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The Ladies of Madison Avenue: Playboy Edition

Tauntr, the site behind the fake Ben & Jerry’s pop culture ice cream flavors you've been seeing all over the web recently, has created four faux vintage covers of Playboy magazine featuring characters from the AMC hit show Mad Men. Now, I know at least some of my readers will be offended by my featuring Playboy covers here, fake or not. But there is a reason behind my madness: the fourth cover is graced by none other than our favorite, no-BS-taking, now-deceased secretary, Miss Blankenship! Enjoy! Via Best Week Ever....

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Celebrity Sightings and Meetings

I just finished watching the season premiere of Dexter and was surprised to see that Colin Hanks would be playing this season's villain. Don't get me wrong — I know that he is a great actor and would probably knock the role out of the park, but having met him in person, it is a bit difficult to imagine this outgoing, easily likable young man portraying a sinister character on screen. Thinking about the contrast between Colin Hanks' character on Dexter versus what I knew of him from our encounter made me consider all the celebrities I have ever met, and (if they are actors/actresses) how they contrast from the roles they play, as well as their public perception. Having lived near NYC for...

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