Author archives: Nathan Martin

#MadMen Recap: Mayhem, Mergers, and Manhattan Brothels

New York City, May 17th, 1968 For Immediate Release That is how Mad Men concludes this week. It starts with a banker valuation as the partners, minus Don, have decided to try and take the company public. They want $12/share. The banker initially says $9 and then comes in at $11. This will make all the partners millionaires. Why isn’t Don there? Because he doesn’t care about money. What does […]

#MadMen Recap: Shots Ring Out in Memphis

One of the reasons we love Mad Men so much is how they handle historical events and how those situations interact with the characters on the show. In that light, this episode explored how the characters deal with the tragic loss of Martin Luther King, Jr. Matt Weiner, the writer of Mad Men, loves to theme out his episodes and this one is no different. The theme is encapsulated by […]

Islam Scholar Retweeted By Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Condemns Boston Marathon Bombers

Dzhokhar, as many are aware, was on Twitter. Many people have combed through his tweets trying to find any indication that he was communicating with radical islam influences through his Twitter account.
Some people have keyed in on one specific retweet of a muslim scholar from Zimbabwe, Mufti Ismail Menk.
It happened to be the final item in Dzhokhar’s timeline:

#MadMen Recap

ViralRead continues to recap Mad Men season six, exploring the third episode and Don Draper’s transition from hero to anti-hero, Joan’s world spinning, and Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce loses a valuable client amid secrecy.

#NFLDraft 2013: Top Ten Quarterback Preview

With the NFL draft just around the corner on April 25th in primetime, ViralRead has decided to put together a draft preview by position. Every day, we have posted a new top 10 draft prospects by position. This is our final installment.
Today we’ve put together a list of the top quarterbacks in the 2013 NFL draft. With no guaranteed franchise QB, here’s how we rank the newest class: