Luke and TJ's Mom

shortformblog: digg: Attention Simpsons fans: Universal...

Sat, 25 May 2013 19:05:10 -0400

digg:

Attention Simpsons fans: Universal Orlando is adding the entire town of Springfield to its theme park.

brb gonna grab a flaming moe from the bar

shortformblog: digg: Attention Simpsons fans: Universal...

Sat, 25 May 2013 19:00:52 -0400

shortformblog:

digg:

Attention Simpsons fans: Universal Orlando is adding the entire town of Springfield to its theme park.

brb gonna grab a flaming moe from the bar

The Ad Man we loved before #MadMen. #Thirtysomething is...

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:53:35 -0400

The Ad Man we loved before #MadMen. #Thirtysomething is available on #Amazon Video. Watch the Season 1 Christmas episode and remember why this was one of the best shows of the late ’80s.

"Washington state was given a C in the American Society of Civil Engineers’ 2013 infrastructure..."

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:43:12 -0400

“Washington state was given a C in the American Society of Civil Engineers’ 2013...

nycgov: pinkhulk: #nyaquarium #surprise The NY Aquarium will...

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:42:44 -0400

nycgov:

pinkhulk:

#nyaquarium #surprise

The NY Aquarium will reopen on tomorrow, May 25th! Plan your trip to Coney Island and stop by to feed the penguins, see the Sea Lions, watch the walruses.

More at http://www.nyaquarium.com.

Ah, geek humor! newsweek: Tumblr this morning. [h/t anne]

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:30:59 -0400

Ah, geek humor!

newsweek:

Tumblr this morning. [h/t anne]

laughingsquid: After Being Sealed for 100 Years, Time Capsule...

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:23:46 -0400

laughingsquid:

After Being Sealed for 100 Years, Time Capsule in Oklahoma City Reveals Pristine Artifacts

Yahoo and Tumblr promise not to screw it up...

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:14:17 -0400

Yahoo and Tumblr promise not to screw it up...

Great idea - hope this happens! Two of my favorite sites may...

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:17:30 -0400

Great idea - hope this happens! Two of my favorite sites may join forces.

laughingsquid:

Yahoo Board to Meet Sunday to Consider $1.1B, All-Cash Deal for Tumblr

Was shocked to discover when I had the chance to stay up and...

Sun, 12 May 2013 20:28:25 -0400

Was shocked to discover when I had the chance to stay up and watch Letterman for the first time in years, I actally ended up watching Kimmel on ABC. Letterman was telling same jokes from 20 years ago. Here’s what Kimmel had (plus Tobey McGuire,):

laughingsquid:

Part 4 of Celebrities Reading Mean-Spirited Tweets About Themselves

Geek history: First website restored for the 20th anniversary of...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 22:58:05 -0400

Geek history: First website restored for the 20th anniversary of the WWW—

laughingsquid:

First Website Restored at Its Original URL

Guess I have to watch the ESPYs...

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 16:08:58 -0400

Guess I have to watch the ESPYs now…

accesspopculture:

Mad Men’s Jon Hamm has officially been announced as the host for the 2013 ESPY Awards!

The sports award show will air on ESPN on July 10th live from the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles.

Too cute! omgponiez: Elmo + Jon Hamm = 2:44 of pure magic

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 16:03:50 -0400

Too cute!

omgponiez:

Elmo + Jon Hamm = 2:44 of pure magic

entertainmentweekly: Eee, it’s the first trailer for Thor: The...

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:32:04 -0400

entertainmentweekly:

Eee, it’s the first trailer for Thor: The Dark World! Lookin’ good, Hemsworth. (You too, Portman and Hiddleston.)

'Mad Men' References '30 Rock' With Made-Up Drink Order | Huff Post TV

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:21:42 -0400

'Mad Men' References '30 Rock' With Made-Up Drink Order | Huff Post TV:...

laughingsquid: Everything Wrong With ‘Iron Man’ In 4 Minutes Or...

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:17:32 -0400

laughingsquid:

Everything Wrong With ‘Iron Man’ In 4 Minutes Or Less

Then and Now: 1964-65 World's Fair

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 17:18:22 -0400

Then and Now: 1964-65 World's Fair: Oh, if only Disney had built a permanent theme park in Queens. ...

laughingsquid: Don the Salesman

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 03:59:54 -0400

laughingsquid:

Don the Salesman

madmenfootnotes: Don’s flirtation with suicidal imagery in his...

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 03:39:30 -0400

madmenfootnotes:

Don’s flirtation with suicidal imagery in his botched meeting with the Pink Palace brass, reminds one of the executives of “that movie with James Mason walking into the ocean…”

He’s referring to 1954’s A Star is Born: a movie about older man with a drinking problem who sees his alcoholism deepen as his younger wife begins to come into a certain amount of celebrity.

Sound familiar?!?

In the movie, Judy Garland plays a ingenue singer who is discovered by James Mason, an aging but talented actor. He puts her in a movie to help her out and basically immediately feels she owes her life to him from then on out. He begins drinking more heavily the more popular she gets, until he crashes her Oscars speech Kanye-style and accidentally hits her in the face.

Slapstick serves for emotional epiphany and Mason goes into rehab. When he comes out, Judy Garland promises to take care of him but he soon goes off the rails again and — famously — walks into the ocean. Has anyone read Not Waving But Drowning? (“I was much too far out all my life/And not waving but drowning.” So sad!)

The film itself is your pretty standard corny “you’re a star now kid!” movie. Even the death is pretty cheesy — walking into the ocean? What are you, Virginia Woolf? It’s a very feminine death, as well, if you’ll note. Most male suicide has an active component to it and most female suicide is passive (more here on the gender dimensions of suicide). Water plays a huge role in a lot of female suicide, as well. Why did James Mason feel like submitting? And does Don Draper feel the same way?

He certainly did a lot of submitting in last Sunday night’s premiere: to Megan on the subject of her upcoming soap opera (remember when he refused point-blank last season to let her do theater in another city because of the commitment she’d have to make?); to those photographers on the subject of where his desk should be and what make-up to wear; to Pete and Ken after he threw up at Roger’s mom’s funeral and had to be escorted home; and, of course, to his old haunts in another woman’s arms.

And of course, water is very much on Don’s subconscious after Hawaii.But lo, look how he denies his thoughts of his untimely demise to the Pink Palace ad execs when they call him out on the movie morbidity!

Watch this space for more Don Faces His Mortality: Season 6.

*Footnote by Natasha Simons

Thinking of building a “Mom Cave” in the basement, with a small flatscreen and Apple TV...

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 14:10:13 -0400

Thinking of building a “Mom Cave” in the basement, with a small flatscreen and Apple TV...