by Cherchez La Femme | Aug 17, 2009 | Cherchez La Femme
"There is something about the mix of television, women and professional sports that is almost toxic, and it appears to numb the sensibilities of otherwise civilized men," says Susam Remier for the Baltimore Sun. The thesis of her recent piece is that nothing...
by Cherchez La Femme | Aug 19, 2009 | Cherchez La Femme
Last night's third season premire of Mad Men was an event. The break between seasons was painfully long. It left fans with unanswered questions–the main one, of course: who is Don Draper? In the first few minutes of last night's show, we got a little...
by Cherchez La Femme | Aug 21, 2009 | Cherchez La Femme
The town meetings on health care have left me flabbergasted. Barney Frank has had much the same reaction. This woman is the second in two days who I've become aware of who's invoked Hitler at one of these town meetings. The first was based in Las Vegas. Her...
by Cherchez La Femme | Aug 26, 2009 | Cherchez La Femme
This Virginia gentleman expresses his views on abortion. He claims that he is not pro-life, and that he supports the abortions of fetuses conceived by Democratic and liberal parents. "I could think of nothing worse," he says "than to have these people...
by Cherchez La Femme | Aug 27, 2009 | Cherchez La Femme
I didn't anticipate Ted Kennedy's death last night, which I learned about after I re-watched Sunday's episode of Mad Men in order to write this post. His involvement in the government since the era of the show, however, and the tragic themes of his life...