Rich Sommer News

Is Mad Men ever better than when Don is talking to a woman at a bar? This week's episode, "Christmas Waltz," featured three main storylines: Lane's financial woes; Don's day out with Joan; and the return of Kinsey, who introduces Harry Crane to Hare Krishna.

So THAT's what happened to Kinsey. Wow. I'm pretty sure the last time we saw the grasping, pretentious, always scrambling, but somehow still endearing Paul Kinsey , he was on the losing tribe in the "Survivor: Sterling Cooper" episode that was the "Mad Men" Season 3 finale .

I was recently at Rub BBQA , aA lip-smacking rib shack on 23rd street in New York, and fell back in love with the gin martini.

Rich Sommer, writer/director Lee Kirk, Jenna Fischer, Chris Messina, Malin Akerman and Topher Grace of the film 'The Giant Mechanical Man' visit the Tribeca Film Festival on April 23, 2012 in New York City.

Last week a fun video landed on the new Nerdist YouTube channel -- and if you've already seen it, maybe you should watch again, just for kicks.

You probably recognize Rich Sommer as Harry Crane, Sterling Cooper Draper's Pryce's head of media on the AMC drama series "Mad Men." But did you know that the actor is also a Back Stage subscriber with a guilty conscience? Sommer is happy to report that he got auditions from reading Back Stage, yet admits that at one time his subscription was ... (more)

But one day, he meets Janice , and their shared inability to grow up to what society considers proper adulthood sparks a connection.

Team Nerdist recently took on Team Mad Men for a game of All Star Celebrity Bowling at the The Spare Room at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.

Thankfully for the sake of the tagger's street cred, she said "yes." [via Laughing Squid ] 2. Hall & Oates are headlining a festival in Brooklyn called "The Great Googa Mooga." [via Gothamist ] 3. NYC's People's Pops is teaming up with New Zealand's Kim Crawford wines on a trio of boozy popsicles that feature either their Pinot Noir or Sauvignon ... (more)