EPISODE 8 SEASON 5 - "CLARIFICATIONS"

Otherwise known as OMG OMG OMG - Dukie Got a JOB!!!!

Seriously tho, do NOT read any of the posts below if you did not see this week's episode -

NY MAG - Interview with MICHAEL K WILLIAMS

NY MAG - An Obituary For A Character That is NOT NAMED MCNULTY

And did you all watch the Oscars last night? Wasn't Beattie Amy AdamsAmy Ryan so lovely?

FREAKONOMICS and THE WIRE

This is interesting - The NYT Freakonomics Blog has a column entitled "What Do Real Thugs Think of The Wire." Haven't had a chance to read through it, but it looks promising.

NICK DENTON FINALLY MAKES A POINT ON WHICH I CAN AGREE

Nick Denton, Gawker, discusses how this Season's Wire isn't as good as it should be and slams David Simon for turning into a "didactic lecturer." Oh, and there's a possibility of a prequel MOVIE, OMG!!!!!

OMAR ILLUSIONATOR

Watch for it . . . .

Rawls and Omar - A Match made in Heaven?

NY Magazine has a few sentences from John Doman - who plays Deputy Commisioner Rawls about the possibility of his character being outed. No spoilers (damn!)

Spiderman Shit

More links:

The Washington Post reports on the wrap of Season 5 - spoilers!

New York Magazine has a little write-up and photos from the Season 5 premiere partay

New York Magazine also has the short film that Seith Mann directed that got him a job directing on the show. Mann recently directed the episode Dickensian. The short also got Jamie Hector his job as Marlo Stanfield.

Also - on newstands now -

Esquire has a nice lengthy essay by David Simon on his time spent at the Baltimore Sun, which gives a lot of insight into the current newsroom plotline

Men's Vogue has a nice photoshoot with Dominic West, Andre Royo and Michael K Williams