https://pjmedia.com/eddriscoll/2012/02/22/blame-it-on-the-kids/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 03:44:18 -0400<![CDATA[In &#8220;The Gold Violin,&#8221; a second season episode of Mad Men, there&#8217;s a classic scene where Don has to deal with a pair of young writers that have been foisted upon him by Duck Phillips, his bete noire, in the hopes of attracting a younger, hipper demographic for a coffee company that Sterling Cooper is pitching to. (Perhaps the episode should have been titled 1,000,000 Years Before Starbucks.) In an effort to explain themselves to Don, the head of the tyro ad duo begins riffing in quasi-proto-hipster jazz speak-style riffs:]]>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:17:09 -0500<![CDATA[Ed Driscoll]]>https://pjmedia.com/ed-driscoll/2012/02/22/blame-it-on-the-kids-n255210