The Culture Gabfest: Sadness as the Bread Edition

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The Culture Gabfest: Sadness as the Bread Edition

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May 28, 2014

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Slate critics Julia Turner, Dana Stevens, and Dan Kois discuss HBO's new film The Normal Heart, commencement speeches, and the new 9/11 Memorial Museum.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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