How Glynn Turman Played the Long Game
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The Emmy Award-winning actor talks ‘Fargo,’ ‘Ma Rainey,’ and his remarkable 60-year career on stage and screen
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‘Useful Idiots’ Podcast With Michael K. Williams on First Presidential Debate, Police Reform, ‘Lovecraft Country’
Posted in: Politics NewsHosts Matt Taibbi and Katie Halper also break down the first presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump
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A History of Violence: Why I Loved Cop Shows, and Why They Must Change
Posted in: TV FeaturesTV critic Alan Sepinwall breaks down the medium's longtime love affair with police work, and grapples with how the industry can move forward
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Vampires, Cops, and Aliens: More Staff Picks for Quarantine Viewing
Posted in: TV FeaturesFrom nature docs to Seventies flicks to televised depictions of good governance, here's another weird and wonderful list of what our writers and editors have been watching in lockdown
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‘The Plot Against America’ Review: An Alternate History Turned Terrifying Allegory
Posted in: TV ReviewsThe creators of 'The Wire' tackle a Philip Roth tale of fear and bigotry that bears frightening parallels to today
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David Simon’s Vision of America
Posted in: TV FeaturesMore than a decade after 'The Wire,' the writer-creator continues to prove he's one of the edgiest and most dynamic showrunners in the TV game
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Surviving the Year of Difficult TV
Posted in: TV FeaturesPain, injustice, and suffering, oh my! Today’s television landscape is crowded with grim series that draw on real-life horrors — but tough as they are to watch, they offer big rewards
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The Last Word: David Simon on Twitter Trolls, Trump and Making ‘The Deuce’ in the #MeToo Era
Posted in: TV FeaturesIn an intimate interview, the veteran reporter and 'Wire' co-creator gnashes his teeth over the states of journalism and politics, reflects on his friend Anthony Bourdain and reveals his biggest regrets
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Reg E. Cathey, ‘House of Cards’ and ‘The Wire’ Actor, Dead at 59
Posted in: TV NewsProlific actor won Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series in 2015
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Nathan Barksdale, Baltimore Drug Kingpin, ‘Wire’ Inspiration, Dead at 54
Posted in: TV NewsCreator David Simon culled characteristics of former gangster for various characters, including Avon Barksdale
