We love to watch bad guys on TV. Why do we love to hate their wives almost as much?
Don Draper: Man With a Plan
May 13, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Cynthia Hawkins dives into episode 7 of Mad Men, observing the notable change in Don Draper when he goes from ordering Sylvia around to begging her to stay.
Mad Men, Episode 6: Despite Being a Complete Jerk, Don Draper is a Hero Once Again
May 6, 2013 By 11 Comments
Joanna Schroeder recaps and rips into this week’s episode of Mad Men: Season 6, Episode 6.
Mad Men, Episode 5: Shot Rings Out In the Memphis Sky
April 30, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Matthew Norman risks drifting into wide-eyed fanboy territory when he admits that forty-five minutes in, Episode 5 becomes something special.
The Collaborators: The Mad Men Guide to Raising Children
April 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Ben Tanzer recaps Mad Men’s second episode, and comments on the ways in which raising kids is just like being a character in AMC’s hit series.
Frustrated With Your March Madness Bracket? So Are the Characters in Mad Men (Video)
March 31, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Did your Cinderella team not make the final four either? See your favorite characters debate and lament in “March Mad Men”.
Why Toy Collectors Need to Share Their Toys with Their Kids
March 15, 2013 By 7 Comments
Toy collector Tom Burns breaks down by opening his collectors items and playing with his daughter
TV’s New Golden Age and Why Homeland Won’t Be Remembered
November 21, 2012 By 3 Comments
Greg Olear had high hopes that Homeland would join the ranks of the truly elite television dramas. Here, his criteria for what makes a TV show superb.
Poll: Why is Our Society Obsessed with Modern Men and Manliness?
November 7, 2012 By 110 Comments
Clearly, our society is currently obsessed with modern men and manliness, why?
What Is a Good Man?
October 1, 2012 By 7 Comments
With quotes from friends and famous folks alike, Tom Matlack finds that defining goodness is not science, it’s art.
Dear New York Times: Of Course Men Are Manly Enough
July 14, 2012 By 46 Comments
Kaleb Blake wades through ‘essentialist crap’ on masculinity in The New York Times’ new roundtable discussion.
Mad Men’s Writers Offer Insights to Sunday’s Grim Episode
June 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Slate.com ran an open letter yesterday from Mad Men writers regarding Sunday night’s incredibly sad, but very well done episode. What did you think of the show? How responsible was Don Draper for the tragedy that occurred?
Suicide and Mad Men
June 4, 2012 By 15 Comments
Jake DiMare takes a look at the male dominated epidemic of suicide through the lens of AMC’s Mad Men.
“I remember when I was a young lad, my hero was Stephen Hawking.”
May 30, 2012 By 1 Comment
This is a comment by Jake on the post “Who Are Your Real-Life Heroes”.
Standing Ovation for Google “Dads” Ad Campaign
May 15, 2012 By 3 Comments
I was still fuming over the Babble Dad bashing when I turned on Mad Men to watch Don hopelessly in love with Megan and a commercial that made it clear SOMEONE really gets what it means to be a dad. Google.
“If men want to teach their kids survival traits that’s fine, but don’t teach them those are what MAKE men.”
This is a comment by Kaleb Blake on the post “Poll: Why is Our Society Obsessed with Modern Men and Manliness?”