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Ok, this isn’t hilarious, and the voices don’t sound anything like actual Mad Men characters, but the mere idea that Sesame Street would be sophisticated and clever enough to do a Mad Men parody is well worth posting. I wonder how many moms today were asked, “Mommy, what’s a sycophant?” and just stared at their […]


5 Oct
Pete Campbell from Mad Men discusses the genius of Mitch Hedberg, the biology of monogamy, life with Jon Hamm and why he takes the bus everywhere in LA…

This is PART TWO of Lost In A Supermarket’s interview with Vincent Kartheiser of AMC’s Mad Men (click HERE to read PART ONE). Unlike PART ONE of the interview, which was pretty heavy on the Mad Men geekness, this one’s a much more personal look at Kartheiser himself. Hit the Jump to read him discuss […]


1 Oct
Pete Campbell from Mad Men talks about the absurdity of morality, the death of the American Dream, and being part of the Best Show on TV...

You recognize Vincent Kartheiser as Peter Campbell, the utterly obsequious and calculating account executive at Sterling Cooper. You know, that fictional Madison Avenue advertising agency on the much talked about AMC series Mad Men. I didn’t say “much hyped” because hype requires that the product or vehicle receiving the accolades does not deserve them, which […]


This is the day for PSAs I guess — some real, like this one, and some imagined, like the Will Ferrell one below. This one’s a motorcycle awareness safety commercial from Norway directed by Kristoffer Carlin and Lasse Gretlan, and I think it makes its point… From Hellforleather


17 Sep
So how do I nominate Dov Charney for a Nobel Peace Prize?

You have to hand it to Dov Charney — the guy knows how to sell tshirts. Homeboy’s made a fortune selling the same v-necks and tights you can buy at any swap meet, but he’s mastered the age-old formula of associating your product with hot, half-naked chicks and, Presto blammo! your shit is flying off […]


2 Jun
Oh what sweet memories you bring back, crusty black console of love...

Ooooh lordy does this bring back memories. Everyone likes to flap their lips about Atari this, and Commodore that. But why oh why does everyone always sleep on my beloved ColecoVision? Aside from the fact that Coleco was mostly known for making pool filters in the 80s, they ventured into the home video game department […]