What’s Shakespeare’s Best Line? Here Are the Culture Gabfest’s Favorites.

June Thomas, Jody Rosen, Dana Stevens, Stephen Metcalf, and Julia Turner

April 27, 2016 12:18 PM

Will the Wedding DJ Still Play “Hey Ya!” When Your Grandkids Get Married?

Jody Rosen, Dana Stevens, Stephen Metcalf, and Julia Turner

April 14, 2016 4:18 PM

Woman of Judea, or Wife-Stealing Pimp? The Secret History of the Name Jody.

Jody Rosen

March 10, 2016 5:47 AM

Sunday Night Football Is the Best Show on Television. Seriously.

Jody Rosen

Oct 16, 2015 5:53 AM

The Best Brad Paisley Songs for Those Who Only Know "Accidental Racist"

Jody Rosen

April 10, 2013 6:28 PM

Slate’s Culture Gabfest on the Academy Awards, “Harlem Shake,” and Enlightened

Jody Rosen, Dana Stevens, Stephen Metcalf, and David Haglund

Feb 27, 2013 12:34 PM

YouTube Shakes Up the Billboard Charts: What the Move Means for the Future of the Hot 100

Jody Rosen and Chris Molanphy

Feb 21, 2013 6:41 PM

How Did Macklemore’s “Thrift Shop” Become a No. 1 Hit? The Culture Gabfest Weighs in.

Jody Rosen, Dana Stevens, Stephen Metcalf, and Julia Turner

Jan 30, 2013 11:57 AM

I’m a Blue-State-Brooklyn-Secular-Humanist-Jewish Obama Voter, and I Love Country Music

Jody Rosen

Dec 26, 2012 10:58 AM

How Did South Korea Turn Into a Gigantic Drag Show?

Jody Rosen

Dec 20, 2012 9:17 AM

Did the Music Get Quieter This Year, or Am I Just Getting Old?

Jody Rosen

Dec 17, 2012 7:30 AM

Slate’s Culture Gabfest on Beasts of the Southern Wild, the Art World, and Song Reader

Jody Rosen, Dana Stevens, Stephen Metcalf, David Haglund, and Simon Doonan

Dec 12, 2012 1:15 PM

Thriller Turns 30: How the Michael Jackson Album Changed Pop Music

Jody Rosen

Nov 30, 2012 3:53 PM

Slate’s Culture Gabfest on Hurricane Sandy, Nashville’s Music, and Mormon Intellectualism

Jody Rosen, Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and David Haglund

Nov 01, 2012 11:29 AM

Is Kacey Musgraves the Future of Country Music? We Hope So.

Jody Rosen

Sept 24, 2012 1:58 PM

Is Taylor Swift Breaking Up With Nashville?

Jody Rosen

Aug 30, 2012 8:30 AM

Why Pitchfork’s “People’s List” Is a Scandal

Jody Rosen

Aug 22, 2012 3:46 PM

Why Is Flo Rida at the Top of the Charts?

Jody Rosen

Aug 20, 2012 12:50 PM

How Usher Became a Pop Music Institution

Jody Rosen

July 16, 2012 6:16 AM

How Twitter Found My Stolen Bicycle

Jody Rosen

June 25, 2012 4:11 PM