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I'm Stephen Metcalf, and this is the Slate Culture Gab Fest.

Where are Our Manners Edition?

It's Wednesday, May 4, 2011.

On today's program, The Death of Osama bin Laden, How to React,

and the marriage of Kate Middleton and What's His Face, How Not to React, with our very special guest, Diohan Hari, all the way from London, and the comedy stylings of Brian Williams. Joining me today are Slate's culture editor, John Swansberg. John, you're filling in for Julia Turner, who unfortunately has gotten ill. This is a very big week, and in her life, we wish her well and hope she recovers quickly. She's getting married on Saturday.

Indeed, I hope she is at home sleeping and preparing for that big day. I'm happy to sit in and try to do my best Julia Turner impersonation.

And of course, Dana Stevens, the Slate's esteemed film critic.

You're not, you're under the weather, too.

Yeah, I've got a bad voice today.

So John's going to have to read the ad copy.

And John, I'm jet lagged. You're jet lag.

I got to carry you two sacks of shit over the finish line.

Welcome to the Cap Fest, John.

All right.

Are we keeping that in?

Absolutely.

I would have that for the world.

Bax of shit, let's do this.

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