NEW ORLEANS – To thousands of viewers across the USA, Treme is the name of the HBO series by acclaimed producer David Simon depicting life in post-Katrina New Orleans. John Hankins is director of the New Orleans African American Museum in Treme, one of t

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Dr. David Simon will be honored at a public memorial this Feb. 26. David has touched my heart, influenced the way I think, and expanded my spirit, said friend and colleague Deepak Chopra. The Chopra Center for Wellbeing is hosting a public memorial for D

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Michael K. Williams. (Dimitrios Kambouris - GETTY IMAGES FOR LEVI'S) Omar‘s coming ... to speak out in favor of same-sex marriage. In a video released last month by Marylanders for Marriage Equality and the Human Rights Campaign , “The Wire’s” Michael K.

MONTREAL - A three-and-half-year sentence in a real-life prison cell has been handed down to a Quebec actor who played a make-believe mobster on television. In a case of life imitating art, Tony Conte, a minor Quebec celebrity best known for his roles on

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NEW ORLEANS, LA - MARCH 8: A man with an umbrella poses before a parade on Mardi Gras March 8, 2011 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, is the final day of Carnival, and the day before Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. It's been ce

The Dirty Dozen Brass Band’s mix of R&B and its native New Orleans’ jazz has only taken on more gritty urgency as the band has aged; as such, the band was a cinch for an appearance on David Simon’s NOLA-set drama Treme. Channeling their own experiences s

On June 2nd 2002 HBO premiered a gritty series called “The Wire.” The show, depicting the violent, drug infested streets of Baltimore, Maryland (or Bodymore, Murdaland) became a cult classic. With HBO already winning with “The Sopranos,” The Wire carved

This week, Matt Forti is pleased to welcome as a guest blogger Daniel Stid, a partner at the Bridgespan Group who co-leads our Performance Measurement practice. In this post, Daniel describes what HBO’s The Wire can teach us about how and why performance

The Problem Solver has seen his share of confusing utility bills over the years, but David Simon's Peoples Gas account might top them all. It started in mid-December, when Simon received an odd monthly statement from the gas company. It said he owed $155

U.S. Rep. Donald Payne announces he has colon cancer U.S. Rep. Donald Payne (D-10) announced tonight in a press release that he is being treated for colon cancer. Payne said he is expected to make a full recovery and does not expect to take a leave to ba

A Pennsylvania commissioner of the Delaware River Port Authority is seeking to reduce commuting costs for the authority's Pennsylvania employees. David Simon, who was appointed last year to the DRPA board by Gov. Corbett, has asked DRPA management to loo

Luck writer David Milch. Photograph: Patrick Rideaux/Rex Luck's co-producer and pilot director Michael Mann on the set. There are HBO shows, and then there are HBO shows written by David Milch. Less rooted in reality than David Simon, and less informed b

David Ogul | David Simon CREDIT: Deepak Chopra Center When he was a medical student at the University of Chicago, David Simon began studying and practicing meditation. After earning his degree and completing residencies in Southern California and Colorad

We’re delighted that a veteran with more than 16 years of experience in risk arbitrage and event-driven analysis and investing has joined our team Twin Capital Management LLC, a New York-based event-driven hedge fund firm, has appointed Brett Patelsky as

New Orleans funk-jazz-rock nine-piece Rebirth Brass Band practically lives on the road, which helps explain the band’s popularity over the past quarter century. The group has spawned a documentary that analyzes its context in the New Orleans jazz-funeral

The much-discussed, much-delayed renovation of Torrance's massive but outdated Del Amo Fashion Cen