Non-Fiction
Boy In this December 27, 2008, article from the
Guardian (UK), Chris Petit profiles David Simon, starting back at Homicide.
Left
Her Day Job In The Dust In this December 25, 2008, article from the
Associated Press, Ben Nuckols profiles Laura Lippman.
Maestro
Chats With Students In this December 24, 2008, article from the
Chicago Tribune, Kathy Chaney travels to a South Side school with Maestro Harrell.
Extinction-Level
Television Event In this December 19, 2008, op-ed from the
New York Times, Alan Sepinwall says it's over for the traditional broadcast TV networks.
DVD
Picks In this December 19, 2008, program from
NPR, Steve Inskeep asks for David Simon's favorite DVDs.
The
Wire: Season 6? In this December 16, 2008, article from the
Huffington Post, Alden Loury has a pitch for David Simon. More from the
Sun-Times News Group.
Golden
Globes: TV Category Snubs In this December 11, 2008, article from
Entertainment Weekly, Ken Tucker laments another Wire snub.
Television's
Serial Defenders In this December 9, 2008, article from the
Sydney Morning Herald, Michael Duffy examines the series DVD set phenomenon.
Writer's
Guild Unveils TV Nominees In this December 8, 2008, article from the
Hollywood Reporter, Kimberly Nordyke reports that The Wire and Generation Kill both make the
WGA list.
Newspapers
Are Done For In this December 7, 2008, article from the
London Times, Andrew Sullivan reports Wire reality. More from the
Seattle Times.
Dominic
West stars as Jigsaw in Punisher: War Zone, opening December 5. Reviews from
CHUD and
CBR.
David
Simon This October 9, 2008, article from Ask Men breaks their tradition of featuring beautiful
women with a profile of David Simon. More from
Ask Men. Here's the
Colbert Interview.
Child
Star Accident In this August 28, 2008, article from WJZ-TV,
anchor Vic Carter talks to Nathan Corbett.
Q&A
With Actor Benjamin Busch This August 23, 2008, article from the Cadillac News (MI) is an interview
with the veteran Marine and Wire and Generation Kill actor.
Police
Arrest Wire Actress In this August 22, 2008, article from the Baltimore Sun, Justin
Fenton reports Snoop's warrant and the minor possession charge. (KW) More from the
Sun.
Not guilty.
How
To Watch The Wire In this August 15, 2008, article from the Huffington Post, Michael Giltz
offers viewing instructions.
How
The Wire Found Its Peers In this August 14, 2008, article from the New Statesman (UK), Becky
Hogge thinks that illegal downloading is responsible for The Wire's success.
John
McCain Pop-Culture Favorites From this August 7, 2008, interview in Entertainment Weekly, we now
know that both major candidates for President of the United States are Wire fans.
Obama's favorite.
The
Wire: Best Cop Show Ever In this August 2, 2008, article from the Independent (IE), Edel Coffey previews
The Wire for Irish viewers. More from the
Independent and
here.
Great
Town For A Shootout In this July 16, 2008, article from the Guardian (UK), Steve
Rose says he's most interested in Baltimore's architecture. (CB) More from the
Guardian.
Jim
True-Frost In this July 15, 2008, article from the New York Times, Emma Pearse interviews our Prez. (RS)
Ten
Best Episodes In this June 2, 2008, article from the San Diego Union-Tribune, Karla Peterson picks
the top episodes of the TV season. More from
Pop Matters and
TV Week.
From
Playwriting To TV Scripting In this June 1, 2008, article from the Baltimore Sun, Ericka Blount
Danois profiles Kia Corthron.
Ed
Norris In this June 1, 2008, article from the Baltimore Sun, Sloane Brown meets Ed at Brewer's Art.
The
Rise Of A Hollywood Hunk In this May 30, 2008, article from the Telegraph (UK), Celia Walden
profiles Idris Elba.
It
Pays To Be A Player In this May 29, 2008, article from New York Magazine, Michael D. Ayers
recaps the new roles for Wire actors.
When
Pretend Is Real In this May 24, 2008, article from the The Guardian (UK), Oliver Burkeman profiles
Snoop.
The Wire's
TV Legacy In this May 22, 2008, Q&A from TV Guide, Matt Roush speculates on what
The Wire's long term effect on TV might be.
State
Of The Union? Furious. In this May 16, 2008, article from the Wall Street Journal,
Kimberley A. Strassel thinks that voters may be looking for a Tommy Carcetti.
HBO
To iTunes? In this May 12, 2008, article from ARS Technica, Jacqui Cheng reports that The Wire may soon be on
your computer, Apple TV, and iPod. More from
Reuters, the
Apple Insider, and
Portfolio. It's a
done deal!
