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• Mad Men: New Amsterdam

  Published: August 9, 2007, 9:19 pm

  Tags: 1960s New York, Advertising, Amc, Elisabeth Moss, January Jones, Mad Men, Madmen, Robert Morse, Robertmorse, Smoking, Sterling Cooper, Vincent Kartheiser

  Filed under: Other Drama Shows, OpEd (S01E04) "Direct Marketing. I thought of that. Turns out it already existed, but I arrived at it independently." - Pete Campbell I think it's quite interesting that the most subversive, edgy show of the year is one set in the Leave It To Beaver days of 1960. Who would have thought that? You can have your Weeds

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• We Sorta Assumed This Started In January 2001: Oh hey, the U.S. spy satellites are now looking ...

  Published: August 15, 2007, 2:16 pm

  Tags: Quicklinks, We Sorta Assumed This Started In January 2001

  Oh hey, the U.S. spy satellites are now looking at you, in America. So, uh, don’t do anything you don’t want them to know about! [AFP/Yahoo]

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• Mad Men: 5G

  Published: August 16, 2007, 8:33 pm

  Tags: Advertising, Don Draper, Dondraper, Elisabeth Moss, January Jones, John Slattery, Jon Hamm, Mad Men, Madmen, Pete Campbell, Sterling Cooper, The Atlantic Magazine, Theatlanticmagazine, Vincent Kartheiser

  Filed under: Other Drama Shows, OpEd(S01E05) "The story wasn't to my liking, but it shows an uncanny understanding of what other people like." - Roger Am I a horrible, cynical person because I thought that Don was going to pull a gun out of his suitcase and shoot his step-brother? Oh, come on, you thought it too. The way they didn't show what he

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• Christmas In January: Some spy guy is saying Cheney will blow up ...

  Published: August 22, 2007, 12:22 pm

  Tags: Christmas In January, Quicklinks

  Some spy guy is saying Cheney will blow up Iran in six months, and you can’t do anything about it. Go Ron Paul! [Raw Story]

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• Mad Men: Babylon

  Published: August 23, 2007, 10:18 pm

  Tags: Advertising, American Movie Classics, Americanmovieclassics, Don Draper, Dondraper, Elisabeth Moss, January Jones, John Slattery, Jon Hamm, Jonhamm, New York City, Rosemarie Dewitt, Rosemariedewitt, Sterling Cooper, Vincent Kartheiser

  Filed under: Other Drama Shows, OpEd (S01E06) "It was interesting...like watching a dog trying to play the piano." - ad guy Fred, about Peggy's great lipstick ideas. Someone sent me an e-mail after last week's episode, and the person said that they didn't like Mad Men because "nothing ever happens." I disagree with this statement strongly, but I

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• Mad Men: Red in the Face

  Published: August 30, 2007, 8:14 pm

  Tags: 1960, Advertising, Elisabeth Moss, January Jones, John Slattery, Johnslattery, Jon Hamm, New York City, Richard Nixon, Richardnixon, Robert Morse, Rosemarie Dewitt, Sterling Cooper, Vincent Kartheiser, Vincentkartheiser

  Filed under: Other Drama Shows, OpEd (S01E07) "By the way, Matherton? He has the clap." - Pete, to a pretty store clerk. I have a relative who's an alcoholic, even if he doesn't admit it. But even he doesn't drink as much as Roger Sterling does. My God, did you see how much he sucked down tonight? Straight vodka, whiskey, Martinis with chocolate

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• Infinite Island

  Published: August 8, 2007, 10:55 pm

  Tags: News Arte, Noticias News, Infinite Island, Brooklynmuseum, Infinite, 2007 January, Caribbean, Island, Brooklyn

  Infinite Island presents some eighty works made in the last six years that reflect the region's dynamic mix of cultures, its diasporas, and its socio-political realities, all of which are constantly transforming themselves. The forty-five emerging and established artists, who work both in the Caribbean and abroad, represent multiple perspectives

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• Mad Men: The Hobo Code

  Published: September 6, 2007, 7:52 pm

  Tags: Advertising, Bryan Batt, Bryanbatt, Elisabeth Moss, January Jones, John Slattery, Jon Hamm, Matthew Weiner, New York City, Rosemarie Dewitt, Rosemariedewitt, Sterling Cooper, Vincent Kartheiser

  Filed under: Other Drama Shows, OpEd(S01E08)"You know you have to leave the village for a decent screw." - Midge, when asked by a friend where she met DonSo Don gets stoned ("I feel like Dorothy, and everything just turned to color" - must have been his first time) with Midge and her hip beatnik friends and has a flashback of meeting a hobo when

