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Blood—and Beauty—at the Root

Fifty years ago, Alex Haley’s landmark novel changed the way many Americans thought about race

By Brandon Tensley Monday, June 15, 2026

SPOTLIGHT

Blood—and Beauty—at the Root

Fifty years ago, Alex Haley’s landmark novel changed the way many Americans thought about race

By Brandon Tensley Monday, June 15, 2026

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What Remains

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Smarty Pants Podcast

The Geek Squad

A. D. Jameson on how the nerds finally won

Tuning Up

A Newer Species of Trouble

When the lines between natural and technological disasters become blurred— and ultimately erased

Asturias Days

My Sinking Ship

Read Me a Poem

“For Grace, After a Party” by Frank O’Hara

Poems read aloud, beautifully

Portrait of the Artist

Jason McDonald

A different kind of glass ceiling

Book Reviews

In Defense of Difficult Reading

The tomes of the past cultivate the lost art of sustained attention

Asturias Days

Camino Vecinal

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