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WSJ Follows NYT Into VR

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

As the hardtracking staff at our kissin’ cousin Sneak Adtack has noted, the New York Times is knee-deep into virtual reality reporting – and the native advertising opportunities it represents. Pop quiz: Which of these is paid content? Clear … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ballet dancers, Buzzfeed, Carol, Carol: Dearest..., Cate Blanchett, Citi, Cole Haan, Daniel Askill, Digiday, enigma machine, Frankenberg's, Frédéric Filloux, From Our Advertisers, Gawker, Harvey Weinstein, Margaret Sullivan, Meredith Kopit Levien, Monday Note, native advertising, Netflix, New York Times, Orange Is the New Black, Public Editor, Rooney Mara, Russian nesting ads, Saving the 'Glades, Shell, State of the Cuisinart Marketing, Stories From Our Advertisers, T Brand Studio, Take Flight, The Atlantic, The Imitation Game, The Media Briefing, The Progress Makers, The Weinstein Company, virtual reality, Wall Street Journal, WSJ. | Leave a comment

What Can Brown Do for Donald Trump in WMD Rumpus?

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

Apparently nothing. After GOP Hair Apparent Donald Trump (R-Donald Trump) jumped the snark in his Republican presidential primary debate comments last week about George W. Bush, 9/11, and WMDs, former somebody Scott Brown (R-Scott Brown) – who fashioned himself a New Hampshire kingmaker … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 9/11, Donald Trump, Downturn Scotty Brown, George W. Bush, GOP Hair Apparent, Jonathan V. Last, jumped the snark, Scott Brown, The Weekly Standard, Trump vice president, WMDs | 1 Comment

Ave Atque Vale, the Queen of Prince Spaghetti

Posted on February 7, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

The city of Boston said hail and farewell to one of its signature characters this past week. From Steve Annear’s Boston Globe obituary: Mary Fiumara, 88; mother from Prince Spaghetti commercial Her call, two words, turned Mary Fiumara into an icon of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 89th and 3rd, Anthony Martignetti, Boston Globe, Jackie's Agnes, Mary Fiumara, North End, Prince spaghetti, Steve Annear | 6 Comments

Campaign Symbolism 101: Donald Trump’s Emergency Landing

Posted on February 5, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

It turns out Donald Trump lost altitude in more than just the Iowa caucuses this week. Exhibit A: Mechanical troubles forced Trump Force One to make an emergency landing in Tennessee on Wednesday. From ABC’s The Note: Donald Trump’s Private … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ABC's The Note, Donald Trump, Dustup 2016, emergency landing, flat tire, GOP Hair Apparent, Iowa, Michael Dukakis, New York Times, North Carolina, Oxford Journal, Public Opinion Quarterly, Super Tuesday, tarmac, Tennessee, Trump Dump, Trump Force One | Leave a comment

Dead Blogging WAM, ‘Sondheim,’ and ‘Disgraced’

Posted on February 4, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Missus and I trundled hither and yon this past weekend to catch one thing and another and say, it was swell. On Friday we spent a lovely afternoon at the Worcester Art Museum, mostly to see Flora in Winter, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alvin Theatre, Anna Atkins, Cyanotypes: Photography's Blue Period, Disgraced, Flora in Winter, Hassan Hajjaj: My Rock Stars, Higgins Armory Museum, Huntington Theatre Company, Knights!, Lyric Stage, Merrily We Roll Along, My Rock Stars Experimental Volume 1, Rajesh Bose, Sir John Herschel, Sondheim on Sondheim, Stephen Sondheim, WAM, Worcester Art Museum | Leave a comment

Ted Cruz Is Sending Me Mash Notes

Posted on February 3, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

The microphone wasn’t even cold after Ted Cruz’s blabbermouth victory speech in Iowa when the following popped up in my email Tuesday night. BREAKING: WE WON! This is only the beginning: I still need your help >>> Friend, I can’t thank you … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged blabbermouth victory speech, Grandpa Munster, Iowa, Ted Cruz | 2 Comments

The New New Republic Gets Something – Finally! – Right

Posted on January 28, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

As up to several people know, the hardworking staff has been on The New Republic like Brown on Williamson since boy publisher Chris Hughes bought the vulnerable opinion journal several years ago. And the worst part is, the lamer the magazine has become, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged boy publisher, Chris Hughes, Corinne Grinapol, FishBowl DC, like Brown on Williamson, The New New Republic, The New Republic, TNR, vulnerable opinion journal | Leave a comment

Uber’s New Meal-Delivery Service Throws Up on Boston

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

Some Uber drivers are about to become Uber waiters, according to this Wall Street Journal piece. Uber Prepares to Launch Meal-Delivery Service in 10 U.S. Cities Uber Technologies Inc. is preparing to go live with a full-scale meal delivery service across … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged meal-delivery service, Uber drivers, Uber Technologies Inc., Uber waiters, UberEating towns, UberEats, Wall Street Journal | Leave a comment

The Paranoid Style in American Politics (2016 Edition)

Posted on January 19, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

In an interview on NBC’s Today show before his final State of the Union address, President Barack Obama talked to Matt Lauer about the Donald Trumpa Lumpa craze (around 3:55). Trump’s a little nuts graf: The message that … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barack Obams, Donald Trump, Dustup 2016, LBJ, Matt Lauer, NBC Today, Republican Disunity ad 1964, Republican National Convention, Richard Hofstadter, State of the Union, The Paranoid Style in American Politics, Trumpa lumpa | Leave a comment

Dead Blogging ‘Violet’ at Calderwood Pavilion

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Missus and I trundled down to the South End Saturday night to catch the SpeakEasy Stage Company‘s production of Violet and, man, it’s a knockout. Featuring a powerful folk, rock, and gospel score, this soul-stirring musical, set in 1964, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alison McCartan, Audree Hedequist, Brian Crawley, Calderwood Pavilion, Caroline or Change, Carolyn Saxon, Doris Betts, Fun Home, Jeanine Tesori, Kathy St. George, Michael Mendiola, Shrek The Musical, SpeakEasy Stage Company, The Ugliest Pilgrim, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Violet | Leave a comment