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• Mad Men: Shoot

  Published: September 13, 2007, 8:41 pm

  Tags: Amc Tv, American Movie Classics, Bbdo, Coca Cola, Elisabeth Moss, Elisabethmoss, January Jones, John Slattery, Jon Hamm, Mad Men, Madmen, Mccann Erickson, Mccannerickson, Pan Am, Sterling Cooper, Vincent Kartheiser

  Filed under: Other Drama Shows, OpEd (S01E09) "I didn't think you had it in you. And I mean that." - Roger, trying to "compliment" Pete on an ad campaign Last week I told you that I thought that one of the themes of this show is freedom, and I think in the opening scene of this week's episode solidifies that a little bit more. It's a shot of

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• Meizu's M8 MiniOne shipping January 17th?

  Published: September 16, 2007, 11:01 pm

  Tags: January, Meizu, Shipping

  Filed under: Cellphones, Portable Audio, Portable Video Alright, so this isn't straight from the horse's mouth, but this potential ship date for the Meizu M8 definitely vibes with what we've heard up until now. This one has a new price too, at $788.50, which is a fair amount less than the $989 number floating around. Anyway, sounds like we'll

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• Mad Men renewed for a second season

  Published: September 19, 2007, 2:34 pm

  Tags: 1960, Advertising, Amc, American Movie Classics, Elisabeth Moss, January Jones, John Slattery, Jon Hamm, Mad Men, Madmen, New York City, Sterling Cooper

  Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Industry, Programming, Pickups and Renewals Woo-hoo! Variety is reporting that American Movie Classics is going to renew the critically-acclaimed 1960 advertising drama Mad Men for a second season. The show is currently nine episodes into its first season.Continue reading Mad Men renewed for a second

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• The Mad Men guide to NYC

  Published: September 27, 2007, 8:20 am

  Tags: D Lite Coffee Shop, D Litecoffeeshop, Gaslight Cafe, Gaslightcafe, Gridskipper, January Jones, Jon Hamm, Mad Men Locations, Madmenlocations, Mencken S Department Store, New York City, Nyc, Roosevelt Hotel, Sterling Cooper

  Filed under: Other Drama Shows, WebTo prepare you for tonight's return (AMC, 10pm) of Mad Men (OK, it was only off for a week, but a week without Mad Men is like a week without brushing your teeth*), Gridskipper has a really fun map showing all of the locations used on the show. They use Google to tell us where Sterling Cooper is located, where

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• Mad Men: Long Weekend

  Published: September 27, 2007, 7:31 pm

  Tags: 1960, Advertising, Amc, American Movie Classics, Elisabeth Moss, January Jones, John Slattery, Jon Hamm, Jonhamm, Mencken S Department Store, Mencken Sdepartmentstore, New York City, Sterling Cooper

  Filed under: Other Drama Shows, OpEd, Episode Reviews (S01E10) "Remember Don...when God closes a door, he opens a dress." - Roger Sterling I'm having a real hard time trying to figure out if Roger Sterling is just misguided or an out and out sleazeball. He's married and has a daughter he desperately wants to understand, but at the same time

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• Mad Men: Indian Summer

  Published: October 4, 2007, 9:35 pm

  Tags: Advertising, Don Draper, Elisabeth Moss, January Jones, John Slattery, Jon Hamm, New York City, Pete Campbell, Robert Morse, Robertmorse, Sterling Cooper, Sterlingcooper, Vincent Kartheiser

  Filed under: Other Drama Shows, OpEd, Episode Reviews (S01E11) "I saw this one where the husband gets this girl pregnant, so he kills her ... you don't want to be that woman." - Rachel's sister, about Rachel's affair with Don. Several episodes ago, after the episode where Don/Dick was reunited with his younger step-brother Adam, we all wondered

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• Mad Men: Nixon vs. Kennedy

  Published: October 12, 2007, 7:46 am

  Tags: 1960, Advertising, Amc, American Movie Classics, Dick Whitman, Don Draper, Elisabeth Moss, January Jones, Jon Hamm, Mad Men, Madmen, New York City, Robert Morse, Sterling Cooper, Vincent Kartheiser

  Filed under: Other Drama Shows, OpEd, Episode Reviews (S01E12) "Fire him if you want. But I'd keep an eye on him. You never know how loyalty is born." Cooper, to Don, about Pete. I don't think I'm giving anything away when I tell you that at the end of this episode, Kennedy wins. But it's not really about that anyway, despite the title. The

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