"Sen. Barack Obama has previously said that HBO’s “The Wire” is his favorite show. But now Obama’s revealed another tidbit. In a story from Monday’s Las Vegas Sun, the presidential candidate said that the bold thief Omar is his favorite character on “The Wire.” “That’s not an endorsement. He’s not my favorite person, but he’s a fascinating character,” Obama said, who noted in an audio clip on the site that Omar, who is gay, is also “the toughest, baddest guy on the show."

Barack Obama on his favorite TV show - The Watcher

YUSSSSSSS

ETA: Just realize that story is from 2008, so it’s not new news and dude might’ve changed his tune on Omar just like he has on so much other stuff but still YUSSSSSSS

laphamsquarterly:

The genius of The Wire lies in its sheer size and scope, its slow layering of complexity which could not have been achieved in any other way but the serial format. Dickens is often praised for his portrayal not merely of a set of characters and their lives, but of the setting as a character: the city itself an antagonist. Yet in The Wire, Bodymore is a far more intricate and compelling character than London in Dickens’ hands; The Wire portrays society to such a degree of realism and intricacy that A Tale of Two Cities—or any other story—can hardly compare.

To say we’re in love with this take on The Wire as a 19th century serialized novel is a bit of an understatement. Of course, we’ve got plenty of the original Dickensian aspect in our archives.

Goosebumps. Joe and I are still on the fourth season and so I am terrified to click on or read anything about the show lest spoilers pop up— he accidentally read about a character’s death on Wikipedia in season two and still won’t tell me who it is— but I’m bookmarking this, like so many other things, to come back to when we’re done. For now, though: I love this illustration and this idea so much. OMAR COMIN’.

(via michelledean)

Etsy, you disappoint me.