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Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang
Ding dong! Join your culture consultants, Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang, on an unforgettable journey into the beating heart of CULTURE. Alongside sizzling special guests, they GET INTO the hottest pop-culture moments of the day and the formative cultural experiences that turned them into Culturistas. P...
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The Idea of You
A Novel
It was strongly recommended by Matt Rogers, who said he cried at the end and was mesmerized by it. He believes that Nicholas Galitzine, who plays the male lead, is AI.
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You really should watch The Idea of You, both of you.
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It was strongly recommended by Matt Rogers, who said he cried at the end and was mesmerized by it. He believes that Nicholas Galitzine, who plays the male lead, is AI.
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You really should watch The Idea of You, both of you.
I was mesmerized.
I loved it. And I cried at the end.
Matt's theory is that he's AI.
I'm not convinced he's not AI at this point.
Don't Judge a Book By its Cover
It was mentioned as a hashtag, referencing the idea that one shouldn't judge a book by its cover.
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Hashtag Actually Smart Award for Don't Touch a Book by Its Cover
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It was mentioned as a hashtag, referencing the idea that one shouldn't judge a book by its cover.
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Hashtag Actually Smart Award for Don't Touch a Book by Its Cover
Perfect Blue
Complete Metamorphosis (Novel)
It was a 1997 film by Satoshi Kon about a pop star who transitions from a pop girl group into acting. The movie was from 1987 and explores themes of stalking, distorted reality, and the internet's impact on identity.
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Satoshi Kon.
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It was a 1997 film by Satoshi Kon about a pop star who transitions from a pop girl group into acting. The movie was from 1987 and explores themes of stalking, distorted reality, and the internet's impact on identity.
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Satoshi Kon.
Did you ever watch Paprika? That anime film or Tokyo Godfathers or Millennium Actress?
Okay so she was at the time a contemporary of like a Miyazaki kind of. People were kind of putting them in the same camp. But his first movie is about this pop star who transitions out of a pop girl group in 1997. This movie comes out in 1987 but then she transitions into acting and then her stalker gets mad and then she finds this like blog that's written in her voice. But it's not her who's writing it but for some reason it knows all these details about her. There's all these twists like her manager is a little bit suspicious and then it's about how like the internet is distorting her reality and like she's believing what the internet version of herself is like being fed to her. It's like really fascinating.
Like it's about all these things but like I watch it as a reminder that like whatever's going on in here is like not real.
The director Satoshi Kon was like I don't know why it's called that but I'll make it. Yeah I didn't know why it was called that either.
Norman Fucking Rockwell!
Bowen described 'Norman fucking Rockwell!' as an art pop album that was kind of like 'Little Monsters' (Lady Gaga). It's an album about art, artists, and people, about destructive and toxic individuals and how art itself can be destructive and toxic.
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Norman Fucking Rockwell! like it is kind of little monsters put your weapons down. It is what art pop kind of was trying to be an album about art, an album of artists, an album about...
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Bowen described 'Norman fucking Rockwell!' as an art pop album that was kind of like 'Little Monsters' (Lady Gaga). It's an album about art, artists, and people, about destructive and toxic individuals and how art itself can be destructive and toxic.
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Norman Fucking Rockwell! like it is kind of little monsters put your weapons down. It is what art pop kind of was trying to be an album about art, an album of artists, an album about people, men, women, whatever who are artists who are destructive and toxic and about how art itself is destructive and toxic like I fucking love that album.
I fucking love that album.
Lust for Life
Bowen stated that, after spending the weekend immersed in Lana Del Rey's music, 'Lust for Life' has become one of their favorites.
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I am actually a Lust for Life, girly.
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Bowen stated that, after spending the weekend immersed in Lana Del Rey's music, 'Lust for Life' has become one of their favorites.
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I am actually a Lust for Life, girly.
Born to Die
Bowen revealed that they've always loved Lana Del Rey's debut album, 'Born to Die', and realized they listened to it a lot in college.
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I love her first album and I realized actually when it came out, I did listen to it a lot because I'm literally sitting here and I'm like, oh, I'm off book on a lot of this. This must have been someth...
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Bowen revealed that they've always loved Lana Del Rey's debut album, 'Born to Die', and realized they listened to it a lot in college.
