Great interactive graphic from the NYT mapping the top Netflix rentals of 2009 to various zipcodes in major metro areas. New York is predictable: Manhattan watches artsy crap, Jersey and Westchester County watch crap they heard was sophisticated from people at the last wine tasting, and the outer boroughs watch action flicks and minority-targeted fare.
DC is predictable, too, but the patterns are far more distinct. One can actually make out a dividing line between the more affluent, mostly white suburbs (MoCo, NW DC, Arlington/Fairfax Co) and the areas with higher minority representation (NE/SE DC, PG Co, Alexandria). The dividing line seems to be along I-295 and I-395, bisecting the beltway.
Minneapolis is very, very white. But you already knew this.
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There is currently 1 comment.eric, Jan 22 10 at 10.35 amas a bonafideindiemovieelitist as well as a netflix client, i was somewhat disappointed that they did not include the burgeoning megalopolis of western south dakota . . .
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