HBO has digitally remastered The Wire and is re-airing it in marathon format as of midnight Thursday, December 26. The Wire, if you recall, was one of the first entries in the so-called "television renaissance"—that crucial moment in American history when HBO brought complex, intricately crafted, film-quality… » 12/26/14 4:50pm 12/26/14 4:50pm

Dominic West is just as curious about Idris Elba’s maybe it is, maybe it isn't penis photo as we are. He even talked about it at great length (heh … ) in an interview. Of course Elba says the bump in the photo is just a microphone cord. OK, Idris. » 8/29/14 2:30pm 8/29/14 2:30pm

Idris Elba is looking goooooood on the October cover of GQ, and inside, he talks about the incident in which he fell in love with a woman in Florida, she became pregnant and they had a child, and he was thrilled to have a son… Until a paternity test revealed Elba was not the father. » 9/19/13 5:10pm 9/19/13 5:10pm

One question: Where the fuck is Wallace? » 6/05/12 12:50pm 6/05/12 12:50pm

In this excellent oral history of HBO's beloved seriesThe Wire, which premiered ten years ago this month, actress Deirdre Lovejoy, who played lawyer Rhonda Perlman, a high-ranking narcotics division attorney who slept with Detective Jimmy McNulty (Dominic West) a bunch, looked back fondly at the pair's first sex scene: » 6/02/12 5:30pm 6/02/12 5:30pm

In a meta turn of events, Felicia Pearson, who played the hitwoman Snoop on The Wire was arrested today on drug charges. While Pearson's journey from a murder conviction at 14 to starring in what's often described as the greatest American television series was often painted as a happy ending, the charges reinforce the… » 3/10/11 11:11pm 3/10/11 11:11pm

• Newly ginger Khloe Kardashian has, as they say, a bun in the oven.
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We have no idea why this fake The Wire-inspired Monopoly board isn't for sale—especially when it "reflects the chance element of life on the streets." » 10/07/10 6:50pm 10/07/10 6:50pm

• For an episode that will air today, Jane Lynch visited Ellen and talked about coming out in Hollywood.
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• Jessica Alba was so impressed by the 40-foot-tall lion at the Chanel show that she kept taking pictures of it. Anna Mouglalis said, "I feel like I'm inAlice in Wonderland!" Meanwhile, Beirut is "where it's all happening right now." [WWD]
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Idris Elba, a.k.a. King Driis, is clearly a man of many talents — including accents! He traded British for American in The Wire, and in this video, he raps with a hint of island patois. Where's Omar? [New York] » 5/18/10 3:30pm 5/18/10 3:30pm

• Pictures of a 15-year-old Angelina Jolie modeling for photographer Harry Langdon will be auctioned in California on Friday. [Vogue UK]
• Karl Lagerfeld dressed Simone Veil in Chanel for her induction into the Académie Française. [WWD]
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• Alexa Chung hates: "Bad manners," "When people talk about The Wire beyond season one," and "That I have a far-from-pretty voice. This, coupled with the fact that karaoke is basically my favorite activity, makes for some very sad evenings." [Blackbookmag]
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Michael Kenneth Williams, who played Omar, the gay robber/moral heart of The Wire, is in the just-released film The Road. But back to The Wire: did you know Williams was broke and living in the projects right through season two? » 11/30/09 4:20pm 11/30/09 4:20pm

• Chris Brown will not be singing on Good Morning America next week as scheduled. He will, however, "come clean" in a primetime interview about what happened the night he assaulted former girlfriend Rhianna. [NY Post]
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• Two teens from Indiana have brought a lawsuit against their school after they were barred from participating in school activities following the discovery of some racy pictures they posted on MySpace. • » 11/02/09 5:40pm 11/02/09 5:40pm