DoubleX Gabfest: The Give Your Baby a Spear Edition
Listen to Slate’s show about breast cancer awareness; sympathy for the Boston bombing suspect; and Nicholas Day’s new book, Baby Meets World.
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In this week’s Gabfest, DoubleX editor Hanna Rosin joins Slate writer Seth Stevenson and New Republic staff writer Noreen Malone to discuss breast cancer awareness; sympathy for the alleged Boston bomber; and Nicholas Day’s new book, Baby Meets World.
Other items discussed in the show:
- Peggy Orenstein’s New York Times magazine cover story, “Our Feel-Good War on Breast Cancer.”
- Barbara Ehrenreich’s essay, “Welcome to Cancerland.”
- Hanna Rosin on sympathy for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
- Nicholas Day’s “How Babies Work” blog for Slate.
DoubleX endorsements:
Hanna Rosin recommends Edna O’Brien’s new memoir, Country Girl.
Noreen Malone says you should check out two new Tumblrs, 100PercentMen and Cosmarxpolitan.
Seth Stevenson recommends Jane Campion’s new series Top of the Lake, available for streaming on Netflix.
DoubleX plugs:
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