Commenter CMR writes: Mr. Poniewozik, I know this is a political blog, but maybe you can squeeze in a post about MAD MEN’s ratings plunge Happy to oblige! There are several schools of thought on this: (1) Low-information voters really don’t tune in until after Labor Day; (2) given the polarized, partisan electorate of… Oh, [...]

I’m a little late noting Current TV’s Naked China pre-Olympic documentary series, airing every night this week at 9 p.m. E.T., but Al Gore’s journalism-for-the-young-people network is also going to post the episodes online after they air. The five-part series looks at the contradictions of a country that is both officially communist and in the [...]

Jeez Louise—another freaking post about Barack Obama? If that’s what you’re thinking, you’re not alone. According to a new survey from Pew Research, 48% of respondents believe they’ve been hearing too much about Obama in the media. In contrast 38% say they’ve heard too little about McCain (compared with 10% who say that about Obama). [...]