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In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics Stephen Metcalf, Meghan O'Rourke, Troy Patterson, and Dana Stevens discuss Oscar nominations, the state of grief in America, and the loss of author J.D. Salinger.
Here are links to some of the articles and other items mentioned in the show:
Tornado Survivor Finds Her Missing Dog in the Rubble of Her Home During a TV Interview
Steve Jobs’ Dream Device Has Arrived, and It's Made by Microsoft
Will the IRS's Tea Party Profiling Convince Conservatives That All Profiling Is Wrong?
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.