This week, Christina Hendricks chats with Lucky magazine about her own style as well as Joan's, while Elisabeth Moss reads a tweet about herself on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Plus, Linda Cardellini talks with The Hollywood Reporter about Sylvia and Don's affair. Read on for more Mad Men news:

• Christina Hendricks, gracing the cover of Lucky, shares her style secrets and says, "I would play Joan forever."

• The Hollywood Reporter has video of Elisabeth Moss in the latest edition of Jimmy Kimmel Live's "Mean Tweets."

• New York's primer on how to write a TV drama cites Mad Men for many examples, such as, "Start with an anti-hero. Give him a secret."

• The Hollywood Reporter interviews Linda Cardellini, who reflects on Sylvia's affair: "She's a cheater like Don, but she handles it differently."

• Kevin Rahm speaks with Entertainment Tonight about the merger putting Peggy back in Don's orbit. Rahm also talks to Paste about the secrecy surrounding his elevation to a series regular in Season 6.

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This week, Jon Hamm makes a cameo on Saturday Night Live, while Time discusses why the last episode of Mad Men was so exhilarating. Plus, The New York Times takes a look at the reality of ad agencies going public. Read on for more Mad Men news:

• Jon Hamm makes a surprise cameo on Saturday Night Live in a skit with guest host Zach Galifianakis, pulling off what The Hollywood Reporter calls "one of this season's wackiest creative fetes." Zap2it describes the skit as "wickedly brilliant."

• Time explains why they think "For Immediate Release" was "the best Mad Men episode so far this season."

• The New York Times provides historical insight on advertising firms going public in the late '60's and early '70's.

• Variety speaks with Kevin Rahm, who talks about his reaction to "For Immediate Release": "When I read it, I literally did a little dance." Talking to Rolling Stone, Rahm compares Don and Ted to Larry Bird and Magic Johnson: "Two men at the top of their class who played better when they played each other."

• The Guardian traces Peggy's evolution, with Season 6 showing her "at her most confident, both at work and in her outfit choices."

• Rich Sommer talks to New York about Harry's outburst over Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination in "The Flood."

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This week, EW has video of Jon Hamm chatting with Jon Stewart, while Matthew Weiner sits down with NPR and explains why 1968 is "in the top two or three worst years in U.S. history." Plus, Christina Hendricks is interviewed by ABC News. Read on for more Mad Men news:

• Jon Hamm sits down with Jon Stewart to talk baseball and secrecy on Mad Men, including Linda Cardellini's presence as Sylvia Rosen on the show.

• Matthew Weiner talks in-depth with NPR's "Fresh Air," noting that, at the beginning of Season 6, Don is "in his worst state -- the way 1968 is -- because it is overrunning his life and it's page 1 in the story: He's going into hell."

• Katie Couric speaks with Matthew Weiner and the Mad Men cast on her TV show, Katie, noting the drama "has reset the standard for quality television, made the Sixties cool again and captivated the country."

• ABC News chats with Christina Hendricks about the chemistry between Joan and Don.

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This week, NBC's Brian Williams moderates a Paley Center panel of Matthew Weiner and several members from the Mad Men cast, while CBS This Morning speaks with Weiner and John Slattery. Plus, Christina Hendricks visits The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and January Jones jokes around on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Read on for more Mad Men news:

• NBC anchor Brian Williams speaks with Mad Men's cast and Matthew Weiner at the Paley Center, and The Huffington Post and Elle report on what everyone said. Hypable has video of the full panel, plus some commentary.

• Matthew Weiner and John Slattery visit CBS This Morning, where Weiner asserts, "Everything is about the story on the show. It's not really about the period."

• Christina Hendricks chats with Jon Stewart on The Daily Show about how Mad Men addresses the consequences of characters' actions.

• Check out video of January Jones' appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.

• Jessica Paré also shows up on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and makes a guest appearance on The View this week.

• Jon Hamm will host the ESPYS this July, and New York thinks "maybe it's time to just declare Jon Hamm the host of everything." Watch Hamm make the announcement on Live with Kelly and Michael.

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This week, Jon Hamm spends time with Elmo on Sesame Street, while Alison Brie tells Esquire what she loves (and poses for a photo shoot while she's at it). Plus, The New York Times takes a closer look at the historical accuracy of Henry Francis' job. Read on for more Mad Men news:

• New York chronicles Jon Hamm's visit to Sesame Street as part of his "ongoing quest to conquer all territories through peaceful, handsome dominance."

• Esquire does a photo shoot with Alison Brie and asks about some of her favorite things, which include: "Getting a script in the mail from Mad Men."

• The New York Times explores how Henry Francis could work for New York City Mayor John Lindsay, yet not run afoul of residency requirements by living in Westchester County.

• "I think she feels she's got it all, which is always a worrisome position for someone to be in," Jessica Paré tells The Hollywood Reporter about Megan in Season 6.

• Janie Bryant talks to GQ about putting together Pete's "dashing" new Season 6 look.

