Scene in NY

By Adrienne Gaffney 5/16/12 11:38am

Joan Rivers and Anthony Bourdain. (Sylvain Gaboury/PatrickMcmullan.com)

Joan Rivers Honors Annie Leibovitz and Anthony Bourdain and Hates On the eTrade Baby at the CLIO Awards

In a season four episode of Mad Men, Don Draper won a CLIO Award for his work on the Glo-Coat campaign. Alcohol-fueled misbehavior and office tensions ensued. The Observer was eager to relive those moments at the Museum of Natural History, where the “Oscars of advertising” were given out last night. Read More

By Daniel D'Addario 5/15/12 9:00am

the eight-day week

To Do Tuesday: Advertisements for Themselves

We’re not really sure what “ads” are anymore—you know, Downton Abbey and Girls don’t come with ads, and everything else on our DVR is so easily fast-forward-able! (We don’t even watch the ads on Mad Men!) But the CLIO Awards are still paying attention to advertising, and they’re here to present awards to the advertisers Read More

Across the Wire

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