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there’s one more kid that’ll never go to school

When Ross Douthat, New York Times columnist, writes another column about abortion, I don’t feel obligated to comment. Better bloggers than I can field it – IOZ and Amanda Marcotte taking a slow jog infield, waving me off, raising their gloves and squinting – without trouble. But when Douthat talks about pop culture, he’s trundled [...]

I got you, babe

Man, that Internet sure seems divided on the season finale of Mad Men, eh? First, let’s talk about the season as a whole. If the last few seasons have been about shedding the trappings of the past, S4 is about considering who you really are. S3 ended with our heroes taking a stand – breaking [...]

that old Irish mother of mine

In the comments section of the AV Club, particularly when discussing Mad Men, there’s an overused turn of phrase: “on the nose.” It’s used when the symbolism in a given episode is a little too obvious.* Mad Men has earned reams of critical acclaim for the way its dialogue, cinematography and performances are all arranged [...]

but you see I’m on a losing streak?

Last time I talked about Mad Men, I predicted that “[t]his season should mark Don becoming less relevant and Peggy and Pete moreso. They’re the face of the ‘youth culture’ that’s going to become more important as the Sixties roll on.” Well, the last few episodes (Ep5 through Ep8) have not been about youth culture. [...]

it’s such a feeling that, my love, I can’t hide

Can we talk about how great Mad Men has been this season so far? I have this secret daydream that Matthew Weiner sat down a year ago, looked at the various issues of Vanity Fair and Esquire and Maxim that proclaimed Don Draper the idol of a generation of unanchored males, and said, “Obviously you [...]

I'll miss the way you smile as though it's just for me

I love Mad Men. And I love companies that use blogging as a tool to promote their content, interact with their fans and get good SEO cred. (Why? Because I work in marketing) But AMCTV’s Mad Men blog pitched me a wingding this week: Can’t get Peggy’s rendition of “Bye Bye Birdie” out of your [...]

shut the door; have a seat

Monster post on Overthinking It today, overthinking Mad Men Season 3, which just wrapped this past Sunday. Preview: Mad Men is a story about men and women searching for meaning. Mad Men can tell this story because it’s set in an ad agency. Consumer capitalism, which really came into its own following World War II, [...]

it is not dying; it is not dying

I Still Like Him Better Than Steinbrenner For my Don Draper costume, I had to shave my sideburns off for the first time in at least six years. This took considerable effort, as attacking six years’ growth with a disposable razor will, and left the skin underneath a little raw. But it looks fine now. [...]

you told me again you preferred handsome men

And Who Are You Supposed To Be? How good was this past Sunday’s episode of Mad Men (“The Hobo and the Gypsy”)? So good that I don’t know if I want to go as Don Draper for Halloween anymore. That’s how good it was. I probably will, anyway, as I’ve reached that point in my [...]

when your broken heart has learned its lesson

Mad Men: I’m one of the few people I know who defends Betty Draper. (NO SPOILERS, though I may reference events in the episode “Wee Small Hours” in an oblique way) Not to suggest she’s not a terrible mother. She lets television do her parenting for her, is completely oblivious to her children’s needs – [...]

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