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“You’re Not Going to Kill This Account”: Mad Men, Racial Prejudice, and History

August 24, 2010
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“You’re Not Going to Kill This Account”: Mad Men, Racial Prejudice, and History

Mad Men begs the question of how the 1960s embodied by our characters informs the present world that we now inhabit. What would it mean if we are the inheritors not of only the brave triumphs of the Freedom Riders, but also of the indifference or disinterest of people who felt unaffected by them?
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Selling Style: Mad Men and the Fashioning of Femininity

August 17, 2010
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Selling Style:  Mad Men and the Fashioning of Femininity

"The Rejected" is an episode in which how the characters look was central to the meanings on offer.
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What Are You Missing? August 1-August 14

August 15, 2010
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What Are You Missing? August 1-August 14

And...we’re back. Ten (or more) media industry stories you might have missed recently.
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Mad Men vs Sherlock: What Makes a Fandom?

August 10, 2010
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Mad Men vs Sherlock: What Makes a Fandom?

Over the past few weeks, we've had the opportunity to watch a fandom take root at double speed. And despite the purpose of this Antenna series, I'm not talking about Mad Men.
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Summer Media: The Scott Pilgrim Comics Series

August 5, 2010
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Summer Media: The <i>Scott Pilgrim</i> Comics Series

Bryan Lee O’Malley’s indie comedy/action/romance series Scott Pilgrim has cultivated a rabid fanbase quick to shove the first book into the hands of any non-comics reader expressing even the vaguest interest in the medium. As they should. Because it’s glorious.
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Mad Men, Episode 4.2: Everything New is Old Again

August 3, 2010
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Mad Men, Episode 4.2: Everything New is Old Again

After the exciting new sets, haircuts, fashions, and even a new, chastened, Don of the season opening, episode two shows us that it’s not so easy to escape the familiar grooves of custom and habit.
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Highs and Lows of Comic-Con 2010

July 29, 2010
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Highs and Lows of Comic-Con 2010

As much as it desperately needs a bigger venue, it might also be time to come up with a new name. Comic-Con does not accurately capture the range and diversity of events on offer.
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Mad about Mad Men: Antenna takes a Look at AMC’s High Profile Drama

July 27, 2010
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Mad about <i>Mad Men</i>: Antenna takes a Look at AMC’s High Profile Drama

Mad Men gears up for its fourth season with a big public relations push. What makes the show so special and can it continue to live up to its buzz?
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Words are Cool: The Magic of Moffat’s Doctor Who

July 26, 2010
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Words are Cool: The Magic of Moffat’s <i>Doctor Who</i>

The fifth season of Doctor Who saw the introduction of a new showrunner. In this post, Matt Hills considers his impact on series.
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Summer Media: My Gallic Season

July 17, 2010
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Summer Media: My Gallic Season

Evan Davis reports from New York City on recent developments in French Cinema.
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Summer Media: Reading Sookie Stackhouse

Summer Media: Reading Sookie Stackhouse

True Blood begins its third season on HBO this summer, but perhaps more fun than catching up on the show's previous seasons is reading the series of novels and short stories on which the show is based.
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What Are You Missing? June 20-July 3

July 4, 2010
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What Are You Missing? June 20-July 3

Ten (or more) media industry stories you might have missed recently.
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Summer Media: Vive le Tour!

June 30, 2010
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Summer Media: Vive le Tour!

July brings with it one of my most cherished media rituals in the form of the exhilarating spectacle of suffering that is the Tour de France.
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Summer Media: River Monsters

June 24, 2010
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Summer Media: <i>River Monsters</i>

One of them belches like Jabba the Hutt when pulled out of water. And yet I find myself wondering why animals and American television haven’t been even better friends.
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What Are You Missing? June 6-June 19

June 20, 2010
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What Are You Missing? June 6-June 19

Ten (or more) media industry stories you might have missed recently.
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