Drink Like a Mad Man: The Essentials for a Respectable Home Bar
This story is a part of our Mad Men Takeover. Season four of the series premieres on AMC this Sunday, July 25.--Drinking can be fun no matter what the excuse, but after watching several seasons of those classy fellas down cocktail after cocktail, maybe it's time to try your hand at home bar tending. Here's a few tips, tricks, and outright demands to help you get started.... read more
Whiskey Toothpaste, Chicken Candy and Hot Dr. Pepper: Inexplicably Real Ads from the Don Draper Decade
This story is a part of our Mad Men Takeover. Season four of the series premieres on AMC this Sunday, July 25. — Good advertisers don’t just sell products, they sell a desire—a false sense of necessity—for a product. Great advertisers do this, too, but their scope is even greater; they sell lifestyles and ideas. In our search for real print advertisements from the 1960s, when Mad Men’s Don Draper was selling, we found examples of every level of advertising skill.... read more
Seven Marketing Campaigns That Make Us Feel Like We’re Still Living in the Mad Men Era
This story is a part of our Mad Men Takeover. Season four of the series premieres on AMC this Sunday, July 25. — There’s no denying that the mad men of Madison Avenue were brilliant at their craft. But there’s also no denying that, as represented on the show, many creatives of that era possessed a particularly virulent brand of misogyny and cultural insensitivity. (Remember that time Roger Sterling performed in blackface?) Unfortunately, it looks like some companies still carry those less-flattering elements in their work in 2010. Here’s a roundup of products and ad campaigns that hearken back to... read more
Don Draper: The Mixtape
This story is a part of our Mad Men Takeover. Season four of the series premieres on AMC this Sunday, July 25. — We’ve compiled a playlist based on our favorite suit-wearin’, womanizin’ ad man, Mr. Don Draper. Enjoy.... read more
140-Character Characters: The Best of Twitter's Very Strange Mad Men Alterna-Universe
Despite the fact that the show's characters can hardly get their heads around a Xerox 914 copier, let alone the internet... read more
Paste Presents: The Mad Men Takeover
Peruse at your leisure. We'll be drinking scotch... read more
Mr. Draper Will See You Now: Paste's Mad Men Archives
It’s hard to believe Mad Men, a show we’ve come to love and admire here at Paste, is entering its fourth season. Prior to kicking off our Mad Men takeover this weekend, we got a little nostalgic and decided to revisit all of the features, columns, lists, reviews and bits of news we’ve written about the show over the last couple years. Turns out, we’ve had a lot to say, and it’s all categorized and listed below. Enjoy:... read more
Who is the Least Horrible Mad Men Character?
We love every single character on Mad Men, but Pete Campbell, Roger Sterling and the Drapers are all pretty mean to each other. So for our poll, we want to know: Who’s your favorite softie from the show?... read more
Amy Poehler Talks About Her Web Series, Smart Girls at the Party
"The best thing you can do is just be yourself," Poehler says. "And stop going to mean gossip sites on the internet..." read more
Elijah Wood Talks Charity Compilation, Imaginary Dogs
Turns out, he's a huge Sleigh Bells fan... read more
Five Reasons to Watch The IT Crowd Right Now
You best put seat belts on your ears, because I’m about to take them for the ride of their lives: British sitcom The IT Crowd has a fourth season hitting airwaves (and, presumably, Internet waves) today after a lengthy wait, and it’s going to be amazing. Not too long ago, we gave you six reasons to watch Starz’ Party Down, and another addition to your summer must-watch list is this deadpan geek-centric comedy. It takes place in the fictional Reynholm Industries, which does we-don’t-know-what and makes billions doing it. It revolves around the lives of the company’s three most down-trodden... read more
The Lost Finale Live Blog & Final Verdict
Previously on Lost, the questions piled up like buckets of Mr. Clucks chicken, but tonight is all about answers. We’ll be right there with you for the finale tonight at 9pm, live blogging and plucking the best comments from around the web (along with guest Nick Purdy). And if you’re not watching the two-hour recap right now, you can check out our four-minute version, part of our Lost Takeover that includes all sorts of Lost goodies. Add your comments to the discussion below or send me a message on Twitter – @joshjackson – as we all say goodbye together. 11:42... read more
Will the Lost Series Finale Take its Place in the Pantheon of Serialized Dramas?
Lost airs its final episode tonight, and three of its high-profile contemporaries, The Sopranos, The Wire and Battlestar Galactica have also aired their finales to much praise and fanfare. Their respective creators have run the press gamut elucidating—and sometimes defending—their work. Lost, however, presents the most daunting challenge as showrunners Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof have created a complex web of characters and thematic threads, all while bending not just narrative conventions but even our perception of time and space. As such, we’re taking a look at what these finales did right. Warning: The following pages contain spoilers pertaining to... read more
Plan a Lost Finale Party
You’re already going to watch the two-hour Lost finale. Why not invite some friends over and make it what The Hold Steady would call a massive night? Between the food, decorations and Dharma beer, even non-Losties will have fun. We’ve put together this guide so you can throw together the best Lost party your friends have ever seen without even having to plan too much. ... read more
A Lost Cake Google Image Slideshow: Because, Why Not?
Let me be honest with you, reader. After all, honesty is the best policy. I know almost nothing about Lost. Granted, I probably know more than these two folks, but only barely. Alternately, I love cake. Cake is delicious! They make entire television shows about cake. In fact, the cake pictured on this very page, the cake made to celebrate Lost‘s 100th episode, was made for one of those shows. You know what else I love, reader? Google Images. So, in honor of the final episode of a TV show I don’t watch, on the following pages are 14 Google-Imaged... read more
Best Guyliner, Scariest Death and 13 More Lost Superlatives
“As we go on, we remember, all the times we had together / And as our lives change, come whatever, we will still be friends forever.”... read more
Watch Two Paste Staffers Who've Never Watched Lost Explain Lost
Totally lost when it comes to Lost? Have no fear... read more
Are You There Lost? It's Me, Michael
Hey, Lost. How’s it going? I hear you’re doing pretty well these days; a lot of people are talking about you, and saying nice things. Apparently you’ve cleaned yourself up since we last saw each other, and I’m glad you’re doing better. Hearing everyone say how you’re better than you’ve ever been has made me think about you. Not enough to actually watch you (I can never go back to those old days), but every Tuesday on Twitter around 9pm, I’m reminded of you.... read more
Five Lost Spin-Offs We'd Like to See
With the recent cancellation of Heroes and the end of Lost, some are lamenting the new dearth of good programming on network TV. Fret not, though: Paste has a few spin-off suggestions to help the network stay at the top of the ratings game in these most-desperate times.... read more
But Seriously, How About a Lost Amusement Park?
Back in March, the writers and creators of Lost hinted that an amusement park based on the ABC series may become a reality. That news got imaginations working around Paste HQ, as we wondered what rides and attractions could await us at the park. In the hopes of keeping this potentially awesome thing in the headlines, we’ve compiled a collection of potential rides, attractions and activities to please the most discerning Lostpedia-reading Disney World connoisseur.... read more
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