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the promo code Slate. I'm Stephen Metcalfe and this is the Slate Culture Gab Fest Culture Balls

edition. It's Wednesday, November 16th, 2011. On today's program, the new Clint Eastwood

biopic J. Edgar, the Spanish language television network.

Univision.

Univision.

Okay. But it's true also that it's sometimes pronounced by people there as univision.

When they speak in English about it, they call it Univision.

Okay, fair enough. And Private Eye, which is the British satirical fortnightly turns 50.

Joining us to talk about these wonderful topics is June Thomas Slate's culture critic. June, welcome. You're sitting in for Julia Turner. I am. Thank you. It's so great to see you again. And of course, Dana Steven Slate's film critic. Hey, Dana. Hey, Dave. Dana, before we dive in with the show, we should say some exciting news.

We are going to do barring a plague of locusts, which is about the only extreme, you know, force majeure act of God that hasn't befallen us on the East Coast in the last several months. We will, in fact, have a live show, December 6th at 8 p.m. doors open at 6 p.m.

Where you ask at the city winery in downtown New York, it's $10 if you buy your tickets in advance.

It's $15 at the door.

I already am. I already have stage fright.

Oh, yeah. I'm already getting nervous.

I mean, like real people appear at the city winery and do real things, and then we show up.

But, you know, the upside is that it's a venue with lots of flowing alcohol and food.

So, honestly, it's dinner theater.

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