Artwork That Brings On the Waterworks
The Culture Gabfest discusses what moves them to tears and what crying has to do with art.
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On the most recent Culture Gabfest Slate Plus bonus segment, hosts Julia Turner, Dana Stevens, and Stephen Metcalf are joined by Slate’s music critic Carl Wilson to answer a listener question about the cultural objects that make them cry. Who only cries at classics? And who can’t survive a teenage girl drama dry-eyed? The Culture Gabfest discusses. Plus, find out about Julia Turner’s secret past life on Tumblr.
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