Whatever life dishes out, and whatever we can make of it. . .
Posted in Entertainment, Lifestyle, Morning Musing on Oct 25th, 2009
What were the 60s about? As the viewers of AMC TV’s Mad Men are aware – the appearance of one thing, and trouble, trouble, trouble, seething beneath the surface of everything. With each episode, the glitz and glamor are increasingly overshadowed by secrets and seedy behaviors.
60s Prejudice
In Episode 9, Sal falls victim to coercion and [...]
Posted in Culture, Entertainment, Morning Musing on Sep 7th, 2009
What struck me most about last night’s episode of AMC TV’s Mad Men was pure, unmistakable unhappiness.
The veneer is wearing thin; in particular for the main characters, Don and Betty Draper, who can no longer hide their sadness behind the gloss of physical beauty and affluence.
That, in a nutshell, epitomizes the early sixties – surface [...]
Posted in Culture, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Other Stuff, Politics on Aug 30th, 2009
It’s Mad Men night
I do so love my Mad Men. What’s not to love?
They’re gorgeous, glamorous, mysterious, and the psychological waters are darkening, pulling us in, and under. But I watch for other reasons – probably like many viewers. For the aura of the 1960s, either as we imagine it, or recall it.
For me, there’s [...]
Posted in Culture, Entertainment, Morning Musing, Other Stuff, Sexual Politics on Aug 7th, 2009
Nine more days!
Nine days to go, and it’s back! When it comes to good television, this definitely qualifies. It’s the Season 3 opener of AMC TV’s Mad Men.
Ooooo I love the provocative push-pull of 60s propriety and its shady underbelly – the illicit affairs, the deceptive dialogue, questionable ethics, and steamy scenes.
Once you watch, you’re [...]
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