Tag Archives: Mad Men

Are Fewer TV Characters Reading?

Posted on September 30, 2011 by

Outside of Mad Men, conversations between and among our favorite television characters about contemporary fiction are rare. (Hey, in the early 60s, Rona Jaffe’s The Best of Everything was contemporary fiction.) But the appearance of books (printed or electronic) in … Continue reading →

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The Health Hazards of Freelancing

Posted on January 7, 2011 by

Twice during my career, I’ve jettisoned the 9-5 world for the independence and flexibility of freelancing. Twice I’ve had to face the pitfalls of being my own boss: the long hours searching for clients, the pulsating pressure of an hour … Continue reading →

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Words You Can Say on Television

Posted on October 14, 2010 by

Come on, people. I thought we’d been through this already. George Carlin said the words, got thrown in jail, and that’s the template the FCC had been using ever since. You could use every pseudonym in the Urban Dictionary and … Continue reading →

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