should I blog about ‘Mad Men’?

I don’t have a real sense of how many serious Mad Men fans there are here. If I posted some reactions to Mad Men on an episode-by-episode basis, is this something a bunch of people here would be interested in? Is there a cadre of readers here who would like to discuss Mad Men after … more…

get your Easter candy sugar rush early

And now the moment you’ve all been waiting for: the announcement of the winners of the fourth annual Washington Post Peeps Diorama Contest. It’s not this one, riffing on Mad Men: Nor is it Alfred Hitchcock’s The Peeps: You’ll just have to click through to find out which entry won. (It is movie-related, as well … more…

but would Joan Holloway see herself in Barbie?

For a while many years ago I was geekishly collecting Star Trek Barbies and X-Files Barbies, so I squee’d when I saw this: March 10, 2010 — New York, NY — Mattel, Inc., Lionsgate® (NYSE: LGF), and AMC announced today the launch of four Barbie® Collector “Mad Men” dolls available to consumers July 2010. Designed … more…

question of the day: If you had a magic wand, which bits of offensive TV would you censor for yourself?

UPI yesterday reported that Turkish television authorities have lost a bid to ban smoking from local airing of Mad Men… by digitally blurring out cigarettes: ANKARA, Turkey, Feb. 16 (UPI) — Two Turkish television stations were each fined $33,000 for airing shows such as the U.S.-produced “Mad Men” that feature smoking. The fines levied by … more…