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If You Can’t Read This, You’re From Philly
Once again, it’s time for Central Connecticut State’s ranking of the America’s top 10 most literate cities. Once again, Philadelphia is not in the top 10. Philly did remain pretty much unchanged this year, though, dropping a spot to a tie for 33rd. Philly’s tied with Colorado Springs, who was 19th last year, so that city seemingly had an influx of idiots this year or something. Seriously, I’m not sure how this works. Last year, Philly was 32nd and Oakland 30th. This year, Philly’s 33rd but Oakland’s 35th. Take that, Bay Area! We’re a little better at reading than you! In the individual categories, Philly doesn’t crack the top 10 and ends up behind Pittsburgh in pretty much everything. Pittsburgh! Do they have a “One Book, One City” initiative? Er. Philly’s rankings: 31st in bookstores (per 10,000 population), 45th in education (down from 33rd last year, whoops), 35th in Internet (somehow down two spots), 33rd in libraries, 39th in newspapers (don’t worry, that’ll drop even more next year!) and a big 16th in periodicals, up from a tie for 33rd last year. Whoo! Go Phillymag Speciality Publication Division! The full list is at CCSU’s website. We reed good in Filly! And, hey, we have the top pediatric hospital in the nation. Our kids may not be able to read Moby Dick but we can keep them alive! Eat it, Pittsburgh. America’s Most Literate Cities [CCSU] |
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Maybe it’s because Pittsburgh has Michael Chabon while we have Stephen A. Smith …
I lived in Pittsburgh for a year and I can assure you that simply because they had ample booksellers and libraries did not ensure that the general population was literate.