‘The Wire’ Monopoly board game
Posted by Simon in Internet, Pop Culture, Television on 09. Oct, 2010 | 3 Comments
Classic board game Monopoly? Meet David Simon’s “The Wire”. Sometimes funny ideas and incredible ideas straddle a very thin line. The Poke (basically the U.K. version of The Onion) had the brilliant idea of mashing “The Wire” and its hyper local B’more details with a ubiquitous children’s game about owning streets. Sure, it’s a joke, [...]
On Treme: “Shallow Water, Oh Mama” (S1E6)
Posted by theashcan in Television on 17. May, 2010 | 0 Comments
Because it’s not easy to write a TV recap, but gosh do we love them, every week Simon and Anupa will be discussing HBO’s latest drama venture Treme. Highly anticipated due to the critical success of creator David Simon’s The Wire, we’re leaving the egghead essays on the New Orleans-set show following musicians and people dealing, post-Katrina, [...]
Lil Wayne Smuggles iPod Into Prison
Posted by Simon in Uncategorized on 13. May, 2010 | 1 Comment
The Village Voice reports that rapper Lil Wayne has been caught in possession of illegal contraband at his Rikers Island jail. Wayne was literally caught holding the bag, which in this case contained a charger and earbuds. Corrections officers (who apparently know how these MP3 gizmos work) later found the accompanying iPod in a neighbouring [...]
Reeling: A Prophet
Posted by Simon in Film on 10. Mar, 2010 | 4 Comments
Listen, I saw The Hurt Locker. It was amazing and totally worthy of winning that best picture Oscar. Moreover, I’m sure El Secreto de Sus Ojos is a great movie too, although I have yet to personally see it. But, in my mind, if Kanye had walked up during Kathryn Bigelow’s acceptance speech and pushed [...]
