I started watching season 4 of HBO’s The Wire this weekend and I’m just amazed all over again how good this show is.  Look it up on IMDB and you’ll find it has an unbelievable (yet deserved) 9.7 rating.
I also had a chance to listen to episodes of Fresh Air featuring creators and writers of [...]

Here’s some things that have commanded my attention lately:
Travel
We still haven’t settled on a good honeymoon location. We will be traveling in mid-November so the weather is the main issue. The initial plan was Italy however it gets a bit cold and rainy there during that time of year. Maybe the Bahamas [...]

I recommend this interesting lecture by journalist William Langewiesche on his new book The Atomic Bazaar: The Rise of the Nuclear Poor which is available as part of the University of Chicago’s podcast “The World Beyond the Headlines.” Video and audio available here.
Slavoj Zizek’s also has a related short essay entitled Give Iranian [...]