The Wire is the most literary TV show ever made
It has the themes, depth, and scope of a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.
Other shows might be more entertaining or popular, but none have the narrative and thematic craftsmanship of The Wire. Not Sopranos, not Breaking Bad, etc.
Cops should never be unidentifiable. If the public entrusts you to enforce the law — including the right to take one’s life and liberty — at a bare minimum the officer’s identity shouldn’t be hidden from the public.
That turn in Eden Lake (2008) when you realize who the adults actually are is stomach-dropping. A reveal that doesn’t just shock, it completely seals the film’s cruelty.
You ever meet a boomer who thinks they are entitled to a relationship with a kid and when you ask why they’re like uh I didn’t let them get eaten by wild dogs ok cool cool
Older people be like I fed and clothed you and made sure you got an education uh yes so the things you’re legally required to do as a minimum parenting goal.
(I will also add that while breastfeeding is an amazing gift if you can do it, an *even better* gift for your child is being sufficiently fed and having a happy and functional mother. If breastfeeding is getting in the way of any of that... it's not so much of a gift).
Breastfeeding is an amazing gift to give your child if you can do it. But doing it initially requires being with your infant all day and night. Doing it "as long as possible" requires being physically with your child or being able to pump and store your milk when you're not with them. Is RFK pushing for a year of paid leave so mothers can breastfeed? Is he demanding workplace accommodations so breastfeeding mothers can pump?