George Lois Maddened by Mad Men

In Sunday’s New York Times magazine, Alex Witchel looked at the AMC network’s retro hit Mad Men, which begins its second season on July 27. We confess that we watch each episode twice, once with the sound on and then again on mute, so as to better contemplate the stellar sets, vintage props, and bold-hued womenswear (kudos, costume designer Janie Bryant). But we’re not sure if series creator Matthew Weiner would approve of our approach.