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John Swansburg is Slate's editorial director. Email him or follow him on Twitter.

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A (Reliably Engaging) Holiday Movies Quiz

John Swansburg | BROW BEAT | Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, at 4:16 PM ET

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2012: The Year in TV Moments

Happy Endings: Brad and Jane’s Spring Smackdown.

John Swansburg | TELEVISION | Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012, at 5:30 AM ET

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Rebranding LeBron

John Swansburg | BROW BEAT | Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, at 12:28 PM ET

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We Lost Our Twilight Virginity

Was it worth it?

David Haglund and John Swansburg | IM | Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, at 11:48 AM ET

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What 20,000 Pages of Inappropriate Emails Look Like

John Swansburg | THE SLATEST | Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012, at 1:10 PM ET

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The Culture Gabfest: On Tenterhooks Edition

Slate's podcast about the movie Flight, Disney’s purchase of Lucasfilm, and the poetry of the hashtag.

Stephen Metcalf, John Swansburg, and Julia Turner | CULTURE GABFEST | Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, at 12:08 PM ET

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Spoiler Special: Cloud Atlas

Dana Stevens, John Swansburg, and Dan Kois | BROW BEAT | Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012, at 2:09 PM ET

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The Culture Gabfest: Bringing a Gun to a Puppy Fight Edition

Slate's podcast about Bob Dylan’s new album Tempest, the 20th anniversary of the movie Sneakers, and the Harvard cheating scandal.

John Dickerson, Farhad Manjoo, Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and John Swansburg | CULTURE GABFEST | Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012, at 12:51 PM ET

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Sneakers Is a Masterpiece

What the movie gets right about hippies and hackers.

John Swansburg | CULTUREBOX | Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012, at 9:47 AM ET

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Sneakers Is a Masterpiece

Celebrating the endlessly rewatchable and amazingly prescient caper film on its 20th birthday.

John Swansburg | CULTUREBOX | Monday, Sept. 10, 2012, at 3:45 AM ET

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John Swansburg

A (Reliably Engaging) Holiday Movies Quiz

2012: The Year in TV Moments

Happy Endings: Brad and Jane’s Spring Smackdown.

Rebranding LeBron

We Lost Our Twilight Virginity

Was it worth it?

What 20,000 Pages of Inappropriate Emails Look Like

The Culture Gabfest: On Tenterhooks Edition

Slate's podcast about the movie Flight, Disney’s purchase of Lucasfilm, and the poetry of the hashtag.

Spoiler Special: Cloud Atlas

The Culture Gabfest: Bringing a Gun to a Puppy Fight Edition

Slate's podcast about Bob Dylan’s new album Tempest, the 20th anniversary of the movie Sneakers, and the Harvard cheating scandal.

Sneakers Is a Masterpiece

What the movie gets right about hippies and hackers.

Sneakers Is a Masterpiece

Celebrating the endlessly rewatchable and amazingly prescient caper film on its 20th birthday.

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