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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.

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By Ta-Nehisi Coates
Feb 16 2009, 10:00 AM ET Comment

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The last two episodes of BSG were very good. There are about three or four before that that just run off the rails (the whole tribunal thing, for instance). But i was entertained by the end. More interested in Helo/Boomer than Baltar/Six (even if "I'm pregnant!" is weaksauce). I know that sounds backwards. Anyway, I'm committed to finishing it out. Whether I'm into it or not, this is the sci-fi epic of our time. If it turns out I hate it, I probably will only have a couple posts, tops. I know a lot of folks here consider the show great. I find it hard to believe I'll agree with that, in the end. But I respect it all the same.

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