Ben Guest’s Blog Vox 2008-03-14T22:32:39Z Ben Guest http://mtc.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00c22523f3adf219/tags/david+simon/ Ben Guest, Program Manager of the Mississippi Teacher Corps, Returned Peace Corps Volunteer from Namibia, and Amherst College graduate... More David Simon tag:vox.com,2008-03-14:asset-6a00c22523f3adf21900e398e5fb770005 2008-03-14T22:32:39Z 2008-03-14T22:32:39Z Ben Guest http://mtc.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

The Wire

Here are some more interviews with David Simon posted on my delicious page.

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]]> David Simon Interviews tag:vox.com,2008-03-10:asset-6a00c22523f3adf21900f48ce31c3d0003 2008-03-10T21:55:12Z 2008-03-10T21:55:12Z Ben Guest http://mtc.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom As part of the press for the series finale of The Wire, co-creator David Simon did several in-depth interviews. Enjoy. NPR Newsweek AV Club Salon Marc Steiner Alan Sepinwall

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Omar

There are two types of people in the world: those who have discovered The Wire and those who haven't. For those who haven't, The Wire is the greatest achievement of filmed artistic expression ever created. Tonight is the final episode... Here ...

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]]> Links o' the Week tag:vox.com,2008-01-24:asset-6a00c22523f3adf21900e398d579110004 2008-01-24T00:28:24Z 2008-01-24T00:28:24Z Ben Guest http://mtc.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Would you rather earn $50,000 a year while other people make $25,000, or would you rather earn $100,000 a year while other people get $250,000? Answer here, in a piece called "Why People believe Weird Things About Money." The School of Education...

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Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets Watchmen The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood The Wire The Wire Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets

I have said many times that David Simon and Alan Moore are the world’s two greatest living writers. Alan Moore writes, mostly, comic books (or, as high brow reviewers call them, "Graphic Novels”), although saying Moore writes comic books is like...

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]]> Pyramid Scheme tag:vox.com,2007-11-07:asset-6a00c22523f3adf21900e398bb3ad50003 2007-11-07T16:18:48Z 2007-11-07T16:18:48Z Ben Guest http://mtc.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Great interview with David Simon, creator of The Wire. My favorite quote: Our social framework is "Can I get I promoted now, can I make a buck off it?" The entire country right now is like a pyramid scheme with no other ethic or social framework...

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