Tag: January Jones
That Littering Scene in Mad Men Cuts to the Core of How Corporations Would End Up Pulling A Fast One on Their Consumers
Amid the many scenes from Mad Men that still linger in one’s mind, one of the oddest (at least to modern eyes) is the moment [Read More…]
When Betty Was Good
There are numerous mothers in pop culture history with a bad rap. Mrs. Bates, Mrs. White, Mrs. Vorhees. But Betty Draper (January Jones) might be [Read More…]
The Self-Quarantine of Betty Draper
As it’s already been noted, Americans experiencing the so-called hell of self-quarantine and the lockdown measures thereof (though it will never compare to the actions [Read More…]
Telling People Not to Go Outside Is the New Telling People Not to Smoke
It is ingrained in human nature, for whatever reason, to do the opposite of what one is told–particularly if that form of telling is severe [Read More…]
The Merciful Return of January Jones as a Blacked Out Housewife
While January Jones may have played the bizarre role of Melissa Shart in the equally bizarre cancelled Fox series (because you usually can’t say Fox [Read More…]
The Politician Oozes Royal Tenenbaums Absurdity–And Not Just Because Gwyneth Paltrow Is In It
With the cautionary opening title card, “The Politician is about moxie, ambition and getting what you want at all costs. But for those who struggle [Read More…]
Betty Draper’s Twilight Sleep and Its Relation to Lana Del Rey’s “Shades of Cool” Video
Jake Nava’s direction of music videos over the years has often favored a suburban milieu with a seedy underbelly. From Lindsay Lohan’s “Over” video to [Read More…]
Don Draper Uses Meditation For Advertising, Betty Smokes Till The End & Peggy And Joan Hit Their Stride
It’s been a long time coming, but the conclusion of Mad Men has finally happened. A fairly neat wrapping up of events (or at least [Read More…]
No One Hates Betty Draper-Francis More Than Matthew Weiner
It is said that sometimes we hate the thing we create. In Matthew Weiner’s case, that thing is the elegantly neurotic Betty Draper (January Jones), [Read More…]
Mad Men and The Ruination of the Modern Perception of the Sixties
With Mad Men‘s fast approaching (and final) return on April 5th, fans and critics alike can’t help but revisit seasons past for a refresher course [Read More…]
