August 31, 2010
Mad Men: Clio Meets Emmy
by Ron SimonMad Men explores the meaning of awards as Don Draper and creator Matt Weiner received them.
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July 27, 2010
Don Draper Meets the Creative Revolution
by Ron SimonA look at how Don Draper has grown professionally over four years.
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June 22, 2010
Shark Week vs. Cousteau
by Ron SimonWhy does Shark Week and not Cousteau determine our understanding of the ocean?
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May 24, 2010
Lost and Found
by Ron SimonHow soap opera and spirituality trumped science fiction in the Lost finale?
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April 20, 2010
1970's One-Two Punch: Earth Day and Kent State
by Ron SimonHow did this nation's largest demonstration and student revolt happen without digital media?
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March 8, 2010
Oscar Politics Revealed
by Ron SimonWhy did Hurt Locker beat Avatar and other mysteries examined from the 82nd Academy Awards.
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February 2, 2010
The 00s Media Bowl: Film vs. TV
by Ron SimonWhich media defined us better in the Aughts?
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December 14, 2009
Christmas, Letterman Style
by Ron SimonLetterman's holiday party is such fun, but why did it go so wrong last year?
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November 9, 2009
Anything But Bored
by Ron SimonJason Schwartzman is the Philip Marlowe for the 21st century.
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October 6, 2009
Letterman and the Laugh Track
by Ron SimonWhy did the audience laugh at David Letterman's confession?
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About the Curator
Ron Simon
Curator, Television and Radio
Ron Simon has been a curator at The Paley Center for Media since the early 1980s. He is also an adjunct associate professor at Columbia University, New York University, and Hunter College, where he teaches courses on the history of media. Simon has written for many publications, including The Encyclopedia of Television and Thinking Outside of the Box, as well as serving as host and creative consultant of the CD-ROM Total Television. A member of the editorial board of Television Quarterly, and a judge on the George Foster Peabody committee, Simon has lectured at museums and educational institutions throughout the world. Among the numerous exhibitions he has curated are The Television of Dennis Potter; Witness to History; Jack Benny: The Television and Radio Work; and Worlds Without End: The Art and History of the Soap Opera. He also discovered such lost programs as the live Honeymooners and the only video performance of the Rat Pack.
Interests:Anybody and everything that can be transformed into a pixel.
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