Early Buzz: 'Mad Men,' Tim Burton and more news

Good morning! I hope you're having a great week — I'm actually a little under the weather, so my desk is littered with Kleenex, nasal spray and various natural remedies. Ugh!

A few healthy headlines:

- John Slattery talks about the new season of Mad Men.

- Matt Weiner talks about the new season as well.

- HBO renewed Game of Thrones.

- Roger Ebert is cutting back on work because of a recurrence of cancer.

- The A.V. Club talks to The Americans' Matthew Rhys. (Still loving this show.)

- Tim Burton's next flick sounds pretty great; it's a biopic of painter Margaret Keane.

- Steve Buscemi will direct a Vampire Weekend concert that will be streamed online.

- Amy Poehler is reportedly dating comedian Nick Kroll.

- NPR has an excerpt from Gilbert Hernandez's new graphic novel, Julio's Day.

- Jane Henson, former wife of Jim, has died.

- Game of Thrones has become the most pirated show.

- The Rolling Stones are expected to announce a tour today.

- Netflix's House of Cards is coming to DVD.

- Here are some pics from the Mad Men season premiere. (They're not spoiler-y, despite the headline.)

- Check out Mudhoney's new music video.

- Neil Patrick Harris is on a birthday scavenger hunt.

- Here's a list of the best scene-stealing performances.

- This Star Wars character bracket is nearing the end. I think Darth Vader is going to prevail ...

- See Game of Thrones characters re-imagined as the casts from Arrested Development, Mad Men and Seinfeld.

- And finally, here's Courtney Love in an e-cigarette commercial.