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The Wire's gripe with William Marimow

The Wire's gripe with William Marimow
David Simon, the creator of HBO's The Wire -- far and away, the best thing on television -- has lived the fantasy of a lot of reporters by naming one of his less enviable characters for a former newspaper colleague he doesn't much like. Here's how Margaret...
by Ian Donnis | Jan 03, 2008 | with 2 comment(s)

Running the bases

Running the bases
While David Ortiz is getting a lot of attention for putting his Mercedes sports car for sale on eBay, a la Manny, the big slugger deserves props for hustling to get a triple early on during last night's 8-6 win over the D-Rays. This is further proof positive...
by Ian Donnis | Aug 22, 2007 | with no comments

On HBO's White Light, Black Rain

On HBO's White Light, Black Rain
As coincidence had it, I stumbled upon the HBO-produced documentary White Light, Black Rain: the Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki yesterday afternoon. Since it was Victory Day, the 62th anniversary of Japan's surrender during World War II, the timing...
by Ian Donnis | Aug 14, 2007 | with no comments

Lil' Bush is funny as hell

Lil' Bush is funny as hell
Although not everyone agrees, N4N finds Comedy Central's Lil' Bush , a send-up of our president, rather hilarious. And there are times when it's better to laugh than to cry. Here's a sample: Reporter: What do you think the founding fathers would say if...
by Ian Donnis | Jul 26, 2007 | with no comments

The ProJo's dissonance on Buddy

The ProJo's dissonance on Buddy
Is there any cognitive dissonance between how Charlie Bakst and Ed Achorn (and Richard Rose ) just want Buddy Cianci to make a very, very, quiet return, and the way in which the ProJo continually features prominent coverage of its favorite bete noire...
by Ian Donnis | Jun 07, 2007 | with no comments

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