Tag Archives: Wall Street Journal

The World’s Oldest Living Altar Boy (Mario Cuomo Edition)

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

St. Ignatius Loyola Church, the Kim Kardashian of the Upper East Side that’s about to swallow the far more worship-worthy Church of St. Thomas More, is back in the news today. (As the hardlapsing staff has previously noted, we were an … Continue reading →

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The World’s Oldest Living Altar Boy (Peggy Noonan Edition)

Posted on December 28, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

As the hardworking staff has previously noted, back in the 1960s we were the world’s oldest living altar boy at the Church of St. Thomas More in Manhattan. And as we also noted, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York intends to … Continue reading →

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Wall Street Journal’s ‘Eve of De(con)struction’

Posted on December 14, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

The hardworking staff freely admits that we’re hooked on the Wall Street Journal’s great Anatomy of a Song series. Representative samples: Friday’s addition, by Steve Dougherty: Still on the ‘Eve of Destruction’ When it reached No. 1 on the Billboard … Continue reading →

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Boston’s MFA: We’re Not Stalking Our Visitors

Posted on December 13, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Friday’s Wall Street Journal featured this eye-popping piece by Ellen Gamerman on museums and Big Data. When the Art Is Watching You Museums are mining detailed information from visitors, raising questions about the use of Big Data in the arts One morning … Continue reading →

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WSJ: Renzo Is Harvard Art Museum’s Piano Man

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

(With apologies to Billy Joel) Sing us a song, you’re the piano man, Sing us a song tonight. Well we’re all in the mood for a melody, And you’ve got us feeling alright. As the hardworking staff previously noted, the new … Continue reading →

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A Jason Gay Ol’ Time (Rob Gronkowski Edition)

Posted on November 21, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

As the hardworking staff has repeatedly noted, Wall Street Journal columnist Jason Gay gets New England sports like few others. His latest: Gronk, Football’s Bouncy Castle Most delightful renaissance in the NFL right now? Easy. Gronk. As in Gronk, Rob Gronkowski, … Continue reading →

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Have a Very Belichick Halloween

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

From our Why the Wall Street Journal Is a Great Newspaper desk Yesterday’s edition of the Journal included this Geoff Foster piece. Scary Sports Costumes Trick or Treat: Turning This Year’s Low Moments Into Halloween Highlights Any kid can dress … Continue reading →

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Quote o’ the Day (Nelson Rockefeller/Thomas Aquinas Edition)

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

In his generally admiring Wall Street Journal review of Richard Norton Smith’s greatly admiring biography of Nelson Rockefeller, On His Own Terms, Robert K. Landers noted this in reference to Rockefeller’s “hidden trait [of] dyslexia”: His difficulty reading persuaded him … Continue reading →

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Google Thinks You’re a Foogle

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

At Google’s inception, founders Sergei Brin and Larry Page eschewed advertising, concerned that people would think financial interests might skew the search engine’s results. Now? Fuhggedaboudit. Via the Wall Street Journal (print edition headline): Deceptive Web Ads Draw Flak, Little … Continue reading →

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A Jason Gay Ol’ Time (Patriots Crystal Ball Edition)

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

The always readable Wall Street Journal sports columnist (and Massachusetts native) Jason Gay had this piece in yesterday’s edition. What Does New England Have Left? Over the weekend, the Boston Red Sox and their fans bid adieu to non-football-playing sports … Continue reading →

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