Culture Gabfest

The Culture Gabfest “Followers of Satin” Edition

Slate’s Culture Gabfest on O.J.: Made in America, the five tribes of modern male fashion, and Dana Stevens’ l’esprit d’escalier.

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This week on Slate Plus, the gabbers answer a listener question: “What is your most pleasurable summer reading memory?”

On this week’s Slate Culture Gabfest, the gabbers discuss Ezra Edelman’s O.J.: Made in America. Edelman’s seven-hour documentary has been heralded as a commentary about race in America as much as it is about sport and O.J. Simpson himself. Simon Doonan discusses his hilarious “Getting It Right” series on the five tribes of modern men’s fashion. Lastly, Dana’s l’esprit d’escalier, in which she discusses the notes she took on the episodes she missed while on book leave.

Links to some of the things we discussed this week follow:

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Endorsements:

Julia: This Zojirushi thermos.

Dana: Frank O’Hara’s poem “At the Old Place” on New York School Poets blog.

Stephen: The works of Albert O. Hirschman, in particular The Passions and the Interests.

Outro: “Fancy” by Drake

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