Tag Archives: New York Times

Our New! Exclusive! NYT First-World-Problem Chronicles™ (Naples Dog Poop Edition)

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

The New York Times is a past master at reporting FWPs (First-World-Problems). Exhibit Umpteen from Sunday’s edition: A Forensic Approach to a Sidewalk Nuisance Naples, Using DNA Left at the Scene, Cracks Down on Dog Waste NAPLES, Italy — Problems? … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged dog poop, first world problems, FWP, Naples, Neapolitans, New York Times, Tommaso Sodano, vice mayor | 3 Comments

Ask Dr. Ads: If Barbie Is So #Unapologetic, What’s with the NYT AD?

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Doc opened up the old mailbag today and here’s what poured out. Dear Dr. Ads, I’m a big fan of the annual Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition (hey – I read it for the articles), so imagine my surprise when Barbie® … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged #unapologetic, 18-49 demo, @JazzyTJan, Ask Dr. Ads, Barbie, New York Times, People, Person of the Year, Sexiest Man Alive, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition, Time, Yahoo! Shine | Leave a comment

Boston Globe Is Assignment Desk for NYT (Instead of Vice-Versa)

Posted on February 16, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Normally, the Boston Globe is a lively index to the New York Times, given all the wire-service pieces the stately local broadsheet picks up from the Times. But Saturday’s Gray Lady featured a total Globe caboose by Jess Bidgood. Efforts to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Billy Baker, Boston Globe, Captain Cone, David Ivaska, David Shirkey, Jess Bidgood, Museum of Fine Arts, New York Times, South Boston, South End, space savers | 2 Comments

Dead Blogging ‘Red-Eye to Havre de Grace’ at ArtsEmerson

Posted on February 15, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Missus and I trundled downtown last night to catch Red-Eye to Havre de Grace at the Paramount Theater and, say, it was totally swell. The ArtsEmerson production comes compliments of Lucidity Suitcase International, which first staged the play at … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ArtsEmerson, Charles Isherwood, Ean Sheehy, Edgar Allan Poe, Jeremy Wilhelm, Live Arts Festival, Lucidity Suitcase International, New York Times, Paramount Theater, Philadelphia, Poe-etry, Red-Eye to Havre de Grace, Sophie Bortolussi | Leave a comment

NYT’s Boston Hemingway Piece Features Wrong Wife

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Ernest Hemingway is the Moveable Feast of American literature. And the latest entrée comes from Tuesday’s New York Times. A Mutable Feast Batch of Hemingway Ephemera From Cuba Is Digitized BOSTON — Ernest Hemingway was a hoarder. His own prose … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged A Mutable Feast, Charles McGrath, Ernest Hemingway, Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center, JFK Library, Martha Gellhorn, Mary Hemingway, New York Times, The Missus, Vita Paladino | Leave a comment

NYT Needs a Subscription to TNR

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Yesterday’s New York Times featured Sam Tanenhaus’ fulsome preview of the new Broadway production of “All the Way,” Robert Schenkkan’s play about Lyndon Johnson’s push for the 1964 Civil Rights Act. The Times piece calls it “[t]he story of a ruthless … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged All the Way, Breaking Bad, Bryan Cranston, Clay Risen, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Hubert Humphrey, Lyndon Johnson, Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream, Master of the Senate, New York Times, Robert Caro, Robert Schenkkan, Sam Tanenhaus, The Bill of the Century: The Epic Battle for the Civil Rights Act | 2 Comments

Where in The Times Is Brian McFadden?

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Granted, the hardworking staff has run cold and hot with New York Times cartoonist Brian McFadden. But we were dismayed to see not McFadden’s work, but this cartoon by Michael Kupperman and David Rees in yesterday’s Sunday Review. There’s no “Brian McFadden is … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Brian McFadden, David Rees, Farm Bill 2014, Michael Kupperman, New York Times, See Something Say Something, Sunday review, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot | 3 Comments

Worst. Olympic. Outfits. Ever.

Posted on February 8, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

For the past 12 years Ralph Lauren has designed the outfits for the U.S. Olympics team, and this year’s model is absolutely the worst. Two-page spread in Friday’s New York Times. That’s just sad. Coincidentally, Friday’s Times also featured this piece by John … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alpine skiing uniforms, Aluminum Foil Medal, John Branch, New York Times, Olympic Games, Ralph Lauren, The Star-Spangled Banner | 1 Comment

Why the WSJ Is a Great Newspaper (California PG&E Terrorist Attack Edition)

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Rebecca Smith’s front-page Wall Street Journal piece yesterday about the attempt last year to knock out a California power station is a knockout. Assault on California Power Station Raises Alarm on Potential for Terrorism April Sniper Attack Knocked Out Substation, Raises Concern for … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged California, California Public Utilities Commission, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Foreign Policy, Jon Wellinghoff, Metcalf Transmission Substation, New York Times, PG&E, power station, Rebecca Smith, Santa Clara Sheriff's Dept., terrorist attack, Wall Street Journal, WSJ. | Leave a comment

That’s Just So Wrong! (Robin Roberts/Amanda Knox Edition)

Posted on February 2, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

From Saturday’s New York Times: Amanda Knox, Found Guilty in Italy Killing, Vows to Fight Extradition Appearing stunned and fighting back tears, Amanda Knox said Friday that she “will never go willingly back” to Italy and would fight any effort to extradite her “to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ABC, Amanda Knox, Good Morning America, Italian appeals court, Meredith Kercher, New York Times, Perugia, Robin Roberts | 1 Comment