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== Series == | |||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wire_(TV_series) The Wire] - Excellent, realistic police/crime/politics/journalism HBO series set in Baltimore. | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wire_(TV_series) The Wire] - Excellent, realistic police/crime/politics/journalism HBO series set in Baltimore. | ||
<blockquote>Simon has said that despite its presentation as a crime drama, the show is "really about the American city, and about how we live together. It's about how institutions have an effect on individuals, and how ... whether you're a cop, a longshoreman, a drug dealer, a politician, a judge [or] lawyer, you are ultimately compromised and must contend with whatever institution you've committed to."</blockquote> | <blockquote>Simon has said that despite its presentation as a crime drama, the show is "really about the American city, and about how we live together. It's about how institutions have an effect on individuals, and how ... whether you're a cop, a longshoreman, a drug dealer, a politician, a judge [or] lawyer, you are ultimately compromised and must contend with whatever institution you've committed to."</blockquote> | ||
== Documentary == | |||
[http://www.blackgoldmovie.com/ Black Gold] - Documentary about Fair Trade coffee. | [http://www.blackgoldmovie.com/ Black Gold] - Documentary about Fair Trade coffee. | ||
== News == | |||
http://history.howstuffworks.com/american-history/barack-obama.htm - Biography and overview of how Obama "organizes between." | |||
Revision as of 14:52, 21 January 2009
Series
The Wire - Excellent, realistic police/crime/politics/journalism HBO series set in Baltimore.
Simon has said that despite its presentation as a crime drama, the show is "really about the American city, and about how we live together. It's about how institutions have an effect on individuals, and how ... whether you're a cop, a longshoreman, a drug dealer, a politician, a judge [or] lawyer, you are ultimately compromised and must contend with whatever institution you've committed to."
Documentary
Black Gold - Documentary about Fair Trade coffee.
News
http://history.howstuffworks.com/american-history/barack-obama.htm - Biography and overview of how Obama "organizes between."