The complete five season box set release has spawned some new Wire reviews and recs.
Ran across this article at CNN.com. The reviewer offers high praise for the series but grew up in West Baltimore and says he feels The Wire is bleaker than the world he grew up in.
Why did Cutty give Dukie such a [...]
Life imitates The Wire? Maybe not…
Life imitates The Wire, episode 11,876
Rachel Maddow had Princeton’s Melissa Harris-Lacewell on last night to discuss the drama surrounding seats in the US Senate opened by Obama’s appointments. Naturally, the discussion focused primarily on the Blagojevich scandal. Watch the entire segment to hear Dr. Harris-Lacewell’s parting admonition:
View “Rachel Maddow video: Senate scramble“
Omar the Socialist vs Joe the Drug Dealer
If WordPress.com allowed embedding of Comedy Central videos, you would be watching David Simon on last night’s Colbert Report right here in the comfort and ambience of NuPac.
But noooooooooo, they don’t. So, here.
I love that David Simon always seems cranky, even when he’s laughing.
Well, it WAS his favorite show, after all
This is good strategery, given that Maryland is already strong blue.
via Huffpo
Tomorrow, members of the cast of the Peabody Award-winning drama series The Wire will attend a Backyard Brunch for Barack in Raleigh. Seven of the show’s cast members will visit the Tarheel State in support of the change Barack Obama will bring across the [...]
Simon’s tribute to Ashley: video now up
The video from the DePaul University College of Communication commencement has been posted. David Simon’s introduction and remarks start at about the 27 minute mark.
Thanks again to Jim King for keeping on top of this for us.
More about Simon’s decision to speak at the ceremony here and here.
Attitude problems.
You know what I like about Roger Ebert’s movie criticism? He likes movies. Really. He shares a trait with the best pop-culture critics I’ve known through the years: He walks into every movie with an open mind and open heart, expecting to be entertained. Overwhelming experience has taught him he’s as likely to be disappointed [...]
A Lie Agreed Upon
Spoilers for the latest, beneath.
Slate uber alles
Goldberg and Plotz know more about The Wire than you do. Don’t believe me? Just ask them.
Better yet, ask Mr. Simon.
Wire mirroring reality #739: Templeton works at the Ft. Wayne News-Sentinel
Nancy’s too modest to post this up here, but she has done Gus-like yeoman work, and has found that Tim Goeglein, White House Public Liaison officer and Karl Rove gopher, is a stone cold red-handed plagiarist.
Look for the chatter to come down from Romenesko today like wild.
Kudos to Nancy. Kudos to Gus.
Update: Tim Goeglein resigns.
