publication date: Wednesday, August 13, 2014 (part of Summer 2014)

category: Opinion

clue: He's half-Jamaican, half-British, all-Canadian, and a New Yorker by trade.

explanation: Gladwell was a Canadian journalist and author who wrote for The New Yorker. His parents were Jamaican and British. more…

intended difficulty: medium

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Justin Woods, Denise Sawicki, Joanna Woods, Erik Bates, Mike Rothstein, Aaron Shurtleff, and Lori Lancaster


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