Culture Beast: ‘Mad Men’: Where We Left Off

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1 'The Beginning' 'Mad Men': Where We Left Off Peggy flaunts cleavage and fishnets, Don finds sobriety and a mandatory leave of absence, and Bob Benson's still a potential sociopath with a hundred-watt smile. By Amy Zimmerman Read it at The Daily Beast

2 Killer Drama Is 'Fargo' Bloody Good? You Betcha Menacing and suspenseful with surprising notes of satire and pulpy violence, FX's Fargo is most certainly not a pale imitation of the Coens' gruesome dark comedy. By Kevin Fallon Read it at The Daily Beast 4 Power Crazy How 'Thrones' Explains DC Politics It's not so far from Westeros to Capitol Hill. We can learn a lot about how Washington works from the treachery and vicious power-play of Game of Thrones. By Jedediah Purdy Read it at The Daily Beast The biggest threat to 'Captain America' and the superhero film is not HYDRA or S.H.I.E.L.D. It's the clunky, overblown CGI climax that's become a signature of the genre.” READ IT NOW › 5 Shakespeare of Sh!t 'Veep' Is F*@king Great No show is as good at using curse words for comedic effect as Veep, which it proved again with Sunday's hysterical premiere. How the f*@k does it get swearing so right? By Kevin Fallon Read it at The Daily Beast 3 Smoking Reefers Stoner TV Rules From the tech nerds on Silicon Valley to the girls on Broad City and bros on Workaholics, everyone's smoking pot on television these days. By Rich Goldstein Read it at The Daily Beast Best & Worst Dressed of the Week 'Design Office: Coming Soon' The Glamour of Italian Fashion Gorgeous Underwater Art In response to Sorry Miyagi, Asians Need Villains: It had less to do with a desire to be "not the good kid" or to align myself with darker indulgences. It was simply because those dudes were stereotypes and it just wasn't in my DNA to play up into a stereotype. — smirking In response to Why Women Want Wilmer Valderrama: What drives these women into his arms is not his alleged penis size (though that probably doesn't hurt). It's his casual indifference to them which enhances his value in their eyes. — Harkonnen

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