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Wire Writers: If the Drug Policy Doesn't Fit, You Must Acquit

In case you came directly to Tuned In and didn’t see the time.com front page today, there’s a provocative op-ed from The Wire’s Ed Burns, Dennis Lehane, George Pelacanos, Richard Price and David Simon, about a major theme of the show–the argument that the war on drugs has been a failure–and what people can do [...]

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Idol: Six of One, Half Dozen of the Other

Brooke White does an acoustic Love Is a Battlefield. / F Micelotta / Getty Images for Fox Time music guru and evil overlord of time.com Josh Tyrangiel takes another stab at reviewing the women’s performances as American Idol pares down to its final dozen. (After we get to the 12 finalists next week, you’ll be [...]

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Project Runway Finale: The Quasi-Live Blog

SPOILER ALERT: If you haven’t yet watched the Project Runway finale yet, sever your Internet hose immediately–there’s spoilage everywhere out there. Rather than attempt some big essay-review that pretends I have any fashion expertise with which to assess the Runway finale, I decided just to pound it out, liveblog-style. Except that it’s no longer live. [...]