Tag Archives: New York Times

Remembering Tommy Ashton, Murdered on 9/11

Posted on September 11, 2020 by Campaign Outsider

Nineteen years ago today, my cousin Tommy Ashton was struck down in his prime by the Al Qaeda terrorists who engineered the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center. From the New York Times great Portraits of Grief memorial: Colleen … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Al Qaeda, Colleen Ashton, John Ashton, Kathy Ashton, Mary Ashton, New York Times, Portraits of Grief, Tommy Ashton, Tommy Ashton 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament, World Trade Center | Leave a comment

Dylan Thomas Does Not Go Gentle Into That Bad Ad

Posted on August 29, 2020 by Campaign Outsider

Listen, the hardworking staff enjoys a literary allusion as much as the next person, assuming the next person isn’t James Wood. But this ad in Thursday’s New York Times was just totally misconceived. Right – so Dylan Thomas’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night, Dylan Thomas, James Wood, MyLight, New York Times, poets.org | 2 Comments

The Nude York Times (‘An American in Paris’ Edition)

Posted on July 29, 2020 by Campaign Outsider

From our Grey Lady pearl-clutching desk The hardblushing staff has long chronicled the growing willingness of the New York Times to bare all in the name of art – or commerce – in its advertising. Representative samples include this ulp-skirt ad … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Amedeo Modigliani, An American in Paris, Christie's, Federico Beltran-Masses, Gagosian Gallery, John Currin, Julius LeBlanc Stewart, Louis Vuitton, M.S. Rau, New York Times, ulp-skirt | Leave a comment

Amazon Delivers News Packages to Compliant Media Outlets

Posted on May 26, 2020 by Campaign Outsider

Call it Prime-ing the news pump. In the runup to today’s annual shareholder meeting, Amazon has tried to disinfect its COVID-battered image with a video produced in the form of a news report and distributed to local TV stations around … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Amazon, Courier, COVID-19, New York Times, Prime-ing the news pump, propagambit, Todd Walker | 1 Comment

New York Times Has a ‘Manifesto’ for Boston’s MFA

Posted on March 24, 2020 by Campaign Outsider

The other day the New York Times ran a big takeout by art critic Holland Cotter on what major U.S. museums should be doing nowadays with their time and money. For Big Museums, It’s Time to Change As the Metropolitan … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alice Neel, Ancient Nubia Now, “Why Are There No Great Women Artists?”, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Holland Cotter, Linda Nochlin, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Times, Women Take the Floor | Leave a comment

NYT’s Marie KONDO-19 Puff Piece Should’ve Been 86ed

Posted on March 23, 2020 by Campaign Outsider

Let’s stipulate that the New York Times has done a terrific job of covering the coronavirus crisis in its news and opinion pages. But did we really need this Like a Boss feature about kiss-it-goodbye queen Marie Kondo in yesterday’s Business section? … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged coronavirus, Marie Kondo, New York Times | 4 Comments

U.S. Trusts Donald Trump Over Religious Leaders, News Media

Posted on January 21, 2020 by Campaign Outsider

(With apologies to Herman Melville) Whenever the hardworking staff finds itself growing grim about the mouth; whenever it is a damp, drizzly November in our soul; whenever we find ourselves involuntarily pausing before coffin warehouses, and bringing up the rear … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Cheeto-in-Chief, Donald Trump, Gaston Legorburu, Glue IQ, Herman Melville, Ishmael, MediaPost, New York Times, news media, religious leaders, Tiffany Hsu | Leave a comment

The Arts Seen in NYC (New! Improved? MoMA Edition)

Posted on December 30, 2019 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Missus and I trundled down to the Big Town to go a-museuming for a few days and say, it was swell. Just our luck, we arrived on an official Gridlock Alert Day, which meant it took us fully … Continue reading →

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Rafael Nadal Makes History, Roger Federer Makes $neakers

Posted on November 26, 2019 by Campaign Outsider

This past weekend Rafael Nadal led Spain to its sixth Davis Cup championship, winning all eight of his matches (five singles, three doubles) without dropping a set. Nadal’s 6-3, 7-6(7) victory over Canada’s Denis Shapovalov that clinched the title on … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 2019 Davis Cup, Elizabeth Paton, Kevin Mitchell, Laver Cup, New York Times, On, Rafael Nadal, Roger Dodger, Roger Federer, Stan Wawrinka, Sunday Styles, Tennis Warden, The Guardian | Leave a comment

Newly Renovated MoMA Is Museum of Modern Arguing

Posted on October 12, 2019 by Campaign Outsider

From our Beaten to Death with Croutons desk Here’s what everyone can agree on: New York’s Museum of Modern Art will unveil its four-month, $450 million, 47,000-square-foot expansion on October 21st. Beyond that, it’s strictly an art critic slapfight. Let’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged American People Series #20: Die, Eric Gibson, Faith Ringgold, Holland Cotter, Les Damoiselles d'Avignon, MOMA, Museum of Modern Art, New York Times, Pablo Picasso, Wall Street Journal | 2 Comments