The Rise of Weight Watchers in the 1960s


Updated 05/15/12 12:25 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

History of Weight Watchers

This week on Mad Men's "Dark Shadows" episode, Weight Watchers serves as a type of therapy for Betty Francis, who can definitely use it. Boredom, jealousy, and insecurity dominate Betty's life as a 1960s housewife on her second marriage, and she's turned to bags of Bugles to pass the time. Now determined to lose the weight, the former model turns to a new diet plan gaining popularity with women Read more

Mad Men's 5 Maddest Moments: "Dark Shadows"


Updated 05/14/12 3:37 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Mad Men "Dark Shadows" Recap

It feels like just yesterday it was summertime in Mad Men world, but alas, we've already arrived at Thanksgiving. It's not exactly a celebratory episode: Betty's cranky about both her new diet and Don's new wife; Pete's still struggling to figure out his life; and Don and Ginsberg have a showdown at work. Roger, on the other hand, is still using his money to get everything he wants, which Read more

The Poem That Inspired Mad Men's "Lady Lazarus"


Updated 05/14/12 10:48 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Lady Lazarus and Mad Men

Megan Draper sets out for a new life this week on Mad Men, as she quits her job at Sterling Cooper Draper Price to resurrect her acting career. As the title of the episode, "Lady Lazarus," suggests, our friends on Mad Men are adapting to new lives. Don lets Megan pursue her acting dream, but he's lost at work without her. Pete has morphed into the sad Don of the past, cheating on his wife and Read more

Mad Men's 5 Maddest Moments: "Lady Lazarus"


Updated 05/07/12 7:47 AM · Posted by · 2 comments

Mad Men Recap, "Lady Lazarus"

Megan and Pete have been center stage for much of this season of Mad Men, and they're back in the spotlight this week. Pete's journey to rock bottom continues with more self-destructive behavior, while Megan makes a major life change that affects Don and her co-workers. We haven't seen a lot of Don and Peggy standoffs lately, but Megan's decision throws them back together — and not necessarily Read more

Mad Men's 5 Maddest Moments: "At the Codfish Ball"


Updated 04/30/12 3:30 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Mad Men Recap "At the Codfish Ball"

This week's Mad Men puts the spotlight on Megan, who has a career breakthrough at work, though she's less successful with her visiting parents. Peggy's domestic situation is also highlighted when she takes her relationship with Abe to the next level, and Roger is bouncing back from his separation from Jane quite nicely — though it would have been nice if he could have kept his pants on. This Read more

A History of Shacking Up in America


Updated 04/30/12 1:44 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Cohabitation in America

"He's using you for practice," Peggy Olson's Catholic mother warns this week on Mad Men. Mrs. Olson isn't too pleased that her working-girl daughter has decided to "live in sin," as the elder Olson describes it, with her boyfriend Abe. Modern American women with traditional parents may find the disapproval over moving in together familiar, but compared to the 1960s, society in general has become Read more

Words of Wisdom From Mad Women


Updated 04/30/12 12:15 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

Mad Men Women Quotes

After a long wait, Mad Men finally returned to TV, and Don Draper and the rest of the Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce gang are living very eventful lives in 1966 NYC. Of course, we were especially excited to see the mad women back onscreen. Joan, Peggy, Betty, Trudy, Megan, and the rest of the ladies of the show have always shined, and we love their quippy one-liners on life, love, and sex. Check Read more

LSD in the 1960s


Updated 04/24/12 11:53 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Mad Men LSD

Neurotic Roger Sterling finds truth on this week's episode of Mad Men with the help of LSD. Thanks to his experimental much younger wife, Jane, Roger reluctantly attends a dinner party, which becomes much more interesting once acid comes into the mix. As expected, this season of Mad Men is full of historical references from 1966. If you paid close attention to Roger's one-liners, you may have Read more

Mad Men's 5 Maddest Moments: "Far Away Places"


Updated 04/23/12 5:23 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

Mad Men Recap "Far Away Places"

The relationships of Peggy, Don, and Roger are the focus of this week's Mad Men, and we see them each engage in some pretty dramatic behavior while dealing with their personal lives. Peggy and Don can't find the best balance between their partners and their careers, while Roger seems to finally get the resolution he needs from his marriage in order to move forward. There are a couple of jarring Read more

Tour Trudy and Pete's Country Home


Updated 04/16/12 12:00 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Mad Men Pete and Trudy Campbell House

On last night's episode of Mad Men, we got to peek at Trudy and Pete Campbell's home in Cos Cob, CT. The cosmopolitan couple moved from Manhattan to the "country," as they call it, anticipating the birth of their daughter Tammy. The house is a far cry from Don and Megan Draper's hip high-rise pad and has a similar look to Don and ex-wife Betty's own suburban home — which is to say, it seems a Read more