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'Mad Men': A New Life for Shape-Shifter Don, But It's the Women (Mostly) Who Move On
By Mary C. Curtis - Politics DailyLast season, the "Mad Men" finale -- giddy with the promise of a new year and a new agency – pointed to better days ahead. The end of the marriage of Don and Betty Draper came as a long-overdue relief, more bittersweet than bitter. No wonder this season came as a bit of a shock. Hope gave way to the pain of consequences, accompanied by much drinking, smoking and casual sex. When last seen, Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce was circling the drain. On Sunday, I feared and expected a melodramatic cliffhanger, with double doses of despair and perhaps a grand gesture from the resident unexploded ...
'Mad Men' and the Evolution of the Office Party
By Mary C. Curtis - Politics DailyDon't dress too provocatively. Don't drink too much alcohol. Don't talk too loud. Don't do anything that might embarrass you in front of the boss. Today's rules for the office holiday party are dizzying. (That's right. You can't even call it a Christmas party anymore.) When it comes to the office party, is newer better? What's the point of a year-end celebration if you can't, as the saying goes, let your hair down? In modern times, does no smoking and no drinking add up to no fun? "Mad Men" on Sunday revealed a glimpse of the parties of Christmas past: free-flowing alcohol, conga lines ...
Don Draper's Dapper -- You're Just Pathetic
By Joe Peacock - AOL News(March 31) -- You guys know how I love made-up words that would accurately describe a niche culture based on two other niche cultures (like "hegans")? Well get ready for a great article, because a few more cropped up this week. Apparently, there are now "retrosexuals" who are returning to the styles and looks of the '50s and '60s. Basically, these are pathetic men who feel empowered by the woman-chasing, smoking-in-offices escapades of Don Draper on "Mad Men." And the recent resurgence of this type of man is being called the "Menaissance." Guys, are you aware that there is stuff happening ...
Mad Men: We Married Joan
By Donna Trussell - Politics DailyWell, we all wanted to when she sang a little French song with her little squeezebox – hey, that's what the AMC blog is calling Joan Holloway's gorgeous red-and-pearl accordion. Ooh-la-la indeed.AMC is offering an exclusive to iPhone users: A behind-the-scenes look at the singing and dancing on Episode 3 of Season 3 of "Mad Men," titled "My Old Kentucky Home." Perhaps this iPhone exclusive is a foreshadowing. Traditional media, with massive debt and plummeting ad revenues, is perplexed on how to become relevant again. One answer might be to offer subscribers something they can't get ...
Carla, Roger and Racial Stirrings on 'Mad Men'
By Mary C. Curtis - Politics DailyIn the Draper household, Carla the maid is not happy. Not only does she not have a last name, but Betty's dad, who has moved in, gets her first name wrong. She sternly corrects him, and we know the show is saying, "It's 1963." ...
'Mad Men' Era Sexist and Glamorous, and I Miss it
By Donna Trussell - Politics DailyIs it wrong to miss the stewardess? The bellhop? The secretary?I know they're politically incorrect. But the hit show "Mad Men" on AMC – set in the early 1960s and arguably the best TV show since "The Sopranos" – has brought back dormant longings I didn't know I had. ...
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