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Culture Gab Fest. We're not shouting at you. Edition. It's Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010. On today's

program, True Grit, as remade by the Coen brothers, all caps, no caps. Where are we going, Dana

Stevens, as a people?

And Jody Rosen joins us to talk about the legacy of Don Van Fleet, better known as Captain BFart. Joining me today, our Slate's deputy editor, Julia Turner. Hello, Julia. Hi, Steve. And our film critic, Dana Stevens. Hey, Dana. Hey, Steve.

I have to begin with a horrible admission.

There was a total Fubar episode earlier in the Slate Office as we had a screener, a precious, precious screener.

We don't often get them, especially for movies of this magnitude or however you know.

Caliber.

Calibur.

That's a Wild West movie.

Collabitude.

And we had one, and I inserted it in my computer to watch it before the GabFest,

and my computer ate it.

My dog ate my homework.

I wasn't able to watch this friggin movie.

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