MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
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MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE by Michael Wolraich Order today at Barnes & Noble / Amazon / Books-A-Million / Bookshop |
By Matthew Giles, Daily Intelligencer @ newyorker.com, Nov. 11, 2013
When Bronx teenager Cory Dunton allegedly opened fire at the Bryant Park ice rink on Saturday, wounding two, he was reportedly looking to steal another teen's Marmot Mammoth parka. Also known as "The Biggie" — it is baggy and tends to be worn large — the garment has developed a dangerous reputation in recent years after inspiring multiple slayings. An anonymous Mammoth admirer took to the website of Paragon Sports, the exclusive seller of the parka until Marmot recently discontinued production, to warn New Yorkers against purchasing one: "this is not the coat for yu if yu live in NYC yu will get robbed." Daily Intelligencer spoke with a Paragon clerk (who asked not to be named) to learn more about this parka with a body count [....]
Comments
Wow. The comments on the story are the really shocking part. For example:
by EmmaZahn on Tue, 11/12/2013 - 10:59am