Tag Archives: Wall Street Journal

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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South Boston’s 02210 Lands on Wall Street Journal’s ‘Rich Zips’

Posted on November 30, 2019 by Campaign Outsider

For the past several years, the hardworking staff has been largely disoriented by Boston’s Waterfront development. Every time we venture there, it seems three new high-rises have sprung up and three dozen parking spaces have disappeared. Still, we were a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Amazon, Bloomberg, Brian K Sullivan, Charlie Baker, Chuck Watson, Enki Research, Fan Pier, Fort Point, General Electric, Marty Walsh, Prashant Gopal, Reebok, Rich Zips, Seaport, South Boston, Trader Joe's, Wall Street Journal | Leave a comment

Dead Blogging ‘Hans Hofmann’ at Peabody Essex Museum

Posted on November 15, 2019 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Missus and I trundled up to Salem this past weekend to take in Hans Hofmann: The Nature of Abstraction (through January 5) at the expanded Peabody Essex Museum and say, the exhibit was swell although the #newPEM part was a … Continue reading →

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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

Trump Is a Chump™ (WSJ Trump Hotels Advertising Edition)

Posted on October 11, 2019 by Campaign Outsider

First, let’s stipulate that Donald Trump is the least self-aware U.S. president since post-stroke Woodrow Wilson. Let’s also stipulate that the Cheeto-in-Chief is more transactional than your neighborhood ATM. As one observer noted, Trump has no standards and no principles … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Cheeto-in-Chief, Donald Trump, post-stroke, Trump Hotels, Wall Street Journal, Woodrow Wilson | Leave a comment

Rafa! Rafa! Rafa! Nadal’s Signature Victory at the US Open

Posted on September 9, 2019 by Campaign Outsider

Rafael Nadal’s monumental win over Daniil Medvedev in yesterday’s U.S. Open men’s singles final was pure Rafa: Dominance, happenstance, hesitance, dominance. Highlights: The Wall Street Journal’s Jason Gay – as always – captured it perfectly. Let’s be candid … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Daniil Medvedev, Jason Gay, Jimmy Connors, Jon Wertheim, Rafael Nadal, Richard Mille watch, Sports Illustrated, U.S.Open, Wall Street Journal | 2 Comments

The Arts Seen in NYC (Pierre Cardin Is Totally Brilliant Edition)

Posted on September 3, 2019 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Missus and I trundled down to the Big Town the other weekend to spend some time a-museuming and say, it was swell. After navigating the usual midtown Manhattan mishegas to get to our usual hotel, we took the … Continue reading →

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Juul Labs’ Vape-and-Mirrors 21+ Advertising Campaign

Posted on June 5, 2019 by Campaign Outsider

Juul Labs, which owns 75% of the e-cigarette market and is valued at over $38 billion, has been running a series of full-page ads in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal that are at best misleading – and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Aarthi Swaminathan, Altria, Juul Labs, New York Times, Politico Playbook, Sheila Kaplan, Stanford University, vapescreen, Wall Street Journal, Yahoo Finance | 1 Comment

WSJ’s Peggy Noodnik Writes Again (Amazon/Big Town Edition)

Posted on February 24, 2019 by Campaign Outsider

From our Peggy Noodnik desk Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan filed a totally clueless piece in yesterday’s edition about Amazon’s folding like origami in the face of predictable opposition to its proposed headquarters in the Queens neighborhood of Long Island … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Amazon, Andrew Cuomo, Bill de Blasio, CNBC, Elizabeth Schulze, HQ2, Peggy Noodnik, Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal | 2 Comments

Bill Belichick Had Dinner Saturday Night with #MarALardass

Posted on February 18, 2019 by Campaign Outsider

Forget the upcoming rumpus over who among the New England Patriots will attend a White House celebration of their latest Super Bowl Championship. Grumpy Lobster Boat Captain Bill Belichick, as Wall Street Journal columnist Jason Gay memorably dubbed him, has … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged #MarALardass, Bill Belichick, Donald Trump, Grumpy Lobster Boat Captain, Jason Gay, Linda Holliday, Mar-a-Lago, New England Patriots, Politico Playbook, Super Bowl Champions, The Hoodie, Wall Street Journal | Leave a comment