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Ta-Nehisi Coates - 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. More

Born in 1975, the product of two beautiful parents. Raised in West Baltimore—not quite The Wire, but sometimes ill all the same. Studied at the Mecca for some years in the mid-’90s. Emerged with a purpose, if not a degree. Slowly migrated up the East Coast with a baby and my beloved, until I reached the shores of Harlem. Wrote some stuff along the way.

Sunday NFL open thread

By Ta-Nehisi Coates
Oct 12 2008, 3:52 PM ET Comment

What are we seeing folks? I'm watching the Bears and Falcons while doing some writing. Kyle Orton is trying to pull an Elway, after Jason Elam skanked the game-winning FG.

UPDATE: Oh shit. Chicago just scored. Kyle Orton comes through.

UPDATE#2: WTF! Elam has another shot. How did they leave Jenkins that open??

Oh poor long suffering Chicago...


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