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Long profile of David Simon and The

Long profile of David Simon and The Wire in the New Yorker this week. Haven’t read it yet, but digging in now.

Update: Ok, all done. I thought this observation about the two main groups of fans of the show (urban poor and media critics) was canny:

Sometimes the fan base of “The Wire” seems like the demographics of many American cities โ€” mainly the urban poor and the affluent elite, with the middle class hollowed out.

The last bit of the article talks about a new show that Simon’s thinking of doing for HBO about New Orleans musicians.