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In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics discuss Ponyo, the new film by Hayao Miyazaki, Japan's master animator; the to-do about Whole Foods CEO John Mackey's opinions on health care reform; and the guitar documentary It Might Get Loud.
Here are links to some of the articles and other items mentioned in the show:
The official Web site for Ponyo.
Dana Stevens' review of Ponyo in Slate.
Just about everybody loves Miyazaki; Rotten Tomatoes says so.
Michael Cieply's article in the New York Times on a rare visit by Miyazaki to the United States.
Eric Etheridge's post on the John Mackey/Whole Foods/health care reform blowup on the New York Times' Opinionator blog.
Daniel Shorn's profile of Mackey on 60 Minutes.
AP coverage of Mackey's anonymous postings on a financial forum in 2007.
The official Web site for It Might Get Loud.
Jody Rosen's post in memory of Les Paul on Slate's "Brow Beat" blog.
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