"All in the Game: Why The Wire (Still) Matters"

Just in case you need another excuse to watch the HBO series The Wire, lit magazine Criticism has devoted its current issue to analyzing the series from the theme song ("The Depth of the Hole: Intertextuality and Tom Waits's 'Way Down in the Hole'") to its classical references ("Greek Gods in Baltimore: Greek Tragedy and The Wire"). Tonight the publication's contributors join a panel to discuss their lofty ideas.