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  1. homework
    Must Have The Wire Watching Experience to Run ReykjavikFamiliarity with that epic of mis-government required by Iceland’s new mayor.
    By Willa Paskin
  2. tv
    If Toy Story Were More Like The Wire: A Mash-UpIf you come at these toys, etc., etc.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  3. wtf
    Attention: There Is Now a Place Where You Can Shoot Cast Members of The Wire With Paintballs“Jamie Hector and celebrity friends challenge you to a friendly game of paintball.”
    By Amos Barshad
  4. music
    Stringer Bell Made a Music VideoA.k.a Idris Elba, a.k.a. King Driis.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  5. tv
    Please Enjoy the Best of Twitter’s Wire-Themed Derby Horse Name Suggestions#WireDerbyHorseNames forever.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  6. 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
  7. obits
    Wire Writer David Mills DiesHe died yesterday in New Orleans of a brain aneurysm.
    By Lane Brown
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. parodies
    HBO Viewer Warnings, If They Were HonestFinally, those awful Sopranos dream sequences get a warning.
    By Lindsay Robertson
  12. 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
  13. liberal arts
    Harvard Students to Study The WireWhat, no ‘SpongeBob’?
    By Mark Graham
  14. the industry
    Jessica Biel to Have Lots of SexPlus: Idris Elba! Oliver Platt! And more ‘Chuck’!
    By Adam K. Raymond
  15. mad men
    Jon Hamm Talks Emmys, Mad Men Season Three, and The Wire With the Sports Guy“If I win two Emmys, which I’m not going to, it will be just another thing I have in common with Kathy Griffin.”
    By Mark Graham
  16. awesome
    HBO Gives David Simon Another ShotHBO has ordered the first nine episodes of ‘Treme.’
    By Lane Brown
  17. 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
  18. crossovers
    Bunny Colvin Meets Your MotherLike Stringer Bell before him, Bunny Colvin’s doing comedy now, too.
    By Amos Barshad
  19. chat room
    Idris Elba on Moving From The Wire to The Office’You know, my daughter would tell you that I’m a goofball.’
    By Amos Barshad
  20. 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
  21. the wire
    The Wire, on SaleGet the complete series for $81.99.
    By Aileen Gallagher
  22. i’m not a cop but i play one on tv
    Detective Shakima Gregg Stymied by Law Enforcement in D.C. “Hey, my sister! I respect your job so much. I was on ‘The Wire.’”
    By Jada Yuan
  23. the wire
    The Wire in Five MinutesWant a fast catch-up on ‘The Wire’ but don’t have 60 consecutive hours?
    By Lane Brown
  24. the wire
    Fake Baltimore Sun Newsroom AbandonedA fan of ‘The Wire’ took a bunch of awesome photos of the show’s ‘Sun’ soundstage — prepare to evacuate yourself!
    By Lane Brown
  25. tube junkie
    M.I.A. Covers ‘The Wire’ Song!Now if only R. Kelly, Helen Mirren, and Ben Silverman would all announce some project together, Vulture could take the rest of the week off.
    By Lane Brown
  26. 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
  27. awesome
    David Simon Tackles the Lincoln AssassinationDavid Simon is making a Lincoln-assassination mini-series!
    By Amos Barshad
  28. agenda
    David Simon’s Last Words on ‘The Wire’ Season FiveWire obsessives can complete their home collection today with the release of the final season on DVD.
  29. the industry
    David Simon Re-‘Wires’ His New PilotA handful of ‘Wire’ vets join Simon’s New Orleans–set HBO pilot.
  30. 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.
  31. apropos of nothing
    ‘Mad Men,’ the Latest Show You Should Watch™Let simple math prove to you why ‘The Sopranos’ is the greatest SYSW in TV history.
  32. kudos
    The Emmys Wimp OutBreaking down the divergent Emmy fortunes of ‘Mad Men’ and ‘The Wire.’
  33. chat room
    Jim True-Frost on ‘August: Osage County,’ Life As Prez, and the Perils of Eating OnstageTrue-Frost talks to Vulture about the move from ‘The Wire’ to Broadway.
  34. kudos
    Emmys Announce Ten-Show-Long Lists for Best Series Awards’The Wire’ and ‘Family Guy’ highlight lists full of surprises.
  35. the take
    ‘The Wire’ Alumni Watch: It Pays to Be a PlayerBeadie in ‘The Office’! Prez on Broadway! And Michael in Beverly Hills!
  36. 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.
  37. the take
    David Simon Lays It On a Little ThickDefending ourselves from the wrath of David Simon.
  38. the take
    Spoilers: In Defense of the American WatercoolerIn the era of DVDs, Netflix, BitTorrent, and iTunes, how soon is too soon — and how late is too late — to discuss the plot of a TV show or a movie?
    By Dan Kois
  39. the take
    Spoilers: In Defense of the American WatercoolerIn the era of DVDs, Netflix, BitTorrent, and iTunes, how soon is too soon — and how late is too late — to discuss the plot of a TV show or a movie?
    By Dan Kois
  40. the take
    Spoilers: The Official Vulture Statutes of LimitationsLet’s hope these will be ratified by the United Nations and adopted by media worldwide.
    By Dan Kois
  41. the take
    Spoilers: The Official Vulture Statutes of LimitationsLet’s hope these will be ratified by the United Nations and adopted by media worldwide.
    By Dan Kois
  42. apropos of nothing
    Pitching the Inevitable ‘Wire’ Spinoffs on Network TVWe imagine the wheels are already turning in the heads of NBC wunderkind Ben Silverman and his network-president ilk.
  43. you saw it here first
    Exclusive Video Preview: Omar on ‘Human Giant’!What happens when the Illusionators add a black member?
  44. the take
    Looking for Vulture’s Coverage of ‘The Wire’?A complete wrap-up of the day’s coverage.
  45. the best part
    David Simon Still Has Some Things to SayThree of our unanswered questions are kind of answered!
  46. apropos of nothing
    BREAKING: Eliot Spitzer Completes Tommy Carcetti’s Character ArcMust credit Vulture!
  47. 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.
  48. liner notes
    The Wire Finale’s Montage: A Shot-by-Shot CommentaryA Talmudic look.
  49. chat room
    Actor Ptolemy Slocum on the Emotional Last Night of Shooting ‘The Wire’Plus: Exclusive photos of the final night of The Wire.
  50. vulture lists
    10 Questions Left Unanswered by the Wire FinaleFor starters, what’s in Daniels’s file?
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