March 23, 2012 at 1:04pm 172 notes
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In some prophetic way, it is a show about the end of male white privilege, and that we’re still waiting for that end is what makes the show contemporary.
— Times’ Television Critic Robert Lloyd on the upcoming season of “Mad Men.”
October 11, 2011 at 12:20pm 62 notes
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Opinion: Our fascination with the early 1960s stems from a longing for authority, not a desire to transcend today’s prohibitions against overt sexism, racism or harassment. The success of “Mad Men” stems from watching characters rebel against hierarchies that are harder to find now. Photo: Joan Harris (Christina Hendricks) and Peggy Olson (Elisabeth Moss) in “Mad Men.” Credit: Michael Yarish / AMC

Opinion: Our fascination with the early 1960s stems from a longing for authority, not a desire to transcend today’s prohibitions against overt sexism, racism or harassment. The success of “Mad Men” stems from watching characters rebel against hierarchies that are harder to find now.

Photo: Joan Harris (Christina Hendricks) and Peggy Olson (Elisabeth Moss) in “Mad Men.” Credit: Michael Yarish / AMC

June 16, 2011 at 12:48pm 32 notes
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Elisabeth Moss puts “Mad Men’s” Peggy Olson on the career track. The actress sees her character’s generation on the way up and Don Draper’s on the way down. Photo credit: Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times

Elisabeth Moss puts “Mad Men’s” Peggy Olson on the career track. The actress sees her character’s generation on the way up and Don Draper’s on the way down.

Photo credit: Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times

March 24, 2011 at 11:37am 24 notes
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Source: Los Angeles Times
Recognize this bar? It’s where Don and Peggy stopped to watch the Sonny Liston-Cassius Clay match in an episode of AMC’s “Mad Men.” La Villa Basque hasn’t changed much in 50 years. But the 1960s-era restaurant, owned by disgraced former Vernon mayor Leonis Malburg, is being remodeled to help make it more profitable. Photo credit: Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times

Recognize this bar? It’s where Don and Peggy stopped to watch the Sonny Liston-Cassius Clay match in an episode of AMC’s “Mad Men.” La Villa Basque hasn’t changed much in 50 years. But the 1960s-era restaurant, owned by disgraced former Vernon mayor Leonis Malburg, is being remodeled to help make it more profitable.

Photo credit: Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times