Jeremiah Tolbert

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Mad Men: Sadomasochism For the Enlightened Modern Person

by Jeremiah Tolbert on Nov 09, 2008 (0) Comments

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

by Jeremiah Tolbert on Apr 29, 2008 (5) Comments

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

by Jeremiah Tolbert on Apr 26, 2008 (0) Comments

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