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1. Portlandia stars discuss breakfast tacos. In an interview with Bon Appetit, Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein dish on the food they can't live without: breakfast tacos. Brownstein clearly knows what's up, telling the food mag, "It’s hard to find a good one outside of Texas."

2. This woman walked 10,000 miles in three years.The New York Times Magazine chronicles the journey of Sarah Marquis, a Swiss woman who has walked from "Siberia through the Gobi Desert, China, Laos, Thailand [and] Australia."

3. "You poked my heart." When a bunch of toddlers argue about the weather, it's obviously going to end in tears — and the cutest catch phrase since "Charlie bit my finger."

4. Peek into Michelle Williams' $7.5 million Brooklyn townhouse. Apartment Therapy features Williams' Brooklyn home, which is airy, bright, impeccably decorated and proves once and for all that Williams is your fake best friend forever.

5. Take the Gilmore Girls superfan quiz. New York magazine's Vulture blog is doing a really good job of covering all things Gilmore leading up to the show's debut on Netflix next week. Before October 1, grab a cup of coffee, order yourself some pancakes and take this very extensive (and kinda hard) trip down memory lane.

Reexamining Don Draper

Jon Hamm, Henry Winkler, and more headed to Austin for TV festival

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Jon Hamm is coming to Austin to talk about Don Draper.

From May 29 to June 1, 2025, the ATX TV Festival will take over downtown Austin, and this year Jon Hamm will be joining the festival for the first time.

Hamm will be here for an event called A Mad Men Retrospective, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the show's finale. In this panel (the moderator of which is not yet announced), Hamm will reflect on his Emmy-winning performance as Mad Men's Don Draper, the uniqueness of the character in the TV canon, and the show's influence 10 years after it ended.

Jon Hamm may be best known as Draper, but he's also given celebrated performances in several movies and other shows like Fargo, Black Mirror, and — fun fact! — Gilmore Girls.

Celebrating TV is what the ATX TV Festival is all about. This annual summer event is put on by ATX TV and consists of screenings, Q&As, and panel conversations; plus all sorts of parties, live music, happy hours, and other events. It's known for reunions of classic series and cult hits, and according to the website, it's like "TV camp for grownups."

Jon Hamm isn't the only heavy-hitter in this year's lineup.

Programming also includes an acting class and Q&A with Henry Winkler himself, a live script reading of classic episodes from The Golden Girls and Designing Women (guest actors to be announced), a reunion of the creatives and cast of the HBO hit series The Leftovers, a live recording of the podcast Sidebar: A Suits Watch Podcast with Suits stars and co-hosts Sarah Rafferty and Patrick J. Adams, and much more.

Additionally, the festival's annual Pitch Competition is still accepting open pitch submissions through January 17. This gives creatives in Austin a chance to pitch their show idea in front of some of the industry's biggest showrunners and executives. Those in the top 10 will receive a year of support to make the next steps in their TV careers.

Festival badges and passes ($150-535) are on sale now.

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