Culture Gabfest - Slate: The Culture Gabfest, Church of High Modernism and Puppies Edition

In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics discuss the new movie version of the classic graphic novel Watchmen, a new book on the canon of female American writers called A Jury of Her Peers by Elaine...

11 Mar 200940min

In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner discuss the Academy Awards, Rick Santelli's rant, the Octomom, and the backlash over a juice carton. Hosted...

25 Feb 200941min

In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics discuss New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez's admission that he used a banned substance while playing for the Texas Rangers, the proposed $500,000 salary cap for...

11 Feb 200941min

In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics discuss Barack Obama's inauguration, Hua Hsu’s Atlantic Montly piece on the end of white demographic dominance, Daniel Bergner’s NYT Magazine piece on the v...

28 Jan 200943min

In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics discuss the Golden Globe awards (and awards-season ennui), the long-delayed return of TV's pro-torture hit 24, and the Biggie Smalls biopic Notorious. Host...

14 Jan 200935min

In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens and June Thomas discuss Tom Cruise's role as a one-eyed Nazi in Valkyrie, Bruce Springsteen's exclusive deal with Wal-Mart, an...

31 Des 200836min

In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner discuss Leno and late night TV, the dire state of the publishing industry, and Hollywood's ultimate back-fro...

17 Des 200832min

In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner discuss the new movie Milk, Beyonce, and Black Friday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...

3 Des 200831min