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by Jason King onAugust 9, 2012
This writer explores if classic music can really stand the test of time in this digital age.
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by Malcolm Gladwell onSeptember 11, 2011
New Yorker contributor Malcolm Gladwell says that his life has been far more affected by the U.S. response to 9/11 than by 9/11 itself.
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by Malcolm Gladwell onAugust 25, 2011
Author Malcolm Gladwell breaks down the peculiar behavior of NBA owners during the lockout through the prism of race and economics.
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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onJanuary 24, 2011
The best-selling author began thinking about Blink when his hair got him pulled over.
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by Henry Louis Gates Jr. onOctober 10, 2010
In this exclusive excerpt from Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s book Faces of America, The Root's editor-in-chief describes his research into writer Malcolm Gladwell's Jamaican ancestry -- and the stunning truth it uncovered.
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February 26, 2010
Rewind: In his 2010 PBS series, Faces of America, The Root’s editor-in-chief, Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., traces the ancestry of 12 famous Americans. Take a look at excerpts from Malcolm Gladwell's interview.
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November 25, 2009
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