This week on Mad Men episode 406: Don used to be a fur salesman and Roger has a lot of thoughts about that. Jane Siegel’s cousin wants a job but has no skills or experience whatsoever. And Ken Cosgrove makes an appearance at the Clio Awards. So does Duck. Don and Peggy are interviewing Danny…Read More
Vampire Weekend preformed a live cover of Springsteen’s “I’m Goin’ Down” at a show in Vancouver on Saturday. If I had to pick a perfect band to cover Springsteen, Vampire Weekend would not be on the list: Vampire Weekend is upbeat but sad and sings about punctuation. Adjectives good enough to describe Springsteen (most of the time) have not yet been invented. Nevertheless: the combination of the two is pretty great.
“Like any other person who reads a ton of books, I hate many, many books. Oh, how I hate them. I have performed dramatic readings of the books I hate. I have little hate summaries. I have hate impressions. I can act out, scene by hateful scene, some of these books. I can perform silent…Read More
So for the past few weeks I’ve been live blogging Mad Men. This has resulted in adventures such as being three minutes late due to a thunderstorm with sheet lightning while driving in a tiny car behind police officers and walking in on scenes that gave me the impression that Peggy, in those three minutes,…Read More
Theories about lesbian satanist gangs are a crucial starting point for any police investigation. Never trust your father. Never trust your guardian. Never trust your estranged twin sister. Never trust male police officers. You know what? Just don’t trust anyone. Except for investigative journalists. Especially if they make constant references to Pippi Longstocking or use…Read More
Welcome to Carolyn Live Blogs Mad Men for Some Reason! Episode 5: Revenge of Betty Francis will begin shortly, just kidding, it’s actually called “The Chrysanthemum and the Sword.” The scene opens. Don’s secretary is wearing purple, Don is discussing hypochondriacs. Walter from The Times is on the phone, wanting to know about Clearasil and…Read More
Spiegel Online: Which beneficial words do you remember? Günter Grass: [...] I love the sound of the repeated long “a.” The Brothers Grimm also found it fascinating. They practically had oral sex with vowels in any case. [Via]