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By Chris Epting - AOL NewsOver the past four seasons, "Mad Men" has become a pop culture phenomenon, putting viewers in a martini-soaked time machine back to the golden age of the advertising industry. But for one viewer, the show is more than a glimpse back in time -- it's a glimpse into the family photo album. For Josh Lurie, the story starts with his late grandfather, an advertising giant who worked alongside the man believed to be the inspiration for "Mad Men." It's been widely speculated that the show's lead character, Don Draper (played by Jon Hamm), is loosely based on Draper Daniels, a revolutionary ...
'Mad Men' and Me: Growing Up in the Advertising Age
By Walter Shapiro - Politics DailyThe shabby and creaky New Haven Railroad commuter cars are what I remember best from the "Mad Men" era. The Gillette blue-bladed men in their crisp white shirts with narrow Peter Gunn neckties silently hiding their hangovers behind copies of The New York Times and Herald Tribune on the morning pilgrimage into the city. The same men, their ties loosened and their moods elevated by paper cups filled with J & B and Cutty Sark from the bar car, talking loudly about advertising agencies (BBD0, Young & Rubicam) and sports (Mickey Mantle, Frank Gifford) as they headed home to the John Cheever ...
Bad Hair Day? Madison Avenue Can Fix It -- and Fix You, Too
By Donna Trussell - Politics DailySurprise surprise. Yet another study pathologizes a common and trivial life disappointment -- bad hair days. So says Wall Street Journal, reporting on a new Procter & Gamble study. The company wants to know why their Pantene brand is not selling better. Wall Street Journal writes: "Scientists at the consumer-products giant surveyed women and found they felt less 'hostile,' 'ashamed,' 'nervous,' 'guilty' or 'jittery,' depending on the hair products they used, while at other times they said they felt more 'excited,' 'proud' and 'interested.' Users of a new version of Pantene, one researcher ...
'Mad Men': Real, but not Always Authentic
By Mary C. Curtis - Politics DailyLike Donna, I appreciate it when "Mad Men" stays harshly true to its time -- even when it showcases the narrow-mindedness of my favorite character, Roger Sterling, seen in literal and figurative blackface. Yet Sunday's episode also dipped into self-indulgence that – for the first time – had me checking the clock. That mostly happened during Betty Draper's anesthesia-induced fantasies and hubby Don's forced camaraderie with an expectant dad far below him in class and job category. Those scenes made their points, from the condescending treatment of pregnant moms by medical staff ...
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