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Outgoing Maryland Gov. Robert Ehrlich has a cameo in the Wire

Carmelo Anthony and the Wire

Jordan Brand hosted a special dinner for ‘Melo the other night in Denver to celebrate the M3, and the Baltimore native invited several cast members of The Wire (aka the best show on the television) to the party. Carmelo has never made it a secret how much he loves the gritty HBO drama.

Aw, Felicia Peason looks so young.

Slate's Breaking Down the Wire

Good morning and welcome to Breaking Down The Wire. I'm a guest, too, so we can make this up as we go along and hope Alex and Steve won't think we screwed up their gig too badly when they come back.

I am a huge evangelist for this show—I've given the DVD as a Hanukkah present to more than one family member, and this fall, after watching the first three seasons courtesy of Netflix, I persuaded my principled husband to subscribe to HBO for the first time so I could watch the fourth season in real time. I know you're a big fan as well. And there's lots to discuss as the season rumbles into its final quarter. But I have to say, I found this week's episode a bit baffling, as a matter of character development, which the writers usually address with such care. Here's the question that had my husband and me shouting at the screen: Michael, what are you DOING?!?...