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On this week’s Slate Culture Gabfest, the gabbers discuss David Bowie’s life and career. What made Bowie such a perfect figurehead for the world’s misfits? Next up, the film The Hateful Eight continues Quentin Tarantino’s historical revision jag. Is his recent work morally defensible and timely or ineffably evil? Finally, the new Netflix series Making a Murderer is a 10-part true-crime documentary that highlights injustices in the criminal justice system. Does the genre of true crime inject a much-needed dose of realism into our understanding of the criminal justice system, or does it unnecessarily focus our attention on lurid, exceptional cases?
Links to some of the things we discussed this week follow:
- Carl Wilson’s article about how David Bowie inspired the world’s misfits in Slate
- David Bowie’s latest album, Blackstar
- The Beastie Boys album Paul’s Boutique
- David Bowie’s “Space Oddity,” “The Jean Genie,” and “Please, Mr. Gravedigger”
- Steve’s favorite Bowie picks: “Starman,” “The Man Who Sold the World,” Sound and Vision
- Carl’s pick: “Wild is the Wind”
- Aisha’s pick: “Magic Dance” from Labyrinth
- Julia’s pick: “Oh! You Pretty Things”
- Dana’s pick: the film The Man Who Fell to Earth
- The Hateful Eight, Inglorious Bastards and Django Unchained
- Dana’s review of The Hateful Eight in Slate
- Aisha’s article on The Hateful Eight’s sexualized violence in Slate
- Richard Brody’s review of The Hateful Eight in the New Yorker
- Matt Zoller Seitz’s review of The Hateful Eight on RogerEbert.com
- Reservoir Dogs
- Making a Murderer on Netflix
- June Thomas’ review of Making a Murderer in Slate
- Serial
- Ruth Graham’s article on true crime and spoiler culture in Slate
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Endorsements:
Julia: Lit, Mary Karr’s memoir
Aisha: The movie Grandma
Dana: “Read David Bowie’s Reflection on Being a New Yorker” in New York magazine
Outro: “Lazarus” by David Bowie
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