New York magazine invents a faux magazine just for Don Draper, while the Huffington Post previews Christina Hendricks' Cosmopolitan cover shoot and interview. Read on for more Mad Men news.

• New York Magazine commissions illustrator Jon Defreest to create a Scotch & Smoke magazine cover featuring none other than Don Draper.

• The Huffington Post gives readers a sneak peek of Christina Hendricks' March Cosmopolitan cover and six-page shoot.

• USA Today highlights Banana Republic's encore capsule collection, inspired by Mad Men and designed in partnership with the show's costume designer, Janie Bryant.

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Christina Hendricks talks to Express about some of the ways that she's different from her character on Mad Men while series creator Matthew Weiner shares some of the inspirations for the series.

• Christina Hendricks tells the U.K.'s Express she's not like Joan: "My voice changes a little bit, the walk changes a little bit and the way I use my handshake changes a little bit."

• Matthew Weiner wins a Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Award and The Hollywood Reporter mentions Jon Hamm participated in a video tribute in which he jokes about his own good looks. At the award ceremony, Weiner talked about how Reaganomics inspired Mad Men (according to Variety) and how conditions in the workplace haven't really changed for women (according to Broadcasting and Cable).

• Multichannel News interviews Matthew Weiner about Mad Men's genesis: "I wanted to make a show that I wanted to watch. I thought there could be a more realistic version of what it was like for adults to go through that period in our history." (No Link.)

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This week, Ad Age gets excited about the special Mad Men issue that Newsweek will publish a week before the show's March 25 Season 5 premiere, while Betty White admits she's got a thing for Jon Hamm. Read on for more Mad Men news.

• Ad Age reports that Newsweek's March 19 issue will be Mad Men-themed, with a cover story on the series and a feature on advertising's role in U.S. culture.

• In her new show, Off Their Rockers, Betty White jokes that Jon Hamm has taken out a restraining order on her. Check it out at the 1:35 mark.

• Jon Hamm talks to New York Magazine about the fun of directing a Season 5 episode.

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As one of the most highly anticipated season premieres of the year, AMC announced today that the Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning drama Mad Men will be back with a two-hour Season 5 Premiere on Sun., Mar. 25 at 9pm ET/PT. Written by Matthew Weiner and directed by Jennifer Getzinger, the season premiere episode will also be available on AMCtv.com the Monday after air.

Following the premiere, on Sun., Apr. 1, Mad Men will return to its regular timeslot at 10pm ET/PT with an episode written by Erin Levy and Matthew Weiner and directed by Jon Hamm.

Fans looking to catch up on Mad Men can watch the fourth season On Demand, beginning Mon., Jan. 23, or set their DVR every Sunday morning at 6:00am ET/PT when AMC continues to air episodes from Seasons 1 through 4 (in order) leading up to the Season 5 premiere.

Created by Emmy and Golden Globe winner Matthew Weiner and produced by Lionsgate, Mad Men made history last September as the first basic cable series ever to win the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series in four consecutive years. Mad Men stars Golden Globe winner Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser, January Jones, John Slattery, Christina Hendricks, Jared Harris and Kiernan Shipka.

Check out SecretsAreBack.com for a countdown clock that shows exactly how close you are to the Mad Men Season 5 Premiere.