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  1. real talk
    David Simon Enjoyed the Wire Musical“Someone hand me a burner and Sondheim’s number.”
    By Kyle Buchanan
  2. simon says
    David Simon Is Blogging NowDeep breaths, Wire fans.
    By Margaret Lyons
  3. essays
    The Sum and the Parts: In Defense of TV RecapsIn which our TV critic, Matt Zoller Seitz, tells you why recaps and overnight reviews are essential and good.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  4. simon says
    David Simon Semi-Apologizes for Obnoxious Times InterviewAmerica’s ultimate hipster offers a halfhearted explanation for his churlish remarks.
    By Jessica Grose
  5. drama derby
    The Greatest TV Drama of the Past 25 Years, the Finals: The Wire vs. The SopranosNew York Magazine TV critic Matt Zoller Seitz makes the final call.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  6. tv
    Treme Won’t Be Back Until the FallPatience is a virtue.
    By Margaret Lyons
  7. treme
    Treme To EndThe fourth season will be the show’s last.
    By Sarah Bennett
  8. chat room
    Novelist Laura Lippman on Her New Book and Morbid Imagination“I think I’m part of a generation of crime writers, all of whom woke up independently and recoiled with horror at the fact that we’d chosen this very conservative genre.”
    By Emily Nussbaum
  9. tv
    David Simon: ‘You’re Gonna Die, and Everyone You Love and Care About Is Gonna Die’So in the mean time, watch ‘Treme.’
    By Margaret Lyons
  10. clickables
    Hear David Simon Play Some Fifties-TV Trivia on ‘Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me’He doesn’t do too well.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  11. public speaking
    David Simon Realizes That Joe Biden Is a Tough Act to FollowThe creator of ‘The Wire’ is forced to go immediately after the vice-president at a conference, and speaks to an empty room.
    By Avi Zenilman
  12. quote machine
    Jason Schwartzman Not Even Famous Enough to Have Pizza DeliveredPlus: Mark Ronson to say horrible things about self.
  13. honors
    David Simon, 22 Others Officially Designated ‘Geniuses’Winning the $500,000 MacArthur Foundation “genius grants.”
    By Willa Paskin
  14. treme
    Treme Gets a Second Season AlreadyGood news for fans of Steve Zahn’s butt.
    By Matthew Perpetua
  15. in the magazine
    Nussbaum: David Simon As Irascible As EverJust because critics are throwing out words like “humor” and “uplifting” doesn’t mean the ‘Treme’ creator’s lost his edge.
    By Lane Brown
  16. in memoriam
    Nussbaum’s Conversation with David MillsThe longtime David Simon collaborator recently died after an aneurysm while filming a scene at Cafe du Monde. What follows are excerpts from an interview conducted just two months before his death.
    By Emily Nussbaum
  17. tv
    Watch a Fourteen-Minute Behind-the-Scenes Look at TremeAn in-depth look at the making of David Simon’s upcoming HBO show.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  18. treme
    David Simon’s New Show Uplifting?“A show about people, artists for the most part, whose daily lives depend upon the free exercise of their wills to create — out of nothing, out of moments — something beautiful.”
    By Amos Barshad
  19. trailer mix
    The New New Treme Trailer: Walter Sobchak Spotted in New OrleansWe hadn’t realized a show by ‘Wire’ creator David Simon set in post-Katrina New Orleans could be this much fun.
    By Lane Brown
  20. trailer mix
    Treme Trailer: New Orleans, Melissa Leo, Sunbathing Trombones — and More!No plot specifics, but lots of shots of things we like.
    By Lane Brown
  21. quote machine
    Matthew Goode Not Ruling Out a Leap Year SequelPlus: Joan Jett biopic “isn’t painful” for Joan Jett to watch.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  22. trailer mix
    Treme Trailer: David Simon Has Done It Again!Just a really solid 47 seconds here.
    By Amos Barshad
  23. notable quotables
    Counting Down the Top 100 Quotes From The WireLooks like someone made the life of that Harvard professor who’s going to be teaching a class on the show just a bit easier.
    By Mark Graham
  24. liberal arts
    Harvard Students to Study The WireWhat, no ‘SpongeBob’?
    By Mark Graham
  25. david simon
    David Simon Still Mostly Emmy-less’Generation Kill’ lost all three Emmys it was nominated for last night.
