Therese, Mary Frank, Pablovian, Picasso, Richard Tuttle, Robert Mapplethorpe, Salvatore Scarpitta | Leave a comment

One Mav-elous Victory

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

After the beatdown they endured in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, the Dallas Mavericks took the court in Game 2 with one objective in mind: To prove that they actually belonged on the court with the Miami Heat. And … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Chris Bosh, Dallas Mavericks, Dirk Nowitzki, Dwayne Wade The Invisibles, LeBron James, Miami Heat, NBA Finals | Leave a comment

Campaign Outsider Critics Corner (Theater Division)

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

A couple of Broadway lullabies: * The revival of Garson Kanin’s Born Yesterday is a hoot, mostly thanks to Nina Arianda’s knockout turn as Billie Dawn, which rivals Judy Holliday’s performance in the original movie. Jim Belushi is also sharp … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bobby Cannavale's, Born Yesterday, Chris Rock, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Garson Kanin, Jim Belushi, Nina Arianda, Robert Sean Leonard, Stephen Adly Guirgis's, The Motherf**ker With The Hat | Leave a comment

What You Can’t See In The Big Town

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

The Missus and I caught last call at the Guggenheim Museum’s “The Great Upheaval: Modern Art From the Guggenheim Collection, 1910-1918.” (Sorry, no links or graphics – I’m iPadlocked.) Some critics dismissed it as a mere basement-and-attic exhibit, but we … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged basement-and-attic exhibit, CARTON Manifesto, create inside the box, Guggenheim, iPadlocked, Manifestos, The Great Upheaval, unreelism | 2 Comments

More BCAE ‘Funny’ Business At The Boston Globe

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

From Tuesday’s Boston Globe Names column: A ‘Funny’ thing happened at BCAE Some of the biggest names from the most colorful section of the newspaper gathered at the Boston Center for Adult Education on Sunday for a reception for “One … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged BCAE, Boston Globe, Darby Conley, Get Fuzzy, Jennifer Parisi, Mark Parisi, Names, Off the Mark, One Fine Sunday in the Funny Pages, Short Shrift | 2 Comments

National Basketball Association (Accent On ‘Ass’)