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

Hurry up with my damn croissant's edition.

It's Wednesday, June 19, 2013.

On today's show, we'll talk Yises, Kanye, and Being Kim's Baby daddy with someone young enough to know what these things mean, Slate's wonderful Forrest Wickman.

And then, Man of Steel is director Zach Snyder's reimagining of the Superman myth.

We'll discuss both movie and myth with NPR contributor Glenn Weldon.

And finally, ambivalent.

Is it possible that intellectual paralysis and regret are fruitful after all? Sweet Yeezus, I hope so. I'm joining you today from the studios of WAMC in Albany, New York,

and joining me today in Manhattan is Slate's culture critic June Thomas. Hello, June.

Hello, Stephen. And of course, Slate's film critic, Dana Stevens. Hey, Dana.

Hey, Steve. Yis is the new album from the rapper Kanye West. It's his sixth solo record. And reviews so far, they're pretty swoony. The record was helped to strange fruition by the legendary rap pioneer and producer Rick Rubin. And it represents a new direction for West. From a man known for Sonic

maximalism, much of the album has what's been called a kind of visceral minimalism. Before we

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