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I love her first album and I realized actually when it came out, I did listen to it a lot because I'm literally sitting here and I'm like, oh, I'm off book on a lot of this. This must have been something I like let absorb in college.
Lana Del Rey Posters Did You Know That There's A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd Music Album Cover Poster Canvas Poster Bedroom Decor Sports Landscape Office Room Decor Gift Frame-style-16x24inch(40x60cm)
Bowen described the title track of Lana Del Rey's latest album as 'magical'.
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I got a clip of Lana singing the grants that first track off of did you know there's a tunnel under a fan? Amazing. I'm going to do like that thing with the three singers. Oh, yes. It was really speci...
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Bowen described the title track of Lana Del Rey's latest album as 'magical'.
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I got a clip of Lana singing the grants that first track off of did you know there's a tunnel under a fan? Amazing. I'm going to do like that thing with the three singers. Oh, yes. It was really special. Like magical.
Blue Banisters Notebook
Lana del Rey composition notebook. 100 Lined Pages 6x9 journal.
Bowen suggested that you need to be knowledgeable about Lana Del Rey's album, 'Blue Banisters' to be considered a true fan.
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Yeah. If you're not like fluent in blue banisters, it's kind of over for the girls.
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Bowen suggested that you need to be knowledgeable about Lana Del Rey's album, 'Blue Banisters' to be considered a true fan.
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Yeah. If you're not like fluent in blue banisters, it's kind of over for the girls.
Cinnamon Girl (A Pacific Coast Highway Mystery Book 2)
Bowen expressed appreciation for the song 'Cinnamon Girl' on 'Norman fucking Rockwell!'
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Cinnamon Girl, are you kidding me?
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Bowen expressed appreciation for the song 'Cinnamon Girl' on 'Norman fucking Rockwell!'
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Cinnamon Girl, are you kidding me?
Judy Garland's Judy at Carnegie Hall (33 1/3)
Bowen mentioned they purchased the vinyl of 'Judy at Carnegie Hall' because it was a legendary concert.
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I bought the Judy Carnegie Hall vinyl.
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Bowen mentioned they purchased the vinyl of 'Judy at Carnegie Hall' because it was a legendary concert.
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I bought the Judy Carnegie Hall vinyl.
Like, you know, legendary night.
Yeah, yeah, people are like, it was the greatest concert ever.
I'm like, like truly like literally it has been called the greatest night.
Mr. Churchill in the White House
The Untold Story of a Prime Minister and Two Presidents
It was described as a light, case-of-the-week show that was well done. They were skeptical at first but ended up really enjoying it.
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I finished Mr. and Mrs. Smith.
— Episode: "COWBOY CULTURE" (w/ Matt & Bowen)
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It was described as a light, case-of-the-week show that was well done. They were skeptical at first but ended up really enjoying it.
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I finished Mr. and Mrs. Smith.
I love a case of the week and loved it, loved it. They fucking crushed it.
I was skeptical on the beginning and then it won me over. I was laughing and smiling at the TV.
Guts
A Graphic Novel
Olivia Rodrigo's sophomore album, Guts, was discussed at length. Rodrigo was praised for her powerful vocals, her willingness to explore complex emotions and her ability to create a cohesive and relatable album. The album was compared to the soundtracks of popular films like Clueless and 10 Things I Hate About You.
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So Olivia Rodrigo's long awaited sophomore album and, you know, the sophomore album is maybe the most important album in the pop girly life cycle, to be honest with you.
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Olivia Rodrigo's sophomore album, Guts, was discussed at length. Rodrigo was praised for her powerful vocals, her willingness to explore complex emotions and her ability to create a cohesive and relatable album. The album was compared to the soundtracks of popular films like Clueless and 10 Things I Hate About You.
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So Olivia Rodrigo's long awaited sophomore album and, you know, the sophomore album is maybe the most important album in the pop girly life cycle, to be honest with you.
I think that what Olivia Rodrigo has delivered here is the promise of the premise with her, which is that she is this girl. She's this Gen Z callback.
She's an incredible singer and musician.
I think that the bookends of this album, first and last track are the thesis.
She released a live performance of it, which is great. I mean, she's like, I love how committed she is to all of it.
Humble Math - 100 Days of Timed Tests
Division
The book was referenced during a discussion about the meaning of 'mutual stalking' in relation to best friendships.
