The Wire

Ink and Beans: Are You a Honker? Die.

Source: Ink and Beans

Consider Me Climaxed · Writing the Climax · Biweekly: A Useless Word · Writer's Blog Progress - First 55 days · Top Five Available Pen Names · "The Wire" Creator David Simon Comes to Harvard · Celebrity Sightings in the Mirror ...

Published Tue, Nov 25

Shouting Down the Well: George Eliot and The Wire

Source: megbonbon (Blogspot)

Just, well, if you've watched the show, have you ever met a character like Omar Little anywhere in your life? But, to the point of this rambly post: if I told you I read for leisure, I imagine most people would assume something ...

Published Tue, Nov 25

A modest proposal « A blog from the back room.

Source: hopisen (WordPress)

This proved no burden at all, as I was able to devour David Simon’s “Homicide”, a book based on his year with the Baltimore police department and which would become the inspiration for his stunning HBO show, The Wire. ...

Published Tue, Nov 25

Sam Zell To Newspapers: Stop Acting Like Punks [Media]

Source: Gawker

Haha, not sure what that "broad" bit was about, but otherwise, Sam, you are correct! This is just like the final season of The Wire, where the asshole editor chases Pulitzers at the expense of real local news. And you know everything on The Wire is gospel! Perhaps NYT boss Pinch Sulzberger sh...

Published Mon, Nov 24

"Dexter": "About Last Night"

Source: chicagotribune.com

 CA - Nov 24, 2008 Dexter whistling "Campton Races" in a sinister manner reminded me of Omar Little (Michael K. Williams) whistling "The Farmer in the Dell" on "The Wire. ...

Published Mon, Nov 24

Planet Money Makes Me Realize Storytelling Is Missing From My ...

Source: INDEX

I have been thinking a lot about journalism since The Wire’s David Simon addressed the craft’s decline in a recent speech. I have been thinking about it since I read a story on saving journalism in the Columbia journalism review. ...

Published Mon, Nov 24

Quiet Bubble: Movie love A to Z

Source: Quiet Bubble

W: The Wire (created by David Simon, 2002-2008). The Wire is the most complex portrayal of racial dynamics, political structures, social institutions, and the ways in which these three interweave that has ever been seen on American ...

Published Sun, Nov 23

Will Eisner: A Spirited Life, The Biography by Bob Andelman: "A ...

Source: A Spirited Life, The Biography by Bob Andelman

David Simon The Wire; The Corner; Homicide: Life on the Streets. David Fury 24, Lost; Buffy; Dream On. Bob Horowitz The Singing Bee; Super Bowl's Greatest Commercials. Rasha Drachkovitch ...

Published Fri, Nov 21