Mad Men episode 713 – “The Milk and Honey Route”
- 17 May 2015
- Don continues his meandering, but he clears a hurdle along the way. Pete looks back on his life and then looks ahead. Betty gets some fateful news.
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.