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Ta-Nehisi Coates :: The Atlantic
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Ta-Nehisi Coates is a senior editor for The Atlantic, where he writes about culture, politics, and social issues for TheAtlantic.com and the magazine. He is the author of the memoir The Beautiful Struggle.
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When The Apology Makes It Worse

Heading off to do his 30-day bid, Dharun Ravi "apologizes""I accept responsibility for and regret my thoughtless, insensitive, immature, stupid and childish choices that I made on Sept. 1...

4 h ago

The Lost Battalion

Its yours...

22 h ago

Bart Scott Doesnt Want His Kids Playing Football

The chorus swells a bit:"I dont want my son to play football," Scott said. "I play football so he wont have to. With what is going on, I dont know if its really worth it. . . . I dont wan...

1 day ago

F. Scott Fitzgeralds Small World

Having long railed against The Great Gatsby in 3D, I was obviously really interested in the trailer. It actually looks smashing. I am not a nostalgic, so I kind of love the surrealist, almost sci-fi ...

1 day ago

Dorothy Parker in the Twitter Age

Looking through The Paris Reviews massive archive of interviews, I found this exchange:PARKER All those writers who write about their childhood! Gentle God, if I wrote about mine you wouldnt sit in t...

1 day ago

50 Cent Endorses Marriage Equality; Wonders Why Theres No White History Month

The wave of rappers endorsing marriage equality has ranged from actual anti-homophobia to a more libertarian "meh." Now we have 50 Cent also endorsing marriage equality but wary of gays getti...

5 days ago

Black Voters Evolving On Marriage Equality

Via Dave Weigel, some welcome news out of Maryland:57% of Maryland voters say theyre likely to vote for the new marriage law this fall, compared to only 37% who are opposed. That 20 point margin of p...

5 days ago

White Resentment, Obama, and Appalachia

Steve Kornacki tries to do the math on Obamas unpopularity throughout Appalachia:A majority of Kentuckys 120 counties voted against Obama in the states Democratic presidential primary, opting instead...

23 may 12

The Lost Battalion

Just want to apologize to everyone for the scant posting over the past few months. Im finishing out a draft. (Finally.) This thing has been feasting on my soul.Its yours.

22 may 12

Dharun Ravi and 30 Days

Emily Bazelon thinks its the right sentence:Judge Bermans sentencing decision may well disappoint M.B., as well as the Clementi family. They didnt ask for a particular sentence, saying they trusted t...

22 may 12

Morning Coffee

I didnt sleep that well last night and woke up feeling rather fickle. Guess thats means its time for to change my opinion on The Greatest Hip-Hop Song In History. Yesterday we went with barbarian ang...

22 may 12

The Lost Battalion

Its yours...

21 may 12

Guild Wars 2 and the End of Healing

Gamasutra has a good piece on the upcoming Guild Wars and the need to really make some progress in the mechanics of massively multi-player online role-playing games (MMOs):"Were finally seeing a ...

21 may 12

Hetero Guilt and Narcissistic Groping

I dont think this Beenie Mans apology, which you can see above, is much of one. Im in sympathy with the point about being young--especially for artists. A lot of us come from a place where being out ...

21 may 12

Morning Coffee

"Show You How To Do This Song" is the greatest hip-hop song ever. I know that last week proclaimed "Daytona 500" the greatest hip-hop song in all of known hip-hop history. But my stat...

21 may 12

The Lost Battalion

Its yours...

18 may 12

T.I. on Marriage Equality

Following Jay-Zs thoughts, the King offers his own:I dont care. I dont see what the big deal is, why some people are so against it. Why would you be so against it if it doesnt affect you or your life...

18 may 12

Morning Coffee

"Daytona 500" is the greatest hip-hop song ever--not merely my favorite, but "the greatest."This is true because I have declared it as such. One of the benefits of of my status as a b...

18 may 12

Rappers Want to Be Actors

Neil Drumming writes about casting the incredible Jean Grae in his movie, and the everflowing conflict of casting MCs as thespians:All that said, when I gave a draft of the script to Jean last year f...

17 may 12

Ricky Williams on Football and Concussions

Theres a lot to chew on regarding the interview below with Ricky Williams and Dan Le Batard. I generally find Williams to be utterly fascinating, and an idiosyncratic thinker. I think hes pretty wron...

17 may 12

The Midwife of American Freedom

In the course of researching my books, Ive gone back to read over Edmund Morgans American Slavery, American Freedom. (I originally wrote about Morgan here.) I rarely reread whole books within five ye...

17 may 12

T.I. On Marriage Equality

Following Jay-Zs thoughts, the King offers his own:I dont care. I dont see what the big deal is, why some people are so against it. Why would you be so against it if it doesnt affect you or your life...

17 may 12

An Expensive Vacation From Hell

Alessandra Stanleys piece on the vacation she took with her daughter is getting battered in the Times comments, but I loved it. I thought the writing was beautiful, and the voice pitch perfect:On our...

16 may 12

Trayvon Martin Updates

The notion that George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin didnt get into a fight is basically dead:A medical report compiled by the family physician of accused Trayvon Martin murderer George Zimmerman and ...

16 may 12

The Lost Battalion

Its yours on the early side...

15 may 12

Marriage Equality And Humanist Evoloution

Jigga speaks:Applauding the president for endorsing same-sex marriage last week, the rapper said, "I think its the right thing to do ... whether it costs him votes or not." "Ive always th...

15 may 12

Marriage Equality Will Not Hurt Obama Among Black Voters At All

To the polling data, Robin:The opinions of whites largely reflect the population as a whole: 49% say Obamas expression of support for gay marriage did not alter their opinion of the president. Among ...

14 may 12

At the Movies With Big Words

As I mentioned last week, I shot a really short scene for the movie Big Words helmed by my friend Neil Drumming. You should check out Neils ongoing journal here. As for me, I had two reactions. First...

14 may 12

Prosecutorial Discretion And Child Sexual Abuse

The Times has been doing a really disturbing series on the sexual abuse of children among ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities in Brooklyn. Fridays piece focuses on District Attorney Charles Hynes:An in...

14 may 12

The World Is a Ghetto

One of the traps of being African-American and exploring other places is the hope that somewhere beyond the oceans their lies a mystical "Land Without Strangers"--a place where the racism of ...

12 may 12

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