The Culture Gabfest: Trapped in a Glass Box With Dwarves Edition

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On this week?s Culturefest, our critics are joined by Slate columnist Dan Engber to discuss Peter Jackson?s The Hobbit and whether its increased frame rate ruins the movie ? or if the movie was already a ruin to begin with. The Gabfesters then discuss the entertainment appeal of the A&E series Duck Dynasty and what its popularity might say about the state of the white working class in America. Finally, they consider personality typology and the relevance of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator at 50.

Here are some links to the things we discussed this week:

Dana?s pick: The Facebook page and Twitter account for the proposed One Million Child March on D.C. for Gun Control.

Julia?s pick: Season 2 of the British drama series The Hour, to be watched as you wait for Mad Men to return.

Stephen?s pick: The lush, beautiful Fleetwood Mac gem ?Save Me a Place? and Guided by Voices? kickass rock song ?Tractor Rape Chain.?

Outro: ?Tractor Rape Chain? by Guided by Voices

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