Lance
Reddick Is A Warrior In this April 28, 2008, article from the New York Observer, Arina Aleksander catches
up with Lance Reddick.
Category
Placements In this April 28, 2008, article from the LA Times, Tom O'Neil reports HBO's submittal
choices in the Emmy actor categories.
Matthews
vs. McNulty In this April 25, 2008, article from In These Times, David Sirota puts Jimmy McNulty
in the center of "Bittergate." More in the
Huffington Post.
Down
In The Hole In this April 19, 2008, article from the May issue of BFI's Sight & Sound, Kent
Jones mostly lauds The Wire while the Brits wait for season 5. (CB)
Top
25 In this April 14, 2008, article from Blogcritics Magazine, Andy Sayers picks his top Wire
characters.
Dean,
Staff Mourn Loss In this April 14, 2008, article from the Nashville City Paper, Rex Noseworthy
(honest!) finds more city officials in love with The Wire.
Rewiring
The System In this April 4, 2008, article from Reason Magazine, Ed Burns offers three solutions to the
problems of our inner cities. More from
The American.
Journalism
At C In this April 4, 2008, article from the Amador Ledger Dispatch (CA), Raheem Hosseini has been
carefully watching season 5.
Bill
Simmons Links In his March 29, 2008, Page 2 column from ESPN, Bill Simmons links our latest
David Simon interview, and his readers are flocking over here in droves to read it. Thanks, Bill.
Wire
Creator Decries In this March 27, 2008, article from the Columbia Spectator, David Xia reports
on David Simon's talk at Columbia University. More from the
New York Observer and
Variety.
Audio.
Wire
Actor Stabbed At Overlea Party In this March 24, 2008, article from the Baltimore Sun,
Gus G. Sentementes and Brent Jones report that Savino has been cut. (KW)
Redemption
Song And Dance In this March 19, 2008, article from the Baltimore City Paper,
Van Smith profiles Little Melvin Williams. (KW)
Strauss
Steps Down At HBO In this March 17, 2008, article from Variety,
Nellie Andreeva reports the exit of HBO's entertainment chief. More from
Variety and
Zap2it.
Detective
John Munch In this February 18, 2008, article and audio segment from NPR,
Morning Edition recounts Richard Belzer's TV show record with Munch. (MAL) More from
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Snoop
Is A Witness In this January 26, 2008, article from the Examiner,
Luke Broadwater reports that art is imitating life again. More from the
Baltimore Sun.
High
On The Wire In this January 26, 2008, article from the Guardian (UK),
Charlie Brooker interviews everybody.
Down
To The Wire In this January 24, 2008, article from the February issue of Baltimore
Magazine, David Simon explains why he sullied Baltimore's image in the quest for verisimilitude.
Almost
Famous In this January 13, 2008, article from the New York Times,
Jake Mooney profiles Chad L. Coleman.
The
Wire And The Real Baltimore In this January 11, 2008, article from the Guardian,
former Baltimore mayor Kurt Schmoke reminds us that there is another Baltimore.
New
York Connections To The Wire In this January 11, 2008, article from the New York Times,
Jake Mooney talks about cast and characters from the Big Apple. Spoilers.
Getting
Down To The Wire In this January 6, 2008, article from MSN Entertainment,
D. K. Holm has 10 reasons why The Wire is best and unpopular. More from the
Financial Times.
Wire
Creator Sets His Sights On New Orleans In this January 6, 2008, article from the New Orleans Times-Picayune,
Dave Walker brings us up-to-date on David Simon's New Orleans project.
Mr.
Simon In this January 4, 2008, article from the Huffington Post,
Daniel Silk wonders who David Simon will be voting for in the Presidential election.
Walking
The Wire In this January 4, 2008, article from IGN,
Eric Goldman interviews Lance Reddick.
Campaign
K-12 In this January 3, 2008, article from Education Week,
Michele McNeil wonders about the candidates' education proposals after watching The Wire.
Predicting
The Wire In this January 2, 2008, article from New York Magazine,
Aileen Gallagher has been reading the newspaper headlines in HBO's Wire ad.
Michael
K. Williams In this January 2, 2008, article from New York Magazine,
Joe Colly profiles our Omar. More from
TV Guide. Here's an audio interview from
NPR.
An
Insult...But It's Our Insult In her January 2, 2008, column in the Baltimore Sun,
Laura Vozzella speculates about who might attend the Baltimore premiere of The Wire.
On
The Record In this January 2, 2008, article from the Baltimore City Paper,
Bret McCabe weighs in on season 5. Spoilers. More City Paper on
Snoop and the
soundtrack.
Radar:
Tray Chaney In this January 1, 2008, article from Sixshot,
Jon Michael interviews our Poot. More from
SOHH.
Webcast (starts at 27:00).