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This week, the New York Times looks at the women of the series, while Mad Men lands the No. 1 spot in The Hollywood Reporter's weekly power rankings. Read on for more Mad Men news:

• The Boston Globe raves that Mad Men "returns for season 6 with two hours that are as rich and as deftly literary as anything in the history of the show." Meanwhile, The New York Times says Mad Men's "characters are so well imagined and enigmatic that they never seem like mere caricatures of the period."

• Mad Men's season premiere debuts at No. 1 on The Hollywood Reporter's Power Rankings.

• Jon Hamm discusses the Season 6 premiere with TV Guide, observing, "Mortality is something that is weighing on Don." Hamm also talks with New York about Don's search for "enlightenment and understanding."

• Linda Cardellini, who plays Sylvia Rosen, speaks to Entertainment Weekly about her "top-secret, watercooler-worthy" Mad Men debut. The Hollywood Reporter covers the Twitter reaction to Cardellini's appearance, which "ripped a hole in the space-time continuum of continuity."

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This week, The New York Times chats about Season 6 with Matthew Weiner, while Mad Men's return is highlighted by several major media publications, including NBC News. Plus, GQ showcases everything Don Draper has ever worn and spotlights Elisabeth Moss in a photo shoot. Read on for more Mad Men news:

• The New York Times speaks with Mad Men series creator Matthew Weiner, who offers insight into how he develops the series' story.

• Matthew Weiner also tells The Saturday Evening Post of Mad Men, "I live and die by this thing"and chats with the New York Daily News and USA Today.

• NBC News spotlights Mad Men's return in its spring preview. Entertainment Weekly, the Austin American-Statesman and TV Geek Army also eagerly await the drama's Season 6 premiere this Sunday.

• GQ offers a gallery of every outfit Don "has ever put on, from pinstripes to pj's" through all five seasons of the show.

• The Mad Men cast will join series creator Matthew Weiner in a panel discussion streamed live from the Paley Center on Tue., Apr. 23.

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This week, Jon Hamm spices up the cover of Rolling Stone magazine, while several major media outlets interview the cast about what to expect in Season 6. Read on for more Mad Men news:

• Rolling Stone puts Jon Hamm on its cover, observing, "there may be no better actor on TV right now." Hamm also expresses a preference for the Rolling Stones over the Beatles.

• Rolling Stone's Mad Men review raves, "Mad Men is the greatest TV drama of all time, and it's not even close. Mad Men is to TV what The Godfater was to the movies." (No Link.)

• CBS News interviews Jon Hamm, January Jones and Elisabeth Moss about Season 6. Hamm acknowledges, "I think there's a healthy amount of anticipation [for the new season]. Hopefully that will be well-founded."

• John Slattery talks to the Associated Press about what's to come in Season 6: "We're getting to that period in the '60's where everything turned upside down and it affects everybody."

• The Wall Street Journal speaks extensively to Matthew Weiner, who discusses his '50's and '60's movie influences and contemplates Jon Hamm's resemblance to Gregory Peck.

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This week, Jon Hamm looks ahead to Mad Men's upcoming season in a roundtable discussion with multiple media outlets, while Christina Hendricks is interviewed by People. Read on for more Mad Men news:

• In a roundtable discussion, Jon Hamm explains to Zap2it what to expect when Mad Men premieres next month and offers his interpretation of the Season 6 poster: "This is chaotic and different and in many ways kind of suggests the world we're moving into [on the show]." Hamm also discusses the show's anti-spoiler policy with The Huffington Post.

• People's One Last Thing chats with Christina Hendricks about her last splurge, fan encounter, and guilty pleasure.

• Elisabeth Moss talks to Entertainment Tonight about her relief at finding out she'd be returning to Mad Men after Peggy's departure from SCDP.

• The San Francisco Chronicle raves about getting "a double dose of Elisabeth Moss" in both Mad Men's Season 6 premiere and Top of the Lake.

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This week, Christina Hendricks is a guest on The Late Late Show, while The New York Times interviews the artist behind the Season 6 poster. Plus, new photos and video from Season 6 are making the media rounds. Read on for more Mad Men news:

• Christina Hendricks visits Craig Ferguson's The Late Late Show (at the 22-minute mark), discussing New Orleans and her accordion skills.

• The New York Times examines how illustrator Brian Sanders came to design Mad Men's Season 6 poster, which "looks as if it has time-traveled from the pages of an old copy of Reader's Digest."

• HitFix observes that new photos of the Season 6 Mad Men cast are "an incredibly attractive collection of actors dressed very, very well." TVLine says the cast is "at their sleek, sexy best." New York, Zap2it, Flavorwire and TV Fanatic also try to read into the photos.

• Mad Men's Season 6 poster has been unveiled -- and CBS News, Entertainment Weekly, HitFix, Zap2it, A.V. Club, Grantland, /film and Business Insider all try to glean some clues from it.

• Newsday discusses a Mad Men Season 6 sneak peek video "that offers a handful of clues of what to expect." CBS News, Entertainment Weekly, TODAY, The Huffington Post, E! Online, Rolling Stone and Zap2it also check out the video.

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