Watch Peggy Olson Break Through the Glass Ceiling

Of all the characters we've enjoyed these past six seasons of Mad Men, we've really rooted for Peggy Olson. In early episodes, it was hard not to find her mousy voice irritating, but she's now one of the show's most fearless, vocal personalities. In last week's episode, she barged into Don's office, rightly calling him out for being a "monster." That's a long way from barely making eye contact and apologizing for her every move.

It's been thrilling to watch her transform from a virginal secretary into a junior copywriter, and eventually an indispensable leader with a few notches in her belt. By Thanksgiving of 1968, she's 29, a homeowner, and copy chief at one of the better firms on Madison Avenue. To paraphrase her office crush Ted Chaough, "Hell, we're jealous." And regardless of any trials that doubtlessly lie in store for Peggy in this weekend's season finale and beyond, it's safe to say she's going to land on her feet when it comes to her career.

In order to bid adieu to a season full of leaning in, we've compiled her trajectory from season one through season six into one handy video. Watch it now, and the next time you need to summon up the balls to ask for equal pay (cc: Sheryl Sandberg). Because, yeah, even though the Peggys of the world laid the groundwork, that's still not worked out all these decades later.

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Iran: A Case Study on How Not to Break News Online

Adam Popescu2013-04-18 21:11:49 UTC

First it was doctored photos of missiles. Then came a fake stealth fighter and claims of sending monkeys into space. Now Iran has bent the laws of physics and created a time machine that can predict the future.

H.G. Wells is rolling over, six feet under. Doc Emmet Brown just crashed his DeLorean. Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon-Levitt are going loopy. But maybe web innovators like Tim Berners-Lee and professional journalists the world over should be just as appalled.

That's because Iran's Fars News Agency is serving up a clinic on how not to break and retract news online. Last week, Fars posted a story on the most amazing invention since indoor plumbing, a device that fits into a computer case, and reportedly predicts your life five to eight years in the future to reveal your marriage age, education, job and even how many children you'll have — just by touching you. It can also, allegedly, forecast the possibility of a military confrontation with a foreign country and fluctuations in foreign currencies and oil prices, with up to 98% accuracy. The meme-worthy story went viral, then the Iranians quickly deleted it. And they didn't go back in time to do that, because the machine is basically a talented fortune teller that doesn't transport you through time.

As all web heads know, the best way to draw attention and garner credibility online is to break news.

As all web heads know, the best way to draw attention and garner credibility online is to break news. News agencies, trained journalists and even beginner bloggers all can play on the level playing field that is the Internet, if their content is unique and compelling enough.

But in this age of constant coverage and satellite image scrutiny, you better be right or face the onslaught of trolls and pundits ready to take pot shots at you. So step back and watch Iran to get a good look at the worst way to digitally shoot yourself in the foot. Here's the formula:

Break major story that seems totally fictitious.

Delete story and take a vow of silence.

Repeat.

This cycle of spin and what appears to be the dissemination of outright lies has caused the world to lose respect for the current Iranian regime, says Josh Lockman, a lecturer at USC on international law and U.S. foreign policy. The news it spews is kind of like The Onion, only The Onion is in on the joke along with the audience. In this case, the jokester doesn't seem to realize we're not buying it.

"It's a trend of completely preposterous claims on issues that range from absurd, monkey in space, to serious, the nuclear program," Lockman says. "This latest incident only underscores the absurdity of claims that the regime in Tehran has made on a variety of issues."

One sobering positive to this viral behavior, Lockman points out, is that in cases like the time travel machine and the enrichment level of uranium for nukes, the credibility of Iran's official news agency has been as watered down as the reality TV show the Shahs of Sunset. Validity becomes more and more diminished because their claims "are simply implausible," says Lockman.

If you want to see just how bizarre the Aryayek Time Traveling Machine is, click this link to the Iranian news service Enetkhab, which posted an interview with Ali Razeghi, the 27-year-old who allegedly built the machine. Fret not that it's in Farsi; you can easily translate the page using Google. It's worth the read.

Image courtesy of iStockphoto, Matthew71

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Nick Offerman Break Dancing Is Best Thing You'll Ever See

Neha Prakash2013-03-29 20:05:52 UTC

Add break dancing to Nick Offerman's list of many talents.

The Parks and Recreation actor got jiggy with it on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, after recalling his childhood days on the soybean fields. Turns out Offerman needed a way to keep himself busy while killing weeds, so he turned to the fine art of break dance (as one does).

At the time, he dubbed himself "Tick Tock" and busted some sweet moves. And, after all these years, he proved to Fallon that he hasn't lost the beat.

But really, did any of us doubt his ability to get down and get funky?

Image courtesy of Imgfave, FromLexiWithLove.

Keep on dancin' till the world ends, Nick. Or, should we say, Tick?

Image courtesy of YouTube, latenight

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