Author Archives: Campaign Outsider

The Weekly Standard Gives Alex Beam a Shoutout

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

Boston Strange! The Hub’s proudest contrarian has popped up in the current edition of The Weekly Standard’s ever-lively Scrapbook. The Cosby Crisis If one good thing comes out of the Bill Cosby Crisis, The Scrapbook is fairly certain what it will be. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alex Beam, Bill Cosby, honorary degrees, New York Times, The Scrapbook, The Weekly Standard, University of Massachusetts | Leave a comment

To Know Trump (‘Donald the Menace’ Edition)

Posted on October 22, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

As if Donald Trump wasn’t enough of a cartoon, a focus group in Indianapolis this week was asked to compare the GOP candidates to fictional characters, and Trump came through – as he might say – incredible. Sort of. Via … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Annenberg Public Policy Center, Dennis the Menace, Donald Trump, Dustup 2016, Hank Ketchum, Incredible Hulk, Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, NBC News, Peter Hart, Richie Rich, Robin, Stewie, Tasmanian Devil, University of Pennsylvania | Leave a comment

Dead Blogging ‘West Side Story’ at the Strand Theatre

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Missus and I trundled over to Uphams Corner to catch the Fiddlehead Theatre Company production of West Side Story and say, it felt pretty . . . swell. The Leonard Bernstein/Stephen Sondheim retelling of Romeo and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Fiddlehead Theatre Company, Jeffrey Zicker, Kim Corbett, Leonard Bernstein, Pamela Turpen, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, Romeo and Juliet, Stacey Stephens, Stephen Sondheim, Strand Theatre, Theo Lencicki, Waldemar Quinones-Villanueva, Wendy Hall, West Side Story | Leave a comment

Dead Blogging ‘Leap Before You Look’ at the ICA

Posted on October 18, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Missus and I trundled downtown yesterday to catch Leap Before You Look: Black Mountain College 1933-1957 at Boston’s Institute of Contemporary Art and say, it was . . . actually accessible. As I’ve mentioned before, I’m not really smart … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alexander Reed, Anni Albers, Asheville, Black Mountain College, Boston Globe, Buckminster Fuller, Carol Kino, Charles Olson, Elaine de Kooning, Gwendolyn Lawrence, ICA, Institute of Contemporary Art, Jacob Lawrence, John Cage, Josef Albers, Leap Before You Look: Black Mountain College 1933-1957, Merce Cunningham, Robert Creeley, Robert Motherwell, Robert Rauschenberg, Ruth Asawa, Sebastian Smee, Wall Street Journal, Watchmaker, Willem de Kooning | 1 Comment

We Are All Mets Now

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

Sweet win for the New York Mets in last night’s NLDS Game 5 against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Full disclosure: Before the hardworking staff was a Made Yankee Fan in Boston (check out our excellent new header photo!), we were … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1927 Yankees, 1961 Yankees, 2000 Subway Series, Big Red Machine, Bronx Bummers, Brooklyn Bridge, Bud Harrelson, Bud Selig, Cincinnati, Craig Calcaterra, David McCullough, Hardball Talk, Herodotus of Hydraulics, history.com, John Roebling, Jon Heyman, Los Angeles Dodgers, Made Mets Fan in Cincinnati, Made Yankee Fan, Made Yankee Fan in Boston, NBCSports, NLDS Game 5, P.T. Barnum, Pete Rose, Rob Manfred, Singing Bridge, The Great Bridge | 3 Comments

You Don’t Need a Weatherman to Know Which Way Dylan Blows

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

It’s not like the Bard of Hibbing hasn’t gone commercial before. There was that 2004 Victoria’s Secret ad, which featured Dylan on LuciferCam. And, of course, Dylan’s 2014 Chrysler Super Bowl spot. But this new one is … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bard of Hibbing, Bob Dylan, Chrysler, Fortune, IBM, It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding), Jeopardy winning computer, Jonathan Vanian, LuciferCam, Super Bowl ad, Victoria's Secret, Watson | Leave a comment

Ads ‘n’ Ends From the Campaign Trail

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

Itemizing some deductions from the 2016 presidential race. Item: Local TV Stations Love All White House Wannabes Nobody profits from a presidential race more than the broadcast and cable outlets in the early primary states. From Bloomberg Politics: Local TV … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bloomberg Politics, Buzzfeed, BuzzFeed Motion Pictures, BuzzFeed Politics, Campaign Media Analysis Group, CMAG, Dale Woods, Des Moines, Dustup 2016, enail Clinton, FCC, Friskies cat food native ads, GOP, Hillary Clinton emails, Iowa, Jeb Buh, Kantar Media, native video ads, New Hampshire, Pandora, Rena Shapiro, Republican National Committee, Right to Rise, RNC, the art of the pussyble, Washington Times, WHO-TV | 1 Comment

Dead Blogging ‘A Number’ at New Repertory Theatre

Posted on October 11, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Missus and I trundled out to Watertown last night to catch A Number at the New Rep and say, it was . . . headspinning. In this stark and startling drama, a son confronts his emotionally distant father, learning … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged A Number, Caryl Churchill, Clay Hopper, Dale Price, Intimate Apparel, Lyric Stage, Nael Nacer, New Rep, New Repertory Theatre | Leave a comment

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

Posted on October 10, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

Yoko Ono pays for full-page ads in the New York Times almost as often as Lord & Taylor does. So it was again yesterday, when the Rift Beatle ran this ad in the Times to mark John Lennon’s 75th birthday. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ImaginePeace.com, John Lennon, John Lennon at 75, Lord & Taylor, New York Times, Rift Beatle, Yoko Ono | 3 Comments

Boston Is One Crappy Baseball Town