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Nobel Foundation Secretary Horace Engdahl's comments about American literature.
Slate's article on Engdahl's comments.
"The Nobel Prize in Literature From an Alternative Universe" Web site.
JFK impersonator Vaughn Meader's Web site.
Tina Fey as Gov. Palin debating Sen. Joe Biden on Saturday Night Live.
Summary of O.J. Simpson's trial on the Los Angeles Times' Web site.
The Culture Gabfest weekly endorsements:
Dana's pick: David Foster Wallace's collection Consider the Lobster: And Other Essays.
Julia's pick: New Yorkmagazine's survey of the recent New York City architecture boom.
Stephen's pick: Joseph Dorman's documentary film Arguing the World.
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Posted by Amanda Aronczyk on Oct. 8, 2008 at 12:00 p.m.
Sept. 24, 2008
Listen to Culture Gabfest No. 17 with Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner by clicking the arrow on the audio player below: You can also download the program here, or you can subscribe to the weekly Culture Gabfest podcast feed in iTunes by clicking here.
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics discuss the cultural impact of the financial meltdown, the death of author David Foster Wallace, and the latest Microsoft ads from that lovable comedy duo Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld.
Here are links to some of the articles and other items mentioned in the show:
Michael Douglas as Gordon Gekko in the Oliver Stone film Wall Street.
Jim Cramer's take on the financial crisis in New York magazine.
Michael Lewis' book Liar's Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street.
Bob Rafelson's 1970 film, Five Easy Pieces.
Slate's "Obit" for David Foster Wallace.
A David Foster Wallace essay from Harper's, "Democracy, English, and the Wars over Usage."
The second Microsoft ad featuring Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates.
The newer Microsoft "I'm a PC" ad campaign.
Slate's ad critic's assessment of Crispin Porter & Bogusky, the advertising firm behind the Seinfeld/Gates ads.
The Culture Gabfest weekly endorsements:
Oxford Town, Red Hook, and Every Other Place Bob Dylan’s Ever Sung About, Mapped
New Study Tries, Fails to Show Marijuana Use Is Linked to Crime
This Is a Blog Post. It Is Not a “Blog.”
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. Photograph of Stephen Metcalf's tomato by Stephen Metcalf.