April 2012

Best lines on GIRLS, Episode 3

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Based on the brilliant writing of last night’s Episode 3, HBO’s Girls has completely won me over. Here is a comprehensive list of what I consider the best lines of the night: “You look like Mickey Mouse without the ears.” “What is going on? Is it some kind of solstice?” “So you have HPV. All […]

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Boys and Girls

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Last night’s TV line-up was all about the boys on AMC’s Mad Men, and all about the Girls Premiere on HBO. Though I adore the women of Mad Men, last night’s episode had me feeling a turbulent mix of compassion, pity, and pride for the men. I felt compassion for Lane, who is good at […]

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What motherhood taught me about business

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This is not a blog about motherhood. But sometimes parenting teaches me a lesson that helps me be a better business owner, wife, daughter or friend. Yesterday we celebrated my daughter’s 6th birthday. I was not prepared for how emotional this would make me, even though I’ve had this same reaction in the past, at […]

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Mad Men vs. The Pitch

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Mad Men was great last night, as usual. We got to see the new copywriter make what all creatives in advertising know as a client meeting faux pas: revealing unapproved ideas to the client, and in the process, undermining the creative director. That’s a big no, no. Which Michael Ginsberg learned last night. At least, […]

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“I didn’t pick this profession, it picked me.”

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My thoughts on Season Five, Episode 2 of Mad Men. “I didn’t pick this profession, it picked me.” The dialogue in Mad Men is often brilliant, but this line in particular really hit home for me. It’s uttered by Michael Ginsberg, Sterling, Cooper, Draper, Price’s soon to be hired copywriter, in defense of his bizarre […]

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