progressive politics and regressive entertainment. like peanut and butter.
May 7, 2012 4 Comments
For those of you who watched Sherlock last night, please remember that I already reviewed “A Scandal in Belgravia” around the end of February. For those of you who watched Mad Men last night, join me in a discussion which may involve spoilers. For those of you who watched both, will you be my new best friend?
April 1, 2012 1 Comment
One of the main reasons that I enjoy Mad Men is the design. Some people complain that the characters aren’t necessarily loveable, and while I don’t always like them, I sure do like their clothes and their furniture. Plus, the show appears to be shot in 35mm and that makes all the difference to me, as it allows for terrific panoramas of people and color.
March 27, 2012 5 Comments
Exactly as hoped for Sunday morning on The Melissa Harris-Perry Show, we start to see more of the Civil Rights struggle as Mad Men progresses in the ’60s. That’s not to say that the show has shifted its primary focus away from the privileged folk at the advertising agency Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce, but the season premiere on Sunday night opened with shots of black people protesting against economic injustice…
