Last night episode of Mad Men included a lengthy scene soundtracked by The Beatles Revolver-era psychedelic song "Tomorrow Never Knows." (The scene directly contrasts an earlier scene where an advertiser can't afford to use a real Beatles song in his commercial.) The entire song plays, bringing the viewer from Don Draper's arm chair all the way to the end of the credits. So how much did that cost Matthew Weiner & Co.? According to Forbes around $250,000 (about $150,000 more than a song by another band would normally cost). more ›

This post has more SPOILERS than our usual Mad Men posts, so stop reading now if you haven't seen last night's episode. Previously: The Rolling Stones play Forest Hills, Queens, the Charles Whitman shooting spree in Austin, the Richard Speck murders, that "thing'"happened in Bed-Stuy, Roger takes LSD, and Peggy goes to Minetta Tavern. more ›

Last night's episode of Mad Men, At The Codfish Ball (a reference to this Shirley Temple tune), included more nods to the city and 1966. Here are some of the hightlights (no real spoilers!). more ›

Last night's episode of Mad Men didn't have any major historical news moments overshadowing it, or even serving as a backdrop, as the past few have. This time there were references serving as time markers, from the popularity of Howard Johnson's at the time, to the Cornel Wilde movie The Naked Prey... stop reading now if you don't want to have any close encounters with the basics of the episode. more ›

Last night on Mad Men, the teenage girl in Pete's driving class asks, "Didn't you hear about the sniper at the University of Texas today? Just two weeks after those nurses in Chicago... things seem so random, all of a sudden." Later, at Pete and Trudy's dinner party, the incident comes up again, when Megan says, "They said he had a brain tumor, he kept warning everyone." The sniper they're referring to is Charles Whitman, and when someone at the dinner table gets his last name wrong, Don corrects them saying, "it's Whitman" (as in Dick Whitman, Don's true identity). more ›

In last night's Mad Men a "thing" happening in Bed-Stuy was mentioned. We found out what it was... more ›

Last night on Mad Men, Harry Crane and Don Draper headed to Queens to catch The Rolling Stones at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium in an effort to sign them up to record a jingle for Heinz Beans (move over Bean Ballet), with a "TimeHeinz Is On Your Side" pitch*. The two even explore the borough a little, with a stop at the Queens Boulevard White Castle! We won't include any real spoilers here—instead, let's look back at the stadium and the concert. When we check out some photos from 1966, the year that Don Draper & Co. are currently living in, we saw a photo of this Rolling Stones concert, which happened in real life on July 2nd, 1966. more ›

It's been a while since we've seen some silly trend sweep the YouTube Nation (remember planking?), but the wait for a new trend is OVER. Enter: Draping. We actually like this one! It involves posing like Don Draper and... that's about it. Check out Mad Men fans Draping around New York City—and yes, ladies, you can Drape, too: more ›

So maybe Peggy Olson didn't hit a homerun with her Bean Ballet idea for Heinz in last night's premiere of Mad Men, but in comparison to the real commercials airing in 1966, was it really that bad? Check out commercials that aired that year below, including many for food products, and one for Heinz Beans—Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce's potential client. more ›

At Matthew Weiner's request, and due to our hatred of spoilers, we can assure you nothing below will ruin your enjoyment of watching the two-hour season premiere of Mad Men this Sunday. But since we're entitled media d-bags, we got sent an advance copy and watched it the other night at the office while skateboarding in the Gothamist HQ half-pipe pounding promotional alcohol and Tweeting all about it. It's a really strong start, and very funny! Here are some juicy hints—mere intimations—of what you have to look forward to. Look at these not like spoilers, but like one of Don Draper's ladies slowly loosening one button of her blouse. more ›

Have you heard? Mad Men is finally returning this Sunday after 18 long and lonely months away from our television screens. Should you choose to soak up the two-hour premiere with some friends and era-appropriate cocktails, we've got you covered below... more ›

Aww, look at Peggy Olsen, getting all provocative! Mad Men actress Elisabeth Moss is the cover girl for this week's Page Six Magazine, "I don't walk around in a Burberry trench coat and bra all the time, but it's fun to embrace that part of yourself. I think every woman has a sexy, adventurous side.... Sometimes you just wanna wear somethin' real tight and show it all off. Lately I've been in that mood." more ›

Across the pond the Transport for London has stolen our Don Draper, slapped a red tie on him, and thrown him on their safety posters. At least, that's what it looks like... he's even falling, like in the show's intro and AMC's recent fifth season ad campaign. more ›

The countdown is on to the long-awaited return of Mad Men, which will start up again with a fifth season on March 25th (the premiere will basically be a two hour movie). We've seen their first promotional campaign already (the falling man image), and now they've released round two, which is very different. The show's creator, Matthew Weiner, discussed the new poster—which features Don Draper staring into a Manhattan storefront featuring a nude mannequin—telling the NY Times: more ›

Would you want to see a Don Draper and Joan Harris (née Holloway) romantic plotline happen on Mad Men? Jon Hamm's recent comments about the upcoming season suggest some more screen time between the two, however, it sounds like it'll be strictly platonic. more ›

Is falling Don Draper the new Carrie? We ask because not only are people the world over having fun tagging up the latest Mad Men subway campaign (see here, here and here) but now an enterprising jewelry maker has gone and made a Don Draper pendant à la Carrie Bradshaw's famous necklace. Now you can wear your favorite philandering adman on a 18k plated brass chain—all for a mere $50! more ›

For being notoriously sparse on details, Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner has a lot to say about the upcoming season over at The Hollywood Reporter, but unless you consider general themes a spoiler, nothing will ruined for you by reading it. As opposed to the last time we heard from Weiner and he gave a serious detail about how the entire series will end (spoiler here). more ›

When Mad Men returns on March 25th, Newsweek will be going back in time to the 1960s. According to AdAge, the magazine will (hopefully) even be running the same ads... except for tobacco ads, which the magazine no longer accepts. more ›

Finally, we can get our mid-century fix again starting March 25th (10 p.m.), when Mad Men returns with all new episodes. Can you even remember where we last left off? Don is engaged to his secretary! Joan is pregnant! Peggy is mad about something! Betty fires Carla! more ›

Casseroles, Cocktails and more mid-century concoctions await you! more ›