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LITTLE ROCK — Kiernan Shipka, the 10-year-old actress who plays Don and Betty Draper’s daughter Sally on Mad Men is getting a lot of airtime this season, but she’s not allowed to see much more than her own scenes. “I’m not allowed to watch the show,” Kiernan said. “My mom will tape it and then show me the scenes she feels are appropriate.” The critically acclaimed series stars Jon Hamm, January Jones and Elisabeth Moss and centers arounda 1960s-era ad agency. Episodes routinely feature alcoholism, adultery and sexism in the workplace. Even if she follows the story lines only on a need-to-know basis, Kiernan said it’s not difficult to channel Sally. “I’m very method when I’m on set,” Kiernan said. “It’s just kind of thinking the thoughts of Sally, and I pretty much just become her. It’s a character that I’ve known for a really long time, so it’s pretty easy.” It’s that kind of talent that has lifted Kiernan to a full-time cast member on the show, which is in its fourth season. Its writers are giving her a lot to do, too: Sally’s parents are now divorced and she’s acting out. Some of Sally’s most recent offenses are running away to see her father in New York City, chopping off her hair and fondling herself in front of a friend’s mother. Kiernan said Sally will bring more drama to the show in future episodes. She also defends Sally’s recent behavior. “I don’t think she’s a bad kid at all. She’s going through a rough time. Don is absent and Betty has never once catered to Sally’s emotional needs, so I feel that they’re not the best parents,” Kiernan said.

The office where shock jock Howard Stern airs his show has joined the evergrowing list of New York City buildings hit by bedbugs. Stern said on his Sirius XM Radio show that the building was treated over the weekend and was 100 percent bedbug free by Monday. He said his limousine also had to be fumigated after dogs sniffed out the bloodsuckers there. The pests have turned up in theaters, clothing stores, office buildings,housing projects and posh apartments throughout New York City, and a resurgence of bedbugs is being seen across the United States. Pest-control workers have called New York City the epicenter for the outbreak. The city has a plan to fight the spreading infestation, including a public-awareness campaign.