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On AlterNet: mad men

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "mad men"

4 TV Series That Should Not Be Missed

4 TV Series That Should Not Be Missed

Vanessa Richmond, AlterNet. October 16, 2009.
Serial TV is the best way to get a mini-escape into another land, another life, another person’s head -- here are four shows that will help you understand where the country is.

'Mad Men's' Don Draper: TV's Latest Sex Icon

'Mad Men's' Don Draper: TV's Latest Sex Icon

Vanessa Richmond, AlterNet. August 14, 2009.
He's an outlaw. He can be cruel. And surprisingly, his part is written by women.

The Soul-Crushing Malaise of the 1950s Killed the American Dream

The Soul-Crushing Malaise of the 1950s Killed the American Dream

Michael Bader, AlterNet. January 31, 2009.
Barren suburban yards, drunk dads, dowdy moms, strained frivolity, deep depression -- let's hope the '50s don't make a comeback.

AMC's 'Mad Men': Sexism and the '60s

AMC's 'Mad Men': Sexism and the '60s

Marcia G. Yerman, AlterNet. December 3, 2007.
Matthew Weiner's show Mad Men provides a window for today's young women to learn about the conditions that shaped previous generations of feminists, from whom they often feel estranged.

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New "Mad Men" TV Show Uses the Past to Reveal Racism and Sexism of Today

Bernie Heidkamp, PopPolitics.com. August 24, 2007.
AMC's new TV show Mad Men uses the overtly sexist and racist atmosphere of a 1960 New York advertising office to talk about persisting issues that we're too "polite" to talk about openly.