Freakaholic
not just an addiction
http://www7.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0704/feature4/
Not sure what to say about this. Its cursory history as it relates to the Bronx can be found in a lot of other places, and a lot more complete. I do like that he unabashaedly discusses this from a middle class, middle-aged standpoint, which is no doubt the magazine's target demographic. And it did help me understand the similiarities between the urban ghetto and midwestern rural poverty, whos teenagers have adopted the hip hop speech and style more completely than it seems anyone else.
Not sure what to say about this. Its cursory history as it relates to the Bronx can be found in a lot of other places, and a lot more complete. I do like that he unabashaedly discusses this from a middle class, middle-aged standpoint, which is no doubt the magazine's target demographic. And it did help me understand the similiarities between the urban ghetto and midwestern rural poverty, whos teenagers have adopted the hip hop speech and style more completely than it seems anyone else.