There's no point in sugarcoating it: it's been a rough week here at GofG L.A. headquarters. We've been sick, tired, busy and stressed out. By the time we heard about the Beerathon getting cancelled, nobody could blame us for wanting to try to lie down in the middle of Wilshire. But then, just when things are at their bleakest, you get something like this amazing Jon Hamm photoshoot from Esquire UK. I take it all back, you guys. Life is awesome. More»

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No matter how you dress up this Halloween, make sure you show off your costume at a great party! Here are our picks of the best parties to check out this Halloweekend! Make sure to check out our calendar for more! More»

[Inside HBO's 2011 Emmy after party via] Jon Hamm, Cloris Leachman, Emily Blunt, and nearly 4,000 others sit down for dinner together at the Governor's Ball; Padma Lakshmi, Stevie Nicks, Steve Buscemi and more party with Entertainment Tonight; stars and crew of "Mad Men" and "Breaking Bad" celebrate wins at Mr. C; half of Hollywood turns out for HBO's annual mega-bash at the Pacific Design Center—Sunday was one of the busiest nights of party hopping in town and we have all the details on the best post-award show fetes in this Emmy edition of Last Night's Parties. More»

Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Anna Gunn, and my man Jon Hamm celebrate Season 4 of "Breaking Bad" with AMC at a Hollywood screening of episode 1 and meth-lab themed after party at Tropicana; Justin Chambers, Colton Haynes, Charisma Carpenter and a slew of more young Hollywood talent step out in support of solving the world's water crisis at the the 2nd Annual Thrist Gala in Beverly Hills—it was another Tuesday night in L.A., get the full story on everything that went down in today's edition of Last Night's Parties. [Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul photo via] More»

• Matt Weiner, I know you're the creator and everything but you better figure out a deal with AMC and Lionsgate FAST because I cannot wait until 2012 for the next season of "Mad Men", okay? [LATimes]
• Japan's nuclear crisis worsens as even higher levels of radiation are found in several natural resources including tap water [HuffPo]
• NASA releases first photos ever of Mercury! [KABC]
• Oh dear, didn't realize things had gotten this bad: Jennifer Aniston won't just star in shitty movies, but will now actually direct them... for Lifetime [PE]
• I don't think Jeff Bridges had to dig too deep into his soul for his legendary role as The Dude and you might not either if you watch this video of him at Toscana [TMZ]

[All photos by MAX RAPP for PMc]. Sir Ian McKellen stepped out last night for a VIP Screening of AMC's new miniseries, "The Prisoner". McKellen plays "Two", and Jim Caviezel plays "Six". Two is keeping Six prisoner in a bizarre place known as "The Village". Sound confusing? More»