From the Mixed Up Bloggings of Annie Em

Posts Tagged ‘Mad Men

Mad (Wo)Men

Posted by: annieem on: August 5, 2009

No, I don’t look anything like this actually (I have been told over the years that I look like Carly Simon or Sandra Bullock or Laura San Giacomo–Not sure why, but I suppose if you could combine Carly’s mouth, Sandra’s nose and Laura’s coloring and hair, you’d get a close resemblance to Annie Em).
You, too, [...]

Mad Men: Maddeningly Good TV

Posted by: annieem on: January 3, 2009

Readers who are also TV viewers tend to avoid bragging about being up on the latest American Idol season, but they have no problem discussing with strangers the intimate plot and character details of shows like The Wire or The Sopranos.  Adam Sternbergh writes about “Quality Show Fatigue” in the Dec. 8th, 2008 issue of [...]


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Annie Em is a professor of English who, like oodles of other academics, blogs about her work, her readings, her life. E-mail Annie at annieem [at] ymail [dot] com or leave a comment.

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