    By Lane Brown
  26. david simon
    David Simon Saves NewspapersAs usual, ‘Wire’ creator David Simon has a plan to ensure the future of American journalism.
    By Lane Brown
  27. awesome
    HBO Gives David Simon Another ShotHBO has ordered the first nine episodes of ‘Treme.’
    By Lane Brown
  28. brown nosers
    David Simon Gets Interviewed by His Biggest FanGreat interview, Bill Moyers, but let’s keep the butt-kissing to a minimum next time, mmmkay?
    By Matthew Perpetua
  29. hbo
    Which David Will Save HBO?All three of the greatest Davids in premium-cable history are developing shows for the network — but whose are we most excited about?
    By Lane Brown
  30. the industry
    Sean Penn Has Some Protecting to DoPlus: ‘The Complete History of My Sexual Failures.’
    By Amos Barshad
  31. the wire
    Cast of The Wire Joins Team PhelpsBubbles: “At the end of the day, I think it’s a great advertisement for weed.”
    By Jada Yuan and Ravi Somaiya
  32. the industry
    The Hold Steady Prep Their Very Own Rock DocPlus, Pacino does Shakespeare.
    By Amos Barshad
  33. the wire
    The Wire in Five MinutesWant a fast catch-up on ‘The Wire’ but don’t have 60 consecutive hours?
    By Lane Brown
  34. kudos
    ‘The Wire’ Continues Its Emmy Streak!In a remarkable display of consistency, the TV Academy continued to snub television’s best-ever show.
    By Lane Brown
  35. awesome
    David Simon Tackles the Lincoln AssassinationDavid Simon is making a Lincoln-assassination mini-series!
    By Amos Barshad
  36. the industry
    David Simon Re-‘Wires’ His New PilotA handful of ‘Wire’ vets join Simon’s New Orleans–set HBO pilot.
  37. news reel
    David Simon and the ‘Wire’ Cast Hold Forth at Museum of the Moving Image PanelA cogent response to the ‘Dickensian’ question, thoughts on a ‘Wire’ movie, and the story of the revolt of Herc and Carver.
  38. overnights
    ‘Generation Kill’: Police That Mustache!As we meet them, the Marines are hanging around Camp Mathilda, indulging their homoerotic impulses and wondering when they’ll get to invade Iraq.
  39. the industry
    Jon Favreau Will Direct ‘Iron Man 2,’ Thanks to AmericaPlus: Who will play opposite Jeremy Piven in the Broadway revival of ‘Speed-the-Plow’?
  40. the take
    How the Sean Combs Gaffe in the L.A. ‘Times’ Proves David Simon Right — and WrongJust like ‘The Wire’’s Scott Templeton, Chuck Philips is a hard-driving reporter with questions of impropriety in his past.
  41. the take
    David Simon Lays It On a Little ThickDefending ourselves from the wrath of David Simon.
  42. the best part
    David Simon Still Has Some Things to SayThree of our unanswered questions are kind of answered!
  43. quote machine
    Emmy-Losing Actress Jenna Fischer Reveals Secret of Her Near-SuccessPlus: David Simon!
  44. the take
    Sternbergh on ‘The Wire’ Finale: The Anti-‘Sopranos’Earlier this season, we half-hoped The Wire would end with Omar driving to Jersey, hobbling into a diner, and gunning down Tony Soprano and his family.
  45. vulture lists
    10 Questions Left Unanswered by the Wire FinaleFor starters, what’s in Daniels’s file?
  46. overnights
    ‘The Wire’: Jimmy McNulty Gets Profiled“The subject has problems with lasting relationships and is possibly a high-functioning alcoholic.”
  47. the early-evening news
    David Simon Apologizes to BaltimorePlus: Sam Mendes to shoot Dave Eggers’s and Vendela Vida’s comedy.
  48. the take
    Is ‘The Wire’ Turning Into ‘Studio 60’?Great Mencken’s ghost, these purple barroom orations!
  49. quote machine
    Ice Cube Will Star in ‘The A-Team’ Movie, He GuessesPlus: Maggie Gyllenhaal!
  50. apropos of nothing
    The ‘Wire’ Copyediting Scandal: David Simon Responds!Plus MERRIAM_WEBSTER!
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