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contains explicit language. I'm Stephen Metcalfe, and this is the Slate Culture

Gapfest, Working Class Slag from a Crap Town edition. It's Wednesday, September 4th, 2013.

On today's show, Drinking Buddies, it's an indie movie that might just hold the future of the

rom-com in its micro-budget hand. And then why do people live so much longer than they used to?

We'll ask Slate's Laura Helmuth. And finally, the wonderful Simon Dunin on slags, crap towns, and high fashion.

And the, once you talk to him, not so obscure connection between the three.

Joining me today is Slate's culture editor, John Swanson. You're not culture editor anymore. What are you now?

John Swanswell. I'm the editorial director.

Oh, my God. Get it right.

Or I'll direct you right out of the picture.

It's going to take me a while to bounce back from that.

And then Dana Stevens, our film critic for Slate.com.

Hello, Dana. How you doing?

Hello, Steve. How are you? Good to be back.

You're not deputy editorial director.

I just deputized her, actually. Oh, God. How are you? Good to be back. You're not deputy editorial director, are you?

I just deputized her, actually.

Oh, God. She's got a plastic badge.

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