O my, why are we obsessed with Mad Men?!
Thursday’s Child and I were recently having a lively discussion about Betty Draper and why she’s such an evil bitch on the show. We ask, why do the writers portray her as an entitled spoiled wife who resents her children, as opposed to a sympathetic woman whose [...]
August 4, 2008
Mad Women
August 4, 2008
Hot or Not
So, this is entirely unrelated to chicks and lit, but New York Times Magazine’s ‘The Moment’ blog just featured an article on Chris Moukarbel, the artist currently showing at Art in General (where I’m interning). Check out the article and his fall 2008 In/Out list here. Apparently, J. Crew, makeup & writing are out- [...]
August 4, 2008
Brideshead Revisited
Evelyn Waugh was a convert to Catholicism, and his novel, Brideshead Revisited, is steeped in theology and Catholic practice. It is also an aristocratic love story, with many an unsavory character. Upon its completion in 1945, Waugh considered BH to be his magnum opus. Time apparently agreed, and listed it as one of its “All-Time [...]
