1.16.2010

You Can Take the Man Out of North Philly, But


If you haven't already, read this haunting account of the Marvin Harrison incident in GQ. Between this and Steve Lopez's "Third and Indiana," you have a pretty good sense of what North Philly can be like. I'm not sure what's more incredible: that Harrison was able to escape it all, or that he wasn't.

at

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

Midlife Crisis Intervention

  It is often said that when you are young you have time and health but fewer resources, when you are middle-aged you have health and resour...

  • (no title)
    PHILADELPHIA NAMED BEST CITY FOR NEW GRADS How about Philly besting Boston, New York, Chicago, Atlanta, and every other city in America for ...
  • Too Short for a Blog Post, Too Long for a Tweet 514
      I came to bell hooks late. I was already in my 20s, already a parent, and firmly fed up with the ways that white middle class feminism Oth...