Each Wednesday,
Slate
’s Culture Gabfest
closes with one endorsement from each gabber. This week,
Slate
’s movie critic, Dana Stevens, recommended the work of comedian
Paul F. Tompkins
, whose one-hour special,
“You Should Have Told Me
,
”
recently debuted on Comedy Central. He’s also playing live shows nationwide on his grass-roots ”
Tompkins 300
” tour. Deputy editor Julia Turner
picked Jackie DeShannon’s song ”
Splendor in the Grass
,” with vocal backing from the Byrds. She heard it on an episode of
Fresh Air
, and like Terry Gross, wonders why the song wasn’t a hit when it debuted in the ‘60s.
DoubleX
editor
Ha
n
na
Rosin raved about t
he memoirs of
Diana Athill
, a renowned British book editor in her 90s who writes movingly about editing, aging, and her singular version of a liberated life. Culture critic Stephen Metcalf recently discovered Oakland indie-rock outfit Rogue Wave and recommended their
first album
,
Out of the Shadow
.
And Gabfest producer Jesse Baker wants you to watch a new
SlateV
feature, video endorsements from June Thomas and Dana Stevens.
T
his week
, they discuss
the “Theatricality” episode
of
Glee
on
FOX
.
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