‘The Wire’ actor Idris Elba tests positive for COVID-19
Idris Elba attends the “Defeating Ebola in Sierra Leone” conference on Oct. 2, 2014. Photo courtesy of Jessica Lea/UK Department for International Development. English actor Idris Elba, best known in...
View ArticleHow The Wire Derived Inspiration from Actual Corrupt Baltimore Politicians
The Wire has been off the air for seven years now, but judging from the number of thinkpieces, nostalgiapieces, and regular old pieces devoted to it, devoted viewers still miss it acutely.But even...
View ArticleWas “The Wire” TOO Accurate?
You’ve probably heard about the recent revelations that Baltimore Police has used a high-tech form of cell phone surveillance thousands of times over the past eight years. The story was all over the...
View ArticleFrom “Wire” Extra to “Mad Scientist of Baltimore”
A rendering of one of the ultra-green cars that Simeto hopes to build, via Rolling Stone In Rolling Stone this week, Matt Taibbi profiles Kato Simeto, a man he calls “the mad scientist of Baltimore.”...
View Article‘The Wire’ Cast Getting Set for Reunion During Artscape
Omar Little, Bubbles, Bunk and Slim Charles will be back in Baltimore this weekend. The cast of The Wire is set for a reunion on Saturday afternoon in the midst of Artscape. At least 16 members of the...
View ArticleDavid Simon Wants You to Stop Using The Wire to Explain Baltimore
David Simon with cast members from The Wire. Photo courtesy the Marc Steiner Show. When the national media discusses Baltimore’s issues–whether it’s political corruption or violent police tactics or...
View ArticleYep, That Was Mike Tyson in That Baltimore-Area Super Bowl Commercial
Not every viewer was lucky enough to see the Mike Tyson ad during last weekend’s Super Bowl game. Only viewers in a handful of East Coast states–including Maryland, naturally– got to see Tyson and his...
View Article“Wire” Actor Invests in Baltimore
You may remember Wendell Pierce from his memorable turn as Bunk Moreland, The Wire‘s gruff homicide detective with a strong moral sense and a weakness for whiskey. Pierce, who also appears in Treme,...
View ArticleWendell Pierce from ‘The Wire’ Arrested After Altercation with Sanders Supporter
Wendell Pierce as Det. “Bunk” Moreland in The Wire. There are conflicting reports from TMZ and The Daily Beast, but sources say the alleged altercation came after an argument over the Democratic...
View Article“The Wire” Actor Says Alleged Victim Tried to Pull Him into Her Hotel Room
Wendell Pierce as “Bunk” Moreland in The Wire. Wendell Pierce as “Bunk” Moreland in The Wire. The story of The Wire actor Wendell Pierce’s arrest for simple battery has accrued more details as well as...
View ArticleVideo: Take a Tour of Cutty’s Old Boxing Gym from ‘The Wire’
Have you ever wondered what’s left of Cutty’s boxing gym from “The Wire,” or even what it may have been before it was a training ground for fictional West Baltimore youngsters? A recent tour of the...
View ArticleFriday Morning Headlines: Council Votes to Defund Mayor’s Budget Office;...
Music recording program teaches reading literacy in Baltimore — ABC2 Kim Morton quietly assumes position of Mayor Pugh’s chief of staff — Baltimore Brew City Council panel votes to eliminate funding...
View ArticleMarlo Stanfield, whose life inspired parts of ‘The Wire,’ is no fictional...
Sporting a bowtie, vest, and sportscoat, a silver-haired Marlo Stanfield posed for photos with family, child actors, and a detective who helped put him in jail for 36 years. The scene played out at...
View ArticleBaltimoreans express frustration with ‘The Wire’ comment after Sunday’s...
While most Ravens fans probably turned off the TV after the team’s 17-10 AFC Championship game loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, the announcers reminded those who stuck around of the national...
View ArticleBaltimore native and Olympic basketball star Angel McCoughtry to host new TV...
Five-time WNBA All-Star, two-time Olympian, and Baltimore native Angel McCoughtry is set to host a new TV show about her hometown, which will premiere this Tuesday, Feb. 27. “Ballin’ in Baltimore”...
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