Word: simonal
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...team of Baltimore cops used in a season-long probe of a drug gang. At first blush, it sounded too conventional for the home of The Sopranos. A police drama on HBO? What's next? A sitcom about a friendly Martian? "We were the 'gritty cop show,'" David Simon, the former police reporter who created the series, recalls of some dismissive early reviews...
...city department, a corporation or a drug cartel. A pusher, a homicide cop, a teacher, a union steward: they're all, in the world of The Wire, middlemen getting squeezed for every drop of value by the systems they work for. "Every day, they matter less as individuals," says Simon...
Renowned opera singer Simon Estes sang "Precious Lord, Take My Hand" for Washington, adding a robust, operatic vibrato to a spiritual he said was a favorite of Martin Luther King...
...down on myself like this, I turn towards these Five Extraordinary Housewives as sources of inspiration: 5. Carol Brady: Here’s a story of a lovely lady, who was able to raise six children and still sport a smile. How? 4. Mrs. Robinson: Forever immortalized by Simon and Garfunkel, Benjamin Braddock’s temptress reminds us that age is just a number. Here’s to her killer calves and to proving my point that 50 is the new 30. 3. Lucille Ball: I love Lucy. Life is a series of awkward events, and you might...
...case of history repeating itself. Obama is also a largely inexperienced but well-meaning candidate who promises change. His strategy might win one term in the White House, but with his stumbling over human rights and national security, will he be able to win again in 2012? Simon Hill, LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND