Topic: Mad Men

Placenta Pills Helped January Jones While Filming Mad Men

Placenta Pills Helped January Jones While Filming Mad Men

Betty Draper doesn’t set the healthiest example with her chain smoking, but in real life, January Jones maintained her energy while filming Mad Men by taking placenta pills, and says other new moms should consider doing the same. The process that’s been publicized several times in the past, but this is the first time we’ve heard a major celebrity advocate ingesting your own placenta in order to maintain energy levels in the first few months of motherhood; like her advice or not, we’re just happy to hear a new Hollywood mom talk about how to maintain energy, instead of how to lose weight. More »

Classic Cocktail Guide: ‘Mad Men’ Era Drinks That Aren’t Terrible For You

Classic Cocktail Guide: 'Mad Men' Era Drinks That Aren't Terrible For You

Some of you might argue that an alcoholic drink can’t be “healthy,” but we like to take a more realistic approach: We’re going to drink anyway, so how can we get as many vitamins and nutrients as possible—with as few calories, chemicals or sugars—with our alcohol? Everything in moderation. Which brings us to: These Mad Men-appropriate classic cocktails, from the simple (Salty Dog) to the sophisticated (French 75)—plus a twist on Don Draper’s favorite, the old fashioned, using figs and balsamic vinegar. Just a few ideas for any of you big dorky Mad Men fans (like, um, us), gearing up for the season 5 premiere Sunday (don’t worry, I promise we’ll stop milking the whole Mad Men angle soon). Cheers. More »

Recipe: Avocado and Crabmeat Mimosa, From The Unofficial Mad Men Cookbook

Recipe: Avocado and Crabmeat Mimosa, From The Unofficial Mad Men Cookbook

The season 5 premiere of Mad Men airs Sunday, and to get in the mood, I present you with a recipe from The Unofficial Mad Men Cookbook: Inside the Kitchens, Bars and Restaurants of Mad Men. Though “unofficial,” the cookbook is a lot of fun if you’re a fan, providing not just recipes but drawing links between a recipe, the episode in which it appeared and any larger social context. The avocado and crabmeat mimosa recipe is adapted from a recipe popularized by Jackie Kennedy. More »

The 10 Unhealthiest Shows On TV

The 10 Unhealthiest Shows On TV

While there are plenty of TV shows that give us tips for greening our homes or help people cook nutritious meals for their families, there’s also a lot of programming that shows unhealthy lifestyles. Whether it’s the cast of Jersey Shore tanning themselves into oblivion or Sandra Lee adding salt-laden seasoning packets to all of her meals, here are ten shows whose examples you should definitely not follow. More »

Let’s Talk About Sex: Titillating TV To Ignite Your Pillow Talk

Let's Talk About Sex: Titillating TV To Ignite Your Pillow Talk

Samantha Jones, Sex And The City‘s famous vixen-vamp, once said: “sex is a barometer for what’s going on in the relationship.” But now, according to a new scientific study, the real barometer is, actually, Sex And The City. Published in the June 2011 issue of the Journal of Communication, study author Emily Moyer-Gusé from Ohio State University found that, after watching an episode of SATC, viewers who identified with the characters reportedly felt more confident to discuss sexually transmitted diseases with their partner, friends and doctors, and were twice as likely to do so. And what’s more, the results of the study applied men as well as women, with almost half (46%) of the participants pillow-talkin’ within two weeks. To quote Carrie Bradshaw: “That’s just fabulous.” More »

Drug Comparison: Blisstree’s Guide to Antidepressants and Common Side Effects

Drug Comparison: Blisstree's Guide to Antidepressants and Common Side Effects

Get this: According to a recent study in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 25% of Americans taking an antidepressant have not received any clinical diagnosis. More and more, people are getting treated for a mental health problem that may not exactly exist, or more likely, are receiving medication for the wrong condition.

