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10 Mad Men Stars Before They Were Famous

By Todd Van Luling on

Most of the stars of Mad Men didn’t have the most impressive resumes before they were hired to work at Sterling Cooper — or rather, Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce. As struggling actors, they took on roles that weren’t nearly as glamorous as the decadent ad men (and significant others!) whom they now play. Click through to view 10 of your favorite characters before they rose to greatness, and leave links to any early acting gigs we’ve missed in the comments. … Read More

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The Best “Fuck Yeah” Tumblrs on the Internet

By Todd Van Luling on

A trend of creating linguistically-enthusiastic commemorative tumblrs has taken hold amongst the internet community as of late. Entitled “Fuck Yeah” tumblrs, these collections glorify wonders from Coca-Cola to the state of Virginia. Fuck yeah home state of eight United States Presidents! Below we have posted a few of our favorites, along with a couple posts from… Read More

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50 Summer Activities We’re Nostalgic For

By Todd Van Luling on

Summer is finally here, and although we are excited (unlike another website that rhymes with Hawker) the season just doesn’t feel like it used to. Gone are the times we can unabashedly run through the fountain at the local town center, no longer can we fly down the Slip ‘n Slide guilt free without the context of alcohol and partying. However, we can unabashedly be nostalgic for these times. So here is a long list of just about all the summer activities we are super nostalgic for and wish we could be doing right now instead of being couped up in the… Read More

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The Week’s Top 5 Pop Culture Video Mash-Ups

By Bethany Larson on

This week brought us an inordinate amount of creative pop culture mash-ups via the interwebs. From a delicious Lady Gaga-fronted version of Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland to Abed channeling Mad Men‘s Don Draper on Community, it’s amazing to witness the magic that can happen when disparate fictional worlds collide. It’s almost as much fun as when TV stars hop between shows. See for yourself after the jump. … Read More

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Video of the Day: Don Draper’s Words to Live By

By Caroline Stanley on

Because we miss him so, especially in the wake of another Don Draper-free Sunday night, we’re ordering you to watch this clever Gawker.TV roundup of his life lessons. And you should be happy that we’re bossing you around, because as Don would say, “People want to be told what to do so badly that they’ll listen to anyone.” (Although our favorite Draperism has to be, “You’re born alone, and you die alone. And this world just drops a bunch of rules on you to make you forget those… Read More

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What’s on at Flavorpill: Links That Made the Rounds in Our Office

By Caroline Stanley on

Today at Flavorpill, we re-watched the season finale of True Blood, complete with a laugh track. We listened to what Don Draper had to say about health care reform. We were excited for Betty White’s guest appearance on the upcoming season of 30 Rock. We were frightened by Nic Cage’s glam… Read More

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The Back of Don Draper’s Head Lives to See Season 4

By Heather Schwedel on

This just in from The New York Times: AMC has renewed the next season of Mad Men! This might seem about as surprising as ABC renewing Grey’s Anatomy for another season, but despite the show’s critical darling status, it’s not exactly a ratings powerhouse, and we wouldn’t have called season 4 a sure thing by any means. With amazing buzz so far this season, we hope this vote of confidence from AMC will push show creator Matthew Weiner to ever more obsessive levels of genius. Witness, for instance, Sunday night’s boogie session between Pete and his wife Trudy. Is it fair to say the two jitterbugged their way into the hearts of network executives? We think so. Or maybe it was the Charleston? Truth be told, we spent about 15 minutes Sunday night trying to figure out the name of that old-fashioned vaudeville knee-switching optical illusion dance, to no avail. Check it out in all its gloriousness after the… Read More

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Quote of the Day: Don Draper’s California Dreaming

By Heather Schwedel on

I can’t tell you if we’re going to go to California in Season Three, but as a show, we’re following how the Sixties were about the rise of Los Angeles and the decline of New York. People talk about San Francisco but it was really Los Angeles, and I wanted to show that. In 1960, New York is the center of everything, and by 1975 New York is bankrupt and by 1977 it’s the most dangerous place in the United… Read More

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What To Expect When You’re Expecting “Mad Men” Season 3

By Heather Schwedel on

Ever since Mad Men began filming its third season in May, we’ve hardly been able to think about anything else. How can we be expected to concentrate knowing that somewhere out there, Jon Hamm is dressed as Don Draper, wearing a well-tailored suit and provocatively smoking a cigarette? Today we came across a promo for season 3, set to premiere in August. Check it out below, and read on for the top five reasons can’t wait for the return of Mad… Read More

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What’s On at Flavorpill: Links That Made the Rounds in our Office

By Caroline Stanley on

Today at Flavorpill when we were supposed to be busy working… we fell in love with 7-year-old Latarian Milton‘s devil may care attitude about car theft; we felt sorry for David Copperfield’s assistant’s arm; we contemplated what the death of network TV means for the next generation of universal… Read More