The 54-year-old actor was found dead in his Brooklyn apartment by his nephew
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There’s an obvious comparison that comes to mind when watching “Bill Russell’s Bedsheets,” the second season…
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At some point in the life cycle of any true-crime podcast, the hosts inevitably experience “murder fatigue” and need…
Cruelly destroying our last excuse for not having watched all of Barry at last—thanks a lot, guys, now we’re going…
Writer, producer, and former The Baltimore Sun crime reporter David Simon spent most of the 21st century’s first…
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Everyone knows that Charles Lindbergh was a famous aviator, but what everyone might not know is that he was also an…
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Isiah Whitlock Jr.’s career in Hollywood spans four decades, with over 100 IMDB credits including roles in Spike…
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“Where’s Wallace?” might be one of the most memorable quotes to come out of HBO’s cult series The Wire, which sought…
Sure, Dominic West’s accent was as inconsistent as a plate of fried lake trout, but it’s hard to imagine anyone else…
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There’s a section of Jonathan Abrams’ All The Pieces Matter: The Inside Story Of The Wire about the…
Actor Reg Cathey, whose prolific career spanned everything from The Mask and Tank Girl all the way through some of…
Last week, we asked you about a TV theme song you liked despite disliking the show itself. This week, we’re asking…
In the wake of 9/11, television—like the rest of America—didn’t know what to do with itself. There were its…
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Apparently HBO Now subscribers aren’t taking sufficient advantage of their access to the network’s impressive—if…