Listening, Watching, Reading

December 13, 2024

The Health Care Killer, Irish rap movies, Father John Misty, Instacart, and David Szalay.

Hosted byJody Avirgan

Curated byMatthew Horovitz, Hark Contributor

6 CLIPS27 MINS

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Social Media Applauds the Health Care Killer

The “Slate Culture Gabfest” examines the public outpouring of support for Luigi Mangione, the accused killer of United Healthcare CEO Brian Wilson.

Social Media Applauds the Health Care Killer

Culture Gabfest

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“Kneecap” - a Gaelic-Language Rap Movie

“Kneecap” - the Irish indie darling about a high school teacher and two students teaming up to form a Gaelic-language rap act - is now streaming on Netflix.

The Big Picture

2 MINS

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Debating Father John Misty’s New Album

Hearing Things has risen from the ashes of Pitchfork to review new Father John Misty music.

Waste or Taste

3 MINS

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Leos Carax’s Cinematic Autobiography - “I’m Not There”

Amy Taubin extols Leos Carax’s “I’m Not There” - the French master’s free-associative 41-minute cinematic autobiography - now streaming on The Criterion Channel.

Leos Carax’s Cinematic Autobiography - “I’m Not There”

The Last Thing I Saw

4 MINS

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Daughter’s Instacart Order, Examined

From the brilliant segment “Parent Corner,” Bill Simmons analyzes his college-student daughter‘s Instacart order.

The Bill Simmons Podcast

3 MINS

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“Plaster” by David Szalay

David Szalay reads his short story “Plaster” from the December 9th edition of The New Yorker.

The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker