The thing with borrowing a buck is it's not really a loan. It's a jack; a polite way of asking "can I have?".
 
When I read a NY Post article announcing that Harvard University was developping a course on HBO's "The Wire", I felt conflicted. How would the show's message and social commentary translate into "curriculum-speak"? Are they going to get it right this time or are we tuned into another episode of academic co-opting?