Slate Culture Feed

Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner discuss the new film "Salinger" and the state of The Onion, plus Adam Sternbergh of the New York Times guests to talk about what constitutes popularity today. Get show links . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and John Swansburg discuss the Joe Swanberg film "Drinking Buddies," Laura Helmuth's piece on the impact of longevity on humanity, and Simon Doonan's new book on his life. Get show links . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate critics Julia Turner, John Swansburg, June Thomas and Aisha Harris discuss the Edgar Wright film "The World's End," Miley Cyrus' performance at the MTV Video Music Awards, and love and terror in amusement parks. Get show links . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate critics Julia Turner, David Haglund, and Seth Stevenson discuss the romantic comedy "In A World," the New York Times' longform multimedia piece "The Jockey," and Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines." Get show links . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens and Julia Turner discuss Larry David's new HBO movie "Clear History," the problem of sexual harassment in university philosophy departments, and this year's summer strut playlist. Show links are . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens and Julia Turner discuss the new film "The Spectacular Now," the FX show "The Bridge," and nature and role of melody. Get show links . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner discuss Woody Allen's surprise box office hit Blue Jasmine, the overt racism on the reality show Big Brother, and the drawing power in fiction of a good opening line. Show notes at www.slate.com/culturefest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner discuss the new Netflix show "Orange Is the New Black" and the documentary "The Art of Killing," and Simon Doonan joins them to talk about the British royal baby phenomenon. Find show links . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner discuss the Guillermo del Toro film "Pacific Rim," the new Comedy Central show "Drunk History," and John Tierney's New York Times piece on nostalgia. Plus, Steve's wife Koethi Zan stops by to talk about her debut novel, "The Never List." Visit for links and additional info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate critics Dana Stevens, Julia Turner and Stephen Metcalf discuss the MTV show "Catfish," Frank Rich's column on the NSA and privacy, and Dana's tirade against flip flops.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate's Dana Stevens, June Thomas and David Haglund discuss the New Yorker cover celebrating the defeat of DOMA, Pedro Almodóvar's latest film "I'm So Excited" and the new Showtime series "Ray Donovan" For links and more, head to: slate.com/culturefest Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate's own Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens and June Thomas discuss the nature of the celebrity apology, the new CBS show "Under the Dome," and debate the end of the humanities. Show notes at: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate's culture critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and June Thomas discuss Kanye West's "Yeezus" with Forrest Wickman and Zack Snyder's "Man of Steel" with Glen Weldon. Also, they weigh the virtues of ambivalence. Show notes at www.slate.com/culturefest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate's culture critics Stephen Metcalf and June Thomas are joined by Nina Rastogi to discuss "Game of Thrones" (warning: spoilers), Joss Whedon's adaptation of "Much Ado About Nothing", and the phenomenon of the "Selfie."Show notes at Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dana Stevens and June Thomas discuss the new show "Graceland" with Meredith Blake, The "Punk: Chaos to Couture" exhibit at the Met with Simon Doonan and hating cultural objects with Slate's Carl Wilson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate's own Dana Stevens, June Thomas and David Haglund discuss "Before Midnight," the new HBO Liberace biopic "Behind the Candelabra" and unpack the bluster around likeable characters in fiction. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens and June Thomas talk "Star Trek" with Matt Yglesias, discuss the new Daft Punk album "Random Access Memories" and debate the mind-numbing qualities of Google glass. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens and June Thomas discuss Baz Luhrmann's "The Great Gatsby," Marc Maron's new IFC series "Maron" with David Haglund and get to the bottom of Time Magazine's Millennials trend piece. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate's Stephen Metcalf, June Thomas and Dana Stevens discuss "Iron Man 3," Stephen Soderbergh's "State of the Cinema" address and the new Comedy Central show "Inside Amy Schumer." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate's Stephen Metcalf, June Thomas and Dana Stevens discuss Michael Bay's latest film "Pain and Gain," talk about morning TV with the New York Times' Brian Stelter, and ponder the Amazon's new TV show pilots. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate writers Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens and June Thomas speak with Mason Currey about his book, "Daily Rituals," discuss the Sundance TV series "Rectify" and unpack the theories behind the camp aesthetic with Slate's Bryan Lowder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate writers Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens and June Thomas speak with Slate's Aisha Harris about the song "Accidental Racist," discuss Bitcoin with Slate tech writer Farhad Manjoo and then examine the new HBO series "Vice." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate contributors Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens and June Thomas discuss the passing of Roger Ebert, National Geographic's series about the 1980's and social class in Britain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate contributors Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens and June Thomas discuss the Hollywood flop "Heavens Gate," Bryan Lowder's Slate story about 'gaybros' and the art of book recommendations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate's Dana Stevens, June Thomas and John Swansburg discuss the Phil Spector biopic on HBO, Harmony Korine's "Spring Breakers" and the life and legacy of Lew Wallace, Civil War general and author of "Ben-Hur." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.