It was a big week for Mad Men: The Season 2 DVD set hit stores which meant reviews aplenty, fashion watchers were covering the Banana Republic contest, and, oh yes, the show received 16 Emmy nominations. Here's a look at what made news, with links if we have 'em:

• The Star-Ledger's Alan Sepinwall takes a look at Season 2 on DVD. He points out that the features are femme-focused this time (a history of feminism, real-life '60s fashion) but says the real reason to have the collection is for the show itself. Praise too in the Hartford Courant, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the NY Daily News, Entertainment Weekly and even London's Telegraph among others.

• Saatchi chair Bob Seleert blogs in the Huffington Post about what Mad Men gets right and what's changed in the advertising industry over the years.

• The LA Times talks to Patrick Fischler aka Jimmy Barrett who says that a lot of people go up to him thinking they were classmates in high school. Interesting tidbit: His sister-in-law is Julia Louis Dreyfus.

• The New York Times talks about the Banana Republic contest and other Mad Men Season 3 promotions. The Banana Republic contest and tie-in is also mentioned on Stylelist, Racked and Examiner sites which point out mannequins will be dressed a la Mad Men and that shoppers will be able to pick up a style guide of the characters. Handy!

• Also in the Examiner, a piece about taking the Banana Republic contest entries up a notch and enlisting pro photographers and stylists to help you bring your A-game.

• In Style talks to Janie Bryant about Season 3's wardrobe. (No link) A few updates to our favorite ladies: Betty will be sporting a more modern look; Peggy is still playing it conservative.

• January Jones is not only the cover girl for the August issue of Interview, she's profiled by Jack Nicholson. (Alas, no link.)

• Christina Hendricks is profiled in Cosmo as their fun fearless female for August. Nice bit of trivia on how she prepared for her role: "One of the first things I did was read [former Cosmo editor] Helen Gurley Brown's Sex and the Single Girl -- you know, about how to be the It Girl." (No link.)

• Wesleyan's alumni magazine gets this quote from Matthew Weiner about Glenn Bishop and that scene with Betty and her lock of hair: "That really happened in Baltimore when I was 7 or 8 years old. I had a crush on my babysitter and wanted to see her naked."

• And lastly, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer has a few quotes from Bryan Batt about the Aug. 16 season premiere. "In the first six episodes, I have two with really good storylines, and I think people who follow Sal are going to be very excited," he says.