Mad Men Open Thread: Season 7, Episode 13

Second to last. What will we do with our Sundays when this is all over? Well, I guess True Detective starts on June 21.

I wonder whose endings we will get to see this week. This week’s episode is called “The Milk and Honey Route.” AMC went ahead and redesigned their website, and now I can’t get the code to post the video of the preview. Ugh, so annoying.

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Go Forth And Weekend Open Thread

“I went to my son’s graduation this weekend, and I heard a great quote I’ve never heard before from Albert Einstein. It was that the greatest danger to the world is not the bad people but it’s the good people who don’t speak out.” –Hamilton Jordan Continue reading →

Three More GOP Candidates Enter the Clown Car

crazy ben500Where once there was only Canadian man-monster Ted Cruz shrieking gibberish into the diners and tractor showrooms of Iowa, now there are dozens of deluded GOP has-beens and never-wills gabbling and honking across the Iowa countryside, demanding to be taken seriously as presidential candidates. Today, three more clowns entered the clown car. Carly Fiorina, who gained valuable executive experience driving HP into the ground, and not-right-in-the-head neurosurgeon Ben Carson announced that they, too, plan to waste a shitload of other people’s money in a pointless run for the presidency. Gravy-scented professional yokel Gov. Mike Huckabee announced he’s also going to run. Continue reading →

Things You Tell Yourself When Your Team Loses

My beloved Spurs were knocked out of the NBA playoffs on Saturday. This is the first time since the 2010-2011 season that they failed to make it out of the first round. That’s actually pretty good for any NBA team, but as a fan it’s kind of a tough pill to swallow. Especially since they won the Championship last year.

Here are a few of the things I have told myself (and others) since Saturday’s loss: Continue reading →