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David Mills dies at 48; Emmy-winning writer for 'The Wire,' 'NYPD Blue'
David Mills, a former journalist and Emmy-winning television writer best known for his work on "NYPD Blue" and "The Wire," has died. He was 48.
Mills died Tuesday of an apparent brain aneurysm in New Orleans, where he had been working on the upcoming HBO...Tags: New York City Police Department, Social Issues, Television, The Washington Post, University of Maryland, College Park
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'Treme: The Complete First Season'
Zap2ItThis widely praised HBO drama series, overseen by "Homicide: Life on the Street" writing-producing veterans David Simon and Eric Overmyer, focuses on New Orleans residents trying to rebuild their lives in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. John...Tags: Rob Brown, Wendell Pierce, Blu-ray Discs, Melissa Leo, The Fighter (movie)
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Table Talk: Restaurants lining up for the Foodie Experience
The Hippodrome Theatre has announced the first group of restaurants and caterers that have committed to the post-show event of its Foodie Experience event featuring Alton Brown. Most of them are veterans from last year's inaugural edition, which...Tags: Television, Ticketmaster, Anthony Bourdain, Rockville (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Entertainment
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Critic's Notebook: 'Treme's' collection of beautiful moments
Every city has its own singular character — just ask Minneapolis about St. Paul — but there is perhaps no American city as singularly singular, as stubbornly exotic, as attached to its difference as New Orleans, that funky little cosmopolis...Tags: Television, Floods, Wendell Pierce, Music, New Orleans
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MTV's Skins: Teen series won't be set in Baltimore
Z on TVIt is surely not as hard a slap in the face to Baltimore's sense of media identity as the makers of John Waters' "Hairspray" filming the movie version in Toronto. But now comes official word from the producers of MTV's "Skins" that this American version... -
Is David Simon a genius? Creator of 'The Wire' talks about winning a MacArthur Fellowship
Show TrackerProof that television makes you smarter: David Simon, the rabble-rousing creator of "The Wire" and "Treme," just won the "genius grant." This morning, the MacArthur Foundation announced that it had awarded a fellowship to Simon, who shares the honor with.... -
Writer Yiyun Li named MacArthur "genius" Fellow
Jacket CopyAuthor Yiyun Li is a 2010 MacArthur Fellow, it was announced today. Li, who lives in northern California and is an assistant professor at UC Davis, was giddy when The Times reached her by phone. What will the fellowship mean...... -
Felicia 'Snoop' Pearson, actress in 'The Wire,' arrested in Baltimore drug raid [Updated]
Show TrackerIn an ironic twist of truth imitating fiction, Felicia "Snoop" Pearson, who gained acclaim for her portrayal of a ruthless drug assassin in HBO's landmark series "The Wire," was arrested Thursday in Baltimore during a drug raid by police. The...... -
HBO's 'Veep' gets off to promising start in Baltimore
Z on TV“Veep,” the big-name, much-buzzed-about HBO pilot starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus, wrapped filming Saturday after six days in and around Baltimore. The producers, who include Louis-Dreyfus, cultural critic Frank Rich and writer-director Armando... -
HBO's 'Treme' -- Season 2 starts April 24
Z on TVSeason two of the David Simon/Eric Overmyer New Orleans drama "Treme" will start April 24, HBO announced Thursday.The cycle will consist of 11 episodes and air on Sunday nights on television's top channel. Jon Seda, one-time member of the ensemble for... -
Mel Simon Dies at Age of 82
Fox59.comMelvin Simon, shopping center industry pioneer and Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Simon Property Group, has died at the age of 82 after a short illness. A native of the Bronx, New York, Mr. Simon attended the Bronx High School of Science and the...Tags: Indiana, Bronx (New York City), Indiana Pacers, U.S. Army, Colleges and Universities
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HBO's Treme: Season 2, and the music even better
Z on TVLast season in previewing HBO's "Treme," I said that in 30 years of writing about television, I had never heard music used as organically, wisely and powerfully as it was in the New Orleans-based series created by David Simon and Eric Overmyer. I also...
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