Mad Men Musings: A Day’s Work
If you’re a Mad Men fan, join us regularly for Mad Men Musings – a space to discuss selected highlights, low points, or just plain water-cooler worthy moments of each episode. Valentine’s Day is less sweet sentiments and more workplace politics, accented with racism, sexism, and maybe a roach or two. The bicoastal SC&P offices…
Mad Men Musings: Time Zones
If you’re a Mad Men fan, join us regularly for Mad Men Musings – a space to discuss selected highlights, low points, or just plain water-cooler worthy moments of each episode. “Are you ready? Because I want you to pay attention. This is the beginning of something,” intones Freddy Rumsen, opening the premiere episode of…
The Mad Men Dictionary: Defining Our Favorite Moments
Prepare for the final season by taking a look back at the best Mad Men Moments The seventh and final season of Mad Men is almost here: the premiere airs on Sunday, April 13th (well, at least the first half of the split season does). Watching Mad Men has always felt a bit different from…
Girls Recap: Season 3, Episode 32, Two Plane Rides
We made it through Season 3 of Girls, y’all! I if I was Hannah, I’d probably a write a raw personal essay detailing my every reaction to this season, complete with gory, overly intimate details. Luckily for you guys, I’m not Hannah, so I’ll just stick to the recapping. As a whole, it was a…
Swell Skin: Sea Buckthorn Face Treatment and Oil Review
Two steps to help conquer two annoying skin issues I’ve turned into something of an oil aficionado: coconut, castor, rosehip and tamanu oil have all cycled their way through my skincare lineup. Basically, I’m a happy, shiny oil-slick each night before bed – I love the multi-tasking nature of oils (face cleansing, eye makeup removing…
Girls Recap: Season 3, Episode 31, I Saw You
For this Season 3 penultimate Girls recap, we turn to Morrissey and his song “We Hate it When Our Friends Become Successful” which could basically serve as the Girls theme song at the moment. There’s always been a strict hierarchy among our gang, but Adam and even Jessa are busy usurping Hannah and Marnie this…
Girls Recap: Season 3, Episode 26, Free Snacks
To borrow a phrase from Shosh, I’m feeling pretty “je ne regret rienn-y” about watching this episode. I mean, we had a cameo from a major fashion player, dream catchers, and most importantly, SUN CHIPS. Actually I hate Sun Chips, but free snacks always taste delectable, right? I have major reservations about the awkward hook-ups…
Girls Recap: Season 3, Episode 25, “Only Child”
With Girls, the general trend seems to be that Hannah and co. behave badly over and over, pushing us to the point of writing them off entirely – until something major happens to elicit some empathy once again, like Hannah’s breakdown last season. Only five episodes in, Hannah is already REALLY pushing her luck, guys….