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.

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