The Culture Gabfest, Monopoly Edition
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Julia's pick: Josh Levin's coverage of the bizarre, sad, and hilarious R. Kelly trial.
Dana's pick: The new D.I.Y. suburban taekwondo comedy, The Foot Fist Way
Stephen's pick: Bo Diddley, The Chess Box.
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May 21, 2008
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In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics discuss a New York magazine critique of monogamy, the aesthetically promiscuous—and recently departed—artist Robert Rauschenberg, and Barack Obama's affinity for the work of novelist Philip Roth, the great bard of infidelity.
Here are links to some of the articles and other items mentioned in the show:
New Yorkmagazine's skeptical inquiry into the sanctity of monogamy in American culture
Jim Lewis' fond remembrance of Robert Rauschenberg in Slate
Tornado Survivor Finds Her Missing Dog in the Rubble of Her Home During a TV Interview
Will the IRS's Tea Party Profiling Convince Conservatives That All Profiling Is Wrong?
How did Suharto steal $35 billion?
Stephen Metcalf is Slate's critic at large. He is working on a book about the 1980s.
Dana Stevens is Slate's movie critic. Email her at slatemovies@gmail.com or follow her on Twitter.
Julia Turner is Slate's deputy editor and a regular on Slate's Culture Gabfest podcast.
You can email her at juliaslateturner at gmail.com or follow her on Twitter at http://twitter.com/juliaturner.
Illustration by Robert Neubecker.