The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette opined that the series was the "sophisticated heir" to The Sopranos and observed the historical authenticity of the series extends "to the characters, their reactions, their choices and the ways in which they relate to one another. It's a Mad Men hallmark that sets the show head and shoulders above its prime-time peers." [13] Tim Goodman of the San Francisco Chronicle said the series "reaffirm[s] its place in the upper echelon of television dramas. The writing is a real thing of beauty - from the aforementioned nuance to searing workplace witticisms and pitch-perfect tone from a multitude of characters. You can't overstate how accomplished Mad Men is at understanding the vagaries of dialogue among disparate characters." [14] Salon.com noted that the time period almost acts as an antagonist for the characters and that "what sets this drama apart from others is the complexity and depth of its themes beyond the obvious." [15] Accolades [ edit ] It is easy to be beautiful; it is difficult to appear so. I admire you, beloved, for the trap you've set. It's like a final chapter no one reads because the plot is over. Nordyke, Kimberly (October 27, 2008). " 'Mad Men' finale exceeds last season's". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved January 10, 2017. Meditations in an Emergency’ by Frank O’Hara describes a speaker’s thoughts circling himself, the city life, and his beloved.

Awards Winners - WGA". Writers Guild of America. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013 . Retrieved March 7, 2012. Fanny Brown is run away—scampered off with a Cornet of Horse; I do love that little Minx, & hope She may be happy, tho’ She has vexed me by this Exploit a little too. —Poor silly Cecchina! or F:B: as we used to call her. —I wish She had a good Whipping and 10,000 pounds.”—Mrs. Thrale. Television Critics Association Awards Celebrate 25th Anniversary". TCA. August 1, 2009. Archived from the original on March 27, 2012 . Retrieved March 11, 2012.Q: Throughout the pandemic, a lot of galleries and institutions have experimented with online viewing. Your work is being shown in China, but you may be unable to travel here now—how do you feel the pandemic has altere Despite Don and Betty's separation, they take a trip together to visit Betty's father, who has had a stroke and is in the early stages of dementia. Although the two share an intimate encounter in her father's house, Betty tells Don they are still separated when the trip is over. Pete, who is unable to conceive a child with Trudy and is looking to adopt, runs into resistance from his mother, who does not want someone not of their bloodline as part of the family.

At the very beginning, O’Hara presents an epigram. He says it is easy to be beautiful. At the same time, it is difficult to appear so. In the next line, he ironically reminds the readers of the fact by referring to his beloved’s inconstancy. For the trap the lady has set, he admires (ironically) her. It put an end to the poet’s love story and none wants to know what happened next in the story. This poem consists of several literary devices. To begin with, the title of the poem is a metaphor for an internal crisis. In the first few lines, readers come across some rhetorical questions and exclamations. In a conversational tone, O’Hara poses such interrogations throughout the text. This device helps readers to easily connect with the poet’s thought process. After scanning the text further, one can find the use of hyperbole. For instance, the lines, “I am the least difficult of men. All I want is boundless love,” contain such hyperbolic epithets. This list does not end here. Readers can find several other poetic devices too that will be discussed in the analysis section below. Not to steal a sentiment from the syntax of the internet, but I feel what Frank O’Hara was saying when he said, “The country is grey and brown and white in trees, snows and skies of laughter always diminishing, less funny not just darker, not just grey.” We as a people are not built to exist through a years long emergency. What a grey time this has been, continues to be. It was within the first month of the pandemic that we all learned the phrase “essential workers.” Doctors, nurses. Public services. As we learned more, things became more essential again. But through that whole period, those first few awful months, we were all just told to work through it, and if your work was taken away, you were told that now was the time to do the work you really wanted to do. As much as this is abrasive to me, I have found myself experiencing a profound sense of gratitude over the last years when I have had any work to do. A chance to escape myself, to let myself heal in increments however minor. Recharging in the emergency, moment by moment. Waiting to become myself again. Luan Shixuan joined UCCA Center for Contemporary Art in 2017, and currently serves as a curator. She has curated exhibitions including “After Nature: UCCA Dune Opening Exhibition” (2018), and participated in the curation of shows including “Matthew Barney: Redoubt” (2019); “Qiu Zhijie: Mappa Mundi” (2019); “Sarah Morris: Odyssey” (2018); and “Practice and Exchange: An Exhibition of Chinese Contemporary Art” (2018). Luan studied at Renmin University of China and King’s College, London, and has previously worked for the Chinese editions of The Art Newspaper and T Magazine.

The exhibition "Meditations in an Emergency" at Beijing's UCCA Center for Contemporary Art underlines the role of art as a space for deliberation as it brings together works of 26 artists, prompting viewers to reflect on problems brought about by the novel coronavirus, as well as others that have lingered for years. It’s dark out as Don mails this book to an unknown recipient. He’s walking his dog that we all forgot he had. [1] However, I have never clogged myself with the praises of pastoral life, nor with nostalgia for an innocent past of perverted acts in pastures. No. One need never leave the confines of New York to get all the greenery one wishes—I can't even enjoy a blade of grass unless I know there's a subway handy, or a record store or some other sign that people do not totally regret life. It is more important to affirm the least sincere; the clouds get enough attention as it is and even they continue to pass. Do they know what they're missing? Uh huh. Now I am quietly waiting for the catastrophe of my personality to seem beautiful again, and interesting, and modern… It may be the coldest day of the year, what does he think of that? I mean, what do I? And if I do, perhaps I am myself again.” In episode 12, "The Mountain King", Draper, visiting California on business, visits Anna Draper and finds the book he sent on her bookshelf.