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The Real Life Mad Men: Man Finds His Grandfather in Don Draper's Show
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 ...
Year's Worst Ads Get What's Coming to Them: A Tracy Award
By David Moye - AOL NewsEli Manning has the same number of Super Bowl rings as his brother, Peyton, but he has something his big brother doesn't: an extra Tracy Award. But don't expect brother Peyton to be jealous in the slightest: The award is only given to the worst ads in a given year. This year, an Oreo TV ad for the cookie's Heads or Tails brand that featured Eli Manning, along with Shaquille O'Neal, Serena Williams and Apolo Anton Ohno, was one of 11 ads that made the final cut for this dubious honor. According to Salt Lake City ad man Tracy Crowell, who bravely named the awards after himself, even though ...
Funnyman Conan O'Brien Makes His Cable Debut
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NEW YORK (Nov. 9) -- Conan O'Brien relaunched his TV career on Monday night with a stylishly back-to-basics hour that radiated hard-won lessons from his brief stay hosting "The Tonight Show." With his new TBS show titled simply "Conan," O'Brien seemed appealingly stoked yet comfortable in his new home at 11 p.m. ET and on basic cable, originating from a sleek, cozy set with a full moon poised on a seaside backdrop. Meghan Sinclair, TBS / AP Conan O'Brien relaunched his TV career on Monday night on TBS, after refusing NBC's bid to move the "Tonight Show" to 12:05 a.m. earlier this year. If ...
'Beauty Bloggers' and the Exploited Women of Juarez: An Outcry
By Alison Fairbrother - Politics Daily"Mad Men's" Don Draper may have had hangovers and hotties at his '60s-era ad firm, but one headache he did not have was bloggers. Over the past few weeks, an army of beauty bloggers sunk their glossy nails into a collaboration between cosmetics giant MAC and fashion company Rodarte that made light of the perilous situation of women living in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. (The business of promoting beauty products has changed profoundly since the days when real life Don Draper advertising executives convened focus groups to learn whether women used face cream to feel beautiful, or to catch a ...
'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 ...
'Mad Men': Must They Be Unhappy All the Time?
By Mary C. Curtis - Politics DailyI'm contradicting myself, I know. "Mad Men" is great because its fictional world nods knowingly at America of the 1960s, the dramatic changes and social movements from feminism to civil rights. That was my take last season. But after watching the first show of the new season, I'm thinking, "More escapism, please." The characters aren't just flawed, they're unpleasant and mean. That may be true to the tale, but as bedtime viewing goes, it's none too soothing. Peggy Olson, the secretary-turned-copy-writer, once made her way through an all-male advertising jungle, talent barely hiding awkward ...
'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 ...
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." ...
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