Slate: The Culture Gabfest, The All Hail Meryl Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics discuss Meryl Streep’s new movie about Julia Child, Julie & Julia; Amazon’s beloved, vexing Kindle e-reader; and Josh Levin’s new series on Slate about the ...
5 Aug 200944min
Slate: The Culture Gabfest, The Shrinky Dink Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics discuss the arrival of Judd Apatow’s third movie, Funny People; the rapid disappearance of the music magazine; and the controversies over some of the new ps...
29 Jul 200940min
Slate: The Culture Gabfest, The Rocket Experience Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics discuss the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, New York Times restaurant critic Frank Bruni’s struggle with bulimia, and the glut of nomination...
22 Jul 200942min
Slate: The Culture Gabfest, The In Bruno Veritas Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics discuss Bruno, the confrontational new comedy from Sacha Baron Cohen; the links between Goldman Sachs and each of the major financial bubbles of the last 80...
15 Jul 200943min
Slate: The Culture Gabfest, The Smooth Criminal Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics discuss the memorial service for Michael Jackson, Michael Mann’s new depression-era bank robber movie Public Enemies, and the various uses they’ve found for...
8 Jul 200941min
Slate: The Culture Gabfest, The Everybody's Dead Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics discuss the recent spate of celebrity deaths, starting with Michael Jackson and the lesser lights – Farrah Fawcett, Ed McMahon and Billy Mays – eclipsed by ...
1 Jul 200938min
Slate: The Culture Gabfest, The Failed Species Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics discuss Woody Allen’s new film Whatever Works, the HBO vampire drama True Blood, and A Vindication of Love, Cristina Nehring’s defense of swooning passion. ...
24 Jun 200942min
Slate: The Culture Gabfest, The Heavy Traffic Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics discuss Twitter’s role in the post-election protests in Iran, nostalgia for a grittier New York City, and Times Square’s pedestrian makeover. Need to set u...
17 Jun 200942min
