David Simon Explains How Paths of Glory Influenced The Wire

At Penguin Classics on Air, David Simon explains how Stanley Kubrick’s film Paths of Gloryand the Humphrey Cobb novel it was based on–influenced his epic crime drama The Wire. (Via).

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Brian Eno Interviewed

Dick Flash (jeez, what a great name) of Pork Magazine (another great name) interviews mad genius Brian Eno:

“Alone and Unafraid” — A Sample from Trevor Paglen’s Book about Black Op Patches, I Could Tell You But Then You Would Have To Be Destroyed By Me

Trevor Paglen’s book I Could Tell You But Then You Would Have To Be Destroyed By Me examines the secret history of America’s military-industrial complex by examining the different patches worn by military intelligence officers who work in covert operations. I Could Tell You is out in a new paperback edition from Melville House this November. See Paglen on Colbert below.

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