Tim Tan Huynh

George Michael – “Freedom ’90”

  • 15 May 2015
  • The artist being absent is bold and the supermodels lip-syncing in his place is clever. The style of its now-famous Hollywood director and the message of its then-closeted gay superstar add to the aura of this video.

Mad Men episode 712 – “Lost Horizon”

  • 13 May 2015
  • Don, Roger, Peggy, and Joan are all trapped, in some way, in the transition to McCann. They deal with their unique problems in different ways.

VE Day

  • 8 May 2015
  • To celebrate Allied victory in Europe, I rank the movies that I've seen in which Nazis are the antagonists.

Mad Men episode 711 – “Time & Life”

  • 4 May 2015
  • For the third time, Don handles the prospect of working for McCann. His latest and greatest Hail Mary play falls short, though.

Mad Men episode 710 – “The Forecast”

  • 2 May 2015
  • Don looks ahead and finds nothing. Sally watches in shock and awe as both of her parents "ooze everywhere."

Last Days in Vietnam

  • 30 Apr 2015
  • A high-profile documentary and somewhat-overshadowed anniversary has given me a chance to reflect on a historically and personally important event.

Mad Men episode 709 – “New Business”

  • 23 Apr 2015
  • Don pursues a new relationship while facing reminders of his failed ones.

Mad Men episode 708 – “Severance”

  • 12 Apr 2015
  • The first episode of the second half of the final season has Don, Peggy, Joan, and Ken revisit their past selves in one way or another.

Stella Artois

  • 4 Apr 2015
  • The Stella Artois advertising depicts 1960s sophistication and style. The commercials range in simplicity and silliness, but most of them make me wish that I'm there, and I don't even drink beer.

Mad Men Season 7

  • 31 Mar 2015
  • My favorite drama this side of the year 2K will start to end in a week. Its popularity has waned a bit over the past few years, especially with the emergence of other shows, but I will be watching and writing anyway.