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That's from One Division. That's from One Division.
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The book was referenced during a discussion about the meaning of 'mutual stalking' in relation to best friendships.
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That's from One Division. That's from One Division.
That's actually Real Culture number nine. What is mutual stalking if not best friendship? That's from One Division.
Songs You Know by Heart
Piano/Vocal/Chords
It was mentioned that Jimmy Buffett's greatest hits album, "Songs You Know by Heart," is one of the best greatest hits titles because it is straightforward and includes songs that were not hits.
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Even the title of his greatest hits album is one of the best greatest hits titles.
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It was mentioned that Jimmy Buffett's greatest hits album, "Songs You Know by Heart," is one of the best greatest hits titles because it is straightforward and includes songs that were not hits.
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Even the title of his greatest hits album is one of the best greatest hits titles.
It's Songs You Know by Heart. That's just straightforward. It's like, yeah, these are Songs You Know by Heart and guess what? They were not hits.
Room
A Novel
It was discussed as the basis of 'The Disaster Artist' movie which was said to be hilarious and a huge hit at the Toronto Film Festival.
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So it's a biopic essentially of Tommy Wiseau and his creating of the Room.
— Episode: "Tragical" (w/ Jo Firestone)
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It was discussed as the basis of 'The Disaster Artist' movie which was said to be hilarious and a huge hit at the Toronto Film Festival.
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So it's a biopic essentially of Tommy Wiseau and his creating of the Room.
Maybe the biopic is the wrong word. It's a depiction of the creation of the Room.
And apparently it's hilarious.
So it's a biopic essentially of Tommy Wiseau and his creating of the Room. Maybe the biopic is the wrong word. It's a depiction of the creation of the Room.
Murder on the Orient Express
A Hercule Poirot Mystery
Matt Rogers mentioned that he was considering reading some Agatha Christie books, including 'Murder on the Orient Express', due to his newfound appreciation for mysteries.
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I think I might start reading some Agatha Christie books to be honest girl, Murder on the Orient Express.
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Matt Rogers mentioned that he was considering reading some Agatha Christie books, including 'Murder on the Orient Express', due to his newfound appreciation for mysteries.
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I think I might start reading some Agatha Christie books to be honest girl, Murder on the Orient Express.
Of Mice and Men
It was mentioned as a skit that Bobby Moynihan did on his first episode of Saturday Night Live.
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And he did a Of Mice and Men thing.
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It was mentioned as a skit that Bobby Moynihan did on his first episode of Saturday Night Live.
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And he did a Of Mice and Men thing.
Phantom of the opera
Tyler detailed going to see 'Phantom of the Opera' after the 2016 election as a way to cope with his emotions, and that he had previously seen it but had higher expectations that were not met.
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And so I spent probably one hundred and eighty dollars on tickets to see Phantom.
— Episode: "Advanced Actresses" (w/ Tyler Coates)
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Tyler detailed going to see 'Phantom of the Opera' after the 2016 election as a way to cope with his emotions, and that he had previously seen it but had higher expectations that were not met.
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And so I spent probably one hundred and eighty dollars on tickets to see Phantom.
It was fantastic. I've seen Phantom.
I've seen that's the second time I saw it. The first time I saw it, I had very high expectations that were not met.
Sex and the City
Brandon Scott Jones was compared to the character Carrie Bradshaw from this book's television adaptation, due to his performance in a comedy show.
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That's fucking insane. Nailed Carrie Bradshaw.
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Brandon Scott Jones was compared to the character Carrie Bradshaw from this book's television adaptation, due to his performance in a comedy show.
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That's fucking insane. Nailed Carrie Bradshaw.
Watchmen (2019 Edition)
It was described as a show with inflated situations played out realistically. It was mentioned as a show where Gene Smart made a comeback, and the show was very good.
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Oh I recently watched Watchmen for the first time this series and it's like that too where it's like inflated situations but they play it like real
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It was described as a show with inflated situations played out realistically. It was mentioned as a show where Gene Smart made a comeback, and the show was very good.
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Oh I recently watched Watchmen for the first time this series and it's like that too where it's like inflated situations but they play it like real
That was like the first moment for you where I was like where Gene Smart was making this comeback and I was like fuck I've missed Gene Smart so much she is so damn good in that show and Regina King obviously.
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