Month: April 2012
Entertainment
Mad Men: Season 5, Episode 5 – ‘Signal 30’ Review and Synopsis
Opening with a montage of car wrecks, we notice Pete Campbell studying up for his driver’s license while eyeing a young blond girl at the same time. A dripping faucet in the kitchen keeps him from going to sleep and it is already evident that this is probably going to be a Pete themed episode. […]
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Game of Thrones: Season 2, Episode 3 – ‘What is Dead May Never Die’ Review and Synopsis
What happened to Jon Snow? Did one of the ‘White Walkers’ come and take Craster’s child? The last episode ended on a cliffhanger and we can only hope that is resolved as soon as possible. Frankly, some of the best stuff in the show happens at the Wall and beyond, so the more the better. […]
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Saudi Arabia: Burning Their Black Gold to Stay Cool?
Saudi Arabian oil consumption has topped that of Germany’s in a recent report released by the International Energy Agency. This is impressive given that Germany’s population is triple that of Saudi Arabia’s and its economy is five times larger. The great majority of Saudi Arabia’s domestic oil consumption is utilized towards the operation of aging […]
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Mad Men: Season 5, Episode 4 – ‘Mystery Date’ Review and Synopsis
This episode begins with an awkward encounter in the elevator between Don, Megan and one of his old flames, Andrea. Unlike Betty, Megan asserts her position as Don’s woman and does not back down in the face of his past. A focal point of the episode is the story of the Chicago nurse massacre at […]
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Game of Thrones: Season 2, Episode 2 – ‘The Night Lands’ Review and Synopsis
Please note: Spoilers ahead. [ad name=”DMGG In-Content Responsive Ad”] Arya opens this episode with her usual feisty behavior, hitting a caged felon with her wooden sword when he rudely demands she get him a beer. The queen’s men come upon the party of the Night’s Watch and present a warrant demanding Gendry be remanded to […]
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Game of Thrones: Season 2, Episode 1 – ‘The North Remembers’ Review and Synopsis
The premier of season two of HBO’s hit epic fantasy Game of Thrones, based on “A Song of Ice and Fire” by George R.R. Martin, inaugurates the Lannister via Baratheon reign over the Seven Kingdoms with blood and iron. King Jauffrey and his mother Cersei’s brutal rule over the populace coincides with an all-out rebellion […]
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Mad Men: Season 5, Episode 3 – ‘Tea Leaves’ Review and Synopsis
Betty is fat. This is the big reveal of the episode. But why is Betty fat? Does she miss Don? Is it a thyroid problem? No one is quite sure but it is frustrating Betty’s confidence as well as her husband, Henry, who wants her to accompany him out to a Junior League meeting. Of […]
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The Cold War: The Origins of the Conflict.
The tensions of the Cold War are hard to imagine in the current era, even with the fear of ‘terror’ and living in what some call the ‘age of terrorism.’ For example, in the United States, Cold War paranoia reached untold heights, with secret bunkers and installations built across the country in case of nuclear […]
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