In this week’s Culture Gabfest, our critics Dan Kois, Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, Julia Turner and Jacob Weisberg discuss the new comic action film Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, the rules regulating spoilers and the loss of the British historian Tony Judt.
Byte-Sized Books: Digital publishing levels the playing field for small publishers, by Jill Priluck
In this week’s episode of Slate’s sports podcast Hang Up and Listen, Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, Mike Pesca, Michael Agger, and Hanna Rosin discuss Scrabble, A-Rod’s 600th home run, Agger’s series on golf’s statistical revolution, and Friday Night Lights.
Slate’s Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz, Dahlia Lithwick and Cord Jefferson. This week: A federal judge over-rules Proposition 8, New York’s Islamic Center controversy, and the Democratic Congress’ ethics problems
In this week’s episode of Slate’s sports podcast Hang Up and Listen, Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca discuss ESPN and LeBron James, the start of NFL training camps, and Ozzie Guillen’s thoughts on the treatment of Latin baseball players.
In this week’s Culture Gabfest, our critics Dahlia Lithwick, Stephen Metcalf, Troy Patterson, June Thomas and Julia Turner discuss The Real Housewives of Washington D.C., publisher Andrew Wylie’s big bet on eBooks and the new FX comedy television show Louie.
Judging a Girl by Her Cover: Why I’ll miss a world where books make the first move, by Mark Oppenheimer
Slate’s Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon, with special guest Farhad Manjoo. This week: The Wiki war leaks, Arizona’s immigration law in court, updating the Bush-era tax cuts, and Charlie Rangel on trial
In this week’s Gabfest, DoubleX’s Emily Bazelon, Hanna Rosin and Jessica Grose discuss the abortion documentary 12th & Delaware, the Time Magazine cover story on only children, and Chelsea Clinton’s wedding.
In this week’s Culture Gabfest, our critics Jessica Grose, Stephen Metcalf, John Swansburg and Julia Turner discuss the new Angelina Jolie blockbuster Salt, Comic-Con with Time Magazine’s Lev Grossman and the Mad Man Season 4 premiere.