Over the last few decades, the booming pharma industry has given us a myriad of pills to choose from in order to chase the blues. For those trying to decide on which one, it’s important to see a psychiatrist — the doctor who traditionally prescribes psychotropic medications — because other doctors may not be quite up to speed on the nuances of the various meds currently on the market.

“There’s a movement among primary care physicians to do more screening for depression,” says Dr. Gerald Hurowitz, assistant professor of clinical psychiatry at Columbia University College of Medicine, who runs a psychopharmacology and neuropsychiatry private practice in New York City. “But sometimes the diagnosis is not accurate.” Dr. Hurowitz says that oftentimes, clinical depression may actually be bipolar depression, which may require a different kind of medication all together. More »

Christina Hendricks Might Be Dieting: Should We Stop Obsessing About Her Curves?

Christina Hendricks Might Be Dieting: Should We Stop Obsessing About Her Curves?

We like Christina Hendricks. Her figure’s not bad, either. But honestly, we’re glad we’re not her. Having that much constant focus on our measurements would drive us nuts, and make us unbelievably self-conscious. But when your body resembles that of the Mad Men star, it’s bound to turn some heads.

That’s why we’re not totally shocked by the rumor that Ms. Hendricks has started dieting. In our opinion, she doesn’t need to, but that’s her private business. But with everyone talking about how awesomely unique her hips, butt, and boobs are by Hollywood standards (i.e. not size 0), it makes sense that eventually, even the strongest might cave to peer pressure. (Of course, if it’s not a rumor and the diet is her personal choice, we support that.) More »

Turns Out, In 2010, White Women Are a Bunch of Drunks

Turns Out, In 2010, White Women Are a Bunch of Drunks

Hungover? Check out this post by Emerald Catron on Lemondrop:

Good news if you’re reading this in the dark through sunglasses, cradling your head and dry-swallowing aspirin: You are not alone. According to a new study, more people are drinking now than they used to.

Don Draper might think he’s hardcore, but do you know who really knows how to knock ‘em back? Modern-day white ladies – the only demographic to show an increase in alcohol intake over the past 20 years, a fact we proved at the bar last night. More »

Surprise! 1/3 of Men Want More Rigid Gender Roles

Surprise! 1/3 of Men Want More Rigid Gender Roles

Cosmo did a survey of 1,500 men as part of the Cosmo Man Summit. The mag took a step away from its normally raunchy material to delve into how men felt about the ever-changing workplace environment and male-female relationships. The findings? 30% of men want gender roles to take a giant step backward, à la Mad Men.

Yep, about 1/3 of men would love to go back to a time where gender roles were more rigid, because that would make relationships less confusing. Your girlfriend has a high-paying job? Nonsense! You can’t call your female co-workers “sweetie?” Good God, man! More »

Boardwalk Empire: Where My Ladies At?

Boardwalk Empire: Where My Ladies At?

I can’t say that I’ve been awaiting last night’s premiere of Boardwalk Empire with the fervor of a die-hard Scorcese fan, but I did sit down to watch his 75-minute, prohibition-era show with anticipation: As the season of Mad Men slowly winds itself to a close, it’d be nice to have a new historical drama to keep me tethered to the television set. So how does it stack up? The cinematography is great, as expected. The costumes are eye-catching (and they’ve got some of us wondering if everyone will ditch their frocks and cardigans for flapper-girl style). There’s enough intrigue and drama in the plot to keep me vaguely interested, but I have one beef with the show so far: Where are Peggy, Joanie and, yes, even Betty?

Mad Men appeals to a wide audience, and it’s not because the show is filled with pretty ladies pouting at the side of their more prominent male companions. The show is filled with pretty ladies whose complex personalities and motivations turn Mad Men into a story about men in advertising to a life-like show about human problems in an interesting time period.

By contrast, females appeared primarily as props to demonstrate the personalities of male characters in the first episode of Boardwalk Empire. Paz de la Huerta plays girlfriend to Nucky Thompson (Steve Buscemi), the show’s main character. More »

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