HAT TIP TO MERCURY ARTS EDITOR ALISON HALLETT FOR RECOMMENDING SLATE'S SPOILER SPECIAL ON MAGIC MIKE.

Also, the Gabfest segment on Magic Mike is better, 'cause they fight over whether it's a funny party movie or a depressing commentary on the increasing marginalization of traditionally "masculine" occupations. (ie Chatum can make better money in his underwear pantomiming being a construction worker than he does actually BEING a construction worker.)

dropping slate podcast references is MY thing, Erik.

At first I thought that was a picture of Tom Cruise.