Culture Gabfest
The Culture Gabfest “Lose the Shoulder Pads” EditionSlate’s Culture Gabfest on George Orwell’s 1984, Feud, and sleeping habits.
Culture Gabfest
The Culture Gabfest “[Crickets]” EditionSlate’s Culture Gabfest on Big Little Lies, Silence, and Missing Richard Simmons.
Culture Gabfest
The Culture Gabfest “Archie Got Hot” EditionSlate’s Culture Gabfest on Riverdale, Hell or High Water, and this year’s Super Bowl ads.
Movies
The SalesmanNo wonder the latest from Asghar Farhadi just scored a Best Foreign Language Film nomination. It’s masterful.
Culture Gabfest
The Podcasts We Listen to Right NowThe Culture Gabfest picks a playlist of favorites for 2017.
Culture Gabfest
The Culture Gabfest “Samba and Tapas” EditionSlate’s Culture Gabfest on La La Land, Manchester by the Sea, and this year’s Slate Movie Club.
The Movie Club
The Movie Club, 2016Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds spent their careers strangling sexism. In 2016, sexism struck back.
Culture Gabfest
The Culture Gabfest “Two Condoms and a Poem” EditionIn a special call-in edition of Slate’s Culture Gabfest, the critics answer listeners’ questions and offer advice.
Movies
FencesSure, it’s stagey. But seize the chance to see two great actors playing two great roles.
Wonder Week
When Stevie Rocked Out on Sesame Street“Superstition” live gave a generation of 1970s children their first glimpse of a great artist at work.
Culture Gabfest
The Culture Gabfest “Crab Dystopia” EditionSlate’s Culture Gabfest on Get Out, the Oscars, and Planet Earth II.
Culture Gabfest
The Culture Gabfest “Stephen’s Universe” EditionSlate’s Culture Gabfest on Steven Universe, Saturday Night Live’s political satire, and the Trump Story Project.
Culture Gabfest
The Culture Gabfest “We Love Spunk” EditionSlate’s Culture Gabfest on Elle, This Is Us, and Mary Tyler Moore.
Culture Gabfest
The Culture Gabfest “Chalkboard Ninja” EditionSlate’s Culture Gabfest on Hidden Figures, Oscar nominations, and punching Nazis.
Culture Gabfest
The Culture Gabfest “Slow-Mo Nun Soccer” EditionSlate’s Culture Gabfest on The Young Pope, A Monster Calls, and Neanderthals.
Culture Gabfest
The Culture Gabfest “Decadent Slime” EditionSlate’s Culture Gabfest on The OA, Fences, and art in hard times.
The Movie Club
The Movie Club, 2016The best documentaries of the year tested the boundaries of the term documentary.
The Movie Club
The Movie Club, 2016Why is Moonlight the one movie we all agree on? And am I a dupe for loving La La Land?
Culture Gabfest
The Culture Gabfest “Life Star Death Star” EditionSlate’s Culture Gabfest on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Search Party, and Stevie Wonder.
Assessment
Being Bening20th Century Women is just the latest in Annette Bening’s masterful performances as women giving performances.