We have a winner for our Retro Clothing contest! Basketcase Donna has won a $50 gift certificate toward creating her own vintage clothing look with Shabby Apple, a site specializing in modern-day garments with a vintage clothing flare. Donna’s favorite Mad Men look, in her words: Joan in the black off shoulder dress when she [...]
Remember, my sentimental friend, that a heart is not judged by how much you love, but by how much you are loved by others. – The Wizard of Oz Don Draper’s one true friend in Season 6 is Dr. Arnold Rosen. Of everyone we have met this year (Bob, Beverly, Sally’s forgettable friends), Arnie is [...]
Finale Party Invitation!!! NYC Viewing Blowout with the Basket
Basketcases, please follow this link for all the details about our party!
The Lipp Sisters’ first Video Blog!!!
Dear Basketcases, Some of you saw the video I made a few weeks back discussing the Joan and Peggy hallway scene. Deborah and I were talking about different ways we could do it collaboratively (we live about an hour apart–perhaps a google hangout), but then through an unusual turn of events, we wound up watching [...]
The Quality of Mercy Recap: The Bataan Death March
Bob Benson is gay. I just want to get that out of the way, because whoever had “Fraud” in the pool is doing a happy dance right now (and there are a lot of you), so I want you to know you still have to split your winnings with the “Gay” voters. Melissa P. pointed [...]
The male characters of Mad Men say things to each other that you rarely hear on television. Roger’s insensitivity (“There’s a line, Freddy. And you wet it.”), Lane’s outrage (“You grimy little pimp.”), and Pete’s ambition (“A man like you I’d follow into combat blindfolded.”). They are all laid bare for us without nuance or [...]
In “Favors”, Peggy learned she could not depend on men to help solve her apartment’s rat problem. Because she is an intelligent woman, she found the answer on her own; she bought a cat. What do you think she named her cat? If she asked you for advice on what to name her new pet, [...]
Fan Art Thursday 5/13/13 “Sterling” by Jake W. Bullock
Ah, my favorite juggler. This portrait of Roger was so stunning I had to post it! (Why do I want to kiss it?) By Jake W. Bullock
