Avatar: Glorious or Racist Schlock?
Dec 21, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode description
This week, Dana, Julia, and Stephen get started by discussing Avatar: The Way of Water. Then they discuss the new Netflix documentary series Harry & Meghan. Finally, they finish by talking about the new Lensa AI art app and all the photos it’s generating online.
In Slate Plus, the panel answers a listener question about which works of art they like to revisit again and again?
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Endorsements
Dana: Spending an afternoon at the Aftel Archive of Curious Scents in Berkeley, California.
Julia: The videos of Front Porch Dad on Instagram.
Stephen: The essay “Ol’ Blue Eyes,” by Simon Callow about Paul Newman in the New York Review of Books.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.
Outro music: "Lonely Calling" by Arc De Soleil.
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