Stories By Julia Rhodes

Television
Mad Men Recap: “The Flood” (Season 6, Episode 5)
January 1, 2026A tragedy truly does cause one to reach out – but the stupidity of this move...

Movies & TV
Mad Men Recap: “For Immediate Release” (Season 6, Episode 6)
December 29, 2025Pete Campbell, a vindictive child, tells his wife about her father. He sits Trudy down at...

Television
Mad Men Recap: “Man with a Plan” and “The Crash” (Season 6, Episodes 7 and 8)
December 24, 2025To Don, every woman is either a mother figure or a whore. If Don isn't in...

Television
Mad Men Recap: “The Better Half” (Season 6, Episode 9)
December 22, 2025Poor Peggy Olson. She was doing so well, the last time we checked in on her....
Anthropology
Violence, the Media, and Trying to Process The Dark Knight Rises Shootings
December 13, 2025How do you process a tragedy like the one that unfolded last night in Aurora, Colorado?...

Movies & TV
Mad Men Recap: “Far Away Places” (Season 5, Episode 6)
November 20, 2025In last night’s surreal episode of Mad Men, everybody was taking trips, with or without their...

Movies & TV
Mad Men Recap: “Signal 30” (Season 5, Episode 5)
November 18, 2025Pete Campbell is a horrible, smug, insecure creature whose very existence makes everyone at Sterling Cooper...

Movies & TV
Mad Men Recap: “Mystery Date”
November 17, 2025Well, this week’s Mad Men kicked everything into a higher, more sinister gear, didn’t it? We...

Movies & TV
Mad Men Recap: “Tea Leaves” (Season 5, Episode 3)
November 14, 2025This season of Mad Men is all about power - who has it, who doesn't, who...

Movies & TV
Mad Men Recap: “A Little Kiss” (Season 5 Premiere)
November 11, 2025He’s back. Photo credit Michael Yarish/AMC It’s been almost a year and a half since the...













