The Wire (tv program)

David Simon weighs in on NSA surveillance

2013-06-08 11:40:00

David Simon, the former Baltimore Sun crime reporter and creator of television show "The Wire," has weighed in reports of data collection efforts by the National Security Agency, asking, what's the fuss? In a post on his blog, Simon compares the NSA's...

Martin O'Malley makes it to the Oval Office -- But it's not the one in Washington

2013-05-14 13:35:00

I saw it with my own eyes -- Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley standing centerstage Tuesday in the Oval Office. Only it wasn't the one in Washington. It did, though, make for a light but fascinating kind of political-pop-culture-meta moment. O'Malley...

No longer vacant, Baltimore home is where couple's heart is

2013-05-02 15:00:00

Jamila Ward and Lionel Jennings had been house hunting on and off for two years when their agent pointed the couple in a new direction: a formerly condemned property in a revitalized area of Baltimore. Some city neighborhoods, just years ago marked by...

Ravens fans blog their Super Bowl trips

2013-02-05 10:14:00

Leading up to and after the Super Bowl, we'll be sharing dispatches sent to us by Ravens fans going to New Orleans. We hope that "Super Fans: A fan's-eye view of�XLVII" allows the rest of Ravens Nation to share in their experience. Posts will be...

Novelist Taiye Selasi, hailed as next big literary star, visits Baltimore

2013-03-09 00:00:00

Taiye Selasi's debut novel has been in publication for less than a week. But even before a single copy was sold, the glamorous 33-year-old was being hailed as the newest star of the literary world. Selasi's publisher, The Penguin Group, is promoting...

Leave liberal Hollywood to the liberals

2013-02-21 00:00:00

"We need to buy a movie studio." Amid the umpteen conferences, panels, meetings and informal conversations in the wake of the presidential election, this idea has been a near constant among conservatives who feel like the country is slipping through...

Baltimore-based Veteran Artist Program seeks to propel veterans into mainstream arts community

2013-02-17 17:31:00

When bad luck struck, John Mann was all but certain that he'd have to abandon his dreams. In 2005, Mann was a 28-year-old film school graduate who was just starting to make inroads in the difficult East Coast television industry. He hoped to one day...

The world now knows Baltimore as a city of champions [Editorial]

2013-02-06 13:32:00

"We won!" people around here shouted Sunday night as the Ravens took their second national championship in Super Bowl XLVIII. Those two words are significant. It wasn't just the Ravens who won. It was also "we," as in those who live and work in the...

The Ravens won this Super Bowl for Baltimore, for all of us

2013-02-04 07:33:00

"Baltimore!" It was the first thing Ray Lewis said as he stood on the field, Vince Lombardi Trophy in hand, confetti drifting down around him. He'd said it before, three times in a row, at the Ravens send-off the week before. "Baltimore! Baltimore!...

A Super Bowl victory that was Baltimore to the bone

2013-02-04 14:26:00

With a parade on Tuesday, the city will celebrate a world championship that was Baltimore to the bone — perfectly imperfect, an overachievement by an underdog and a surprise to sneering outsiders. "I tell you what, we don't make it easy," said...

The Ravens, 'The Wire,' Ray Lewis and Baltimore's Super Bowl image

2013-02-02 07:55:00

Minutes after the Baltimore Ravens beat the New England Patriots to advance to the Super Bowl, Seth Meyers, the head writer for “Saturday Night Live,” tweeted: “Baltimore vs. San Francisco! Brother vs. Brother! The Wire vs. Full House!&...

Have gun control advocates never seen 'The Wire'?

2013-02-04 07:00:19

Once again, politicians and appointed police chiefs have shown how out of touch they are ("Chief calls for stricter gun laws," Jan. 31). Criminals do not register their guns, and out of the 200-plus murders in Baltimore City last year, not one was...

Why to watch: Between "Prometheus" and "Pacific Rim," Idris Elba is quickly becoming a staple of our blockbuster movie landscape. To truly understand why he is so beloved, check out his ongoing BBC One series "Luther" that will soon return with its long-anticipated third season.

2013-06-17 00:00:00

Scott Hesel, Art & Science copywriter, Shannon McGarry, Campaign Consultation, Inc. project specialist, and Michael Garcia, Catholic Charities director of major and corporate gifts, were among the guests.

2013-05-08 00:00:00

Tray Chaney, left, the Baltimore actor who protrayed "Poot" in the HBO series "The Wire," posed with Joe Zajdel, ELU committee member, before performing a song he wrote for the evening.

2013-01-22 00:00:00