Jeremiah Tolbert

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Mad Men: Sadomasochism For the Enlightened Modern Person

This week­end, Sarah and I tucked into the first sea­son of the AMC series Mad Men.  The con­cept of the show is in essence a look at the lives of Madison Avenue adver­tis­ing exec­u­tives, their office staff, and their fam­i­lies.  Oh, and their mis­tresses.  Infidelity is the fuel that ran Madison Avenue, appar­ently.  The show […]

Clay Shirky and The Cognitive Surplus

Continuing on the thoughts of yesterday’s post, I’ve recently read Clay Shirky’s speech, “Gin, Television, and Social Surplus.” You can read a tran­script of it, or watch a video. I highly rec­om­mend check­ing out one or the other and com­ing back here. I’ll wait. For the lazy, here”s a choice bit that explains much of it: […]

Battlestar Galactica S4E4 Thoughts

Wow, was there a really big rev­e­la­tion tonight, or am I read­ing too much into things?