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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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Here (Pantheon Graphic Library)

Richard McGuire

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Two Guys, Five Rings: Matt + Bowen at the Olympics in Milan

This was mentioned as Mariah Carey's latest album, from which she performed the song "Nothing Is Impossible" during the opening ceremony.

And then she sang her song. nothing is impossible. And we actually agreed in our seats that nothing was. And it's off of her latest album, Here For It All, which we were there for it all.

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What you think of me is none of my business by Terry Cole-Whittaker (1979-05-03)

Terry Cole‐Whittaker

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"Rode Hard And Put Away Wet" (w/ Will Ferrell & Harper Steele)

Will Ferrell mentioned that his mother had a self-help book with this title on her shelf, and that the book's message was his mantra as a child and while traveling across the country with Harper.

Here's a book that my mom literally had a self-help book on her shelf. Called It's None of My Business What You Think of Me.

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It Ends with Us

Colleen Hoover

Mentioned 1 year ago

"An Attack On Leos" (w/ Matt, Bowen & Friends)

It was mentioned that the book is famous, but a sequel was supposed to be in the works, and it doesn't seem like it's happening anymore because of the drama surrounding it.

but see that this is the thing it's like the behavior effects the work so much yeah so yeah well well that's the summer that's the summer i think we will earnestly start

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Princess Cupcake Jones and the Missing Tutu (Princess Cupcake Jones Series)

Ylleya Fields

Mentioned 1 year ago

"An Attack On Leos" (w/ Matt, Bowen & Friends)

It was compared to the plot of a theme park ride where a lot of musicians have to play a big show.

You know, that's like actually the plot of Princess Tauties by you dip. It's like we have to get a lot of musicians to play a big show. It's like okay, cool. This is a theme park ride right?

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It's Not That Complicated

Ari Parker

Mentioned 1 year ago

"An Attack On Leos" (w/ Matt, Bowen & Friends)

It was mentioned that if you read her book, you would know that she had tougher relationships with her mother and sister, who both passed away recently.

if you read her book you know those were tougher relationships and sometimes social in months that are the most difficult to lose so i really hope she's okay and i didn't mean to make light at that

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I'm Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself

Glynnis MacNicol

Mentioned 1 year ago

"White, Fair and Blessed" (w/ Matt & Bowen)

They briefly mentioned "I'm Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself" as a memoir about seeking pleasure in middle age by author and podcaster Glynis McNicol.

Like a recent episode with author and podcaster Glynis McNicol on her new memoir, "I'm Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself."

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Red, White & Royal Blue

Casey McQuiston

Mentioned 1 year ago

"Toxically Benevolent" (w/ Matt & Bowen)

It was mentioned as the book written by Casey McQuiston, who also wrote the audio mystery podcast, "Does This Murder Make Me Look Gay?".

From the writer of Amazon Prime's Red, White and Royal Blue comes a hilarious and demented new audio mystery.

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Mean Boys

Geoffrey Mak

Mentioned 1 year ago

"Toxically Benevolent" (w/ Matt & Bowen)

The book, Mean Boys, was mentioned in relation to the concept of culture and politics flowing downhill from culture, and it was suggested that it might be worth exploring the themes of the book further.

And actually kind of on face value, it kind of speaks to Mean Boys a little bit, too, because that book is a lot about how culture, about politics flows downhill from culture, like and just about like interesting things to think about as of late.

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Status and Culture

W. David Marx

Mentioned 1 year ago

"Toxically Benevolent" (w/ Matt & Bowen)

It was mentioned in the context of a timetable about how evaluations of certain trends change over time, using Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill as an example. The book, Status and Culture, explores how our desire for social rank creates taste, identity, art, fashion and constant change.

So he has a timetable in there for how long it takes for something.

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The School of Life

The School of Life

Mentioned 1 year ago

"Good Walz" (w/ Matt & Bowen)

Bowen recommended it for people to look up on YouTube, they were mentioned to have made books and videos on subjects like early bedtimes and simplified lifestyles.

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Zuri the Zebra and the Rainbow Race for Kindness (S.H.I.N.E.'s Kindness Adventures Book 2)

Kaitlyn Vasilko

Mentioned 1 year ago

"Good Walz" (w/ Matt & Bowen)

It was mentioned as a seminal standup album by Gabe Liedman, containing jokes about algorithms before they were a common topic.

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Fifty Shades of Grey 10th Anniversary Edition (Fifty Shades of Grey Series, 1)

E L James

Mentioned 1 year ago

"Good Walz" (w/ Matt & Bowen)

It was referenced during a discussion about Kamala Harris's running mate selection, with a humorous comparison to the book's themes of dominance and submission.

Ding dong last culture is calling back at the table back at the Fifty Shades table

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It was positively reviewed for its exploration of a young girl's anxieties and social pressures, the visual style, and Bo Burnham's ability to capture the inner world of a teenager, even as a straight male.

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And talk about visual style and wanting to eat the movie Like that movie was like and the music remember the scene where like it's like the hot kid and he's like such a child Oh, yeah he comes out of...

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It was positively reviewed for its exploration of a young girl's anxieties and social pressures, the visual style, and Bo Burnham's ability to capture the inner world of a teenager, even as a straight male.

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And talk about visual style and wanting to eat the movie Like that movie was like and the music remember the scene where like it's like the hot kid and he's like such a child Oh, yeah he comes out of the pool and he's got those like like blue eyes and like They do like that sexy like dubstep music and you're like I was screaming laughing because i'm like funny.

Yes, this is the feeling of seeing the kid like sexualizing the kid in this way That's for comedy, but also like you do get it like It's so funny But also the lighting of that movie like that.

He I feel like i've never seen Just like a dark room with your Your face And that's just so many people's like live With that and and like I haven't really seen that explored.

Very sad when the dad is trying to talk to her at dinner and she has the headphones in and she's like what? and i'm like Deep down. She wanted to connect but she can't I'm like it's sad

I couldn't believe that a straight man was that was responsible for capturing this.

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Antonia Fraser

Marie Antoinette

The Journey

It was positively reviewed as a visually inventive and perfect encapsulation of the titular character's persona, which was thought to be undervalued due to its focus on a young woman.

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which I believe is her like magnum opus and I I think that it's actually like Maybe her most important work because I do think that her most important artistic relationship is with kirsten dunst And I...

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It was positively reviewed as a visually inventive and perfect encapsulation of the titular character's persona, which was thought to be undervalued due to its focus on a young woman.

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which I believe is her like magnum opus and I I think that it's actually like Maybe her most important work because I do think that her most important artistic relationship is with kirsten dunst And I think that it's so good and so inventive and so perfect encapsulation of or at least um In her mind like who this woman might have been but you don't see it Talked about as one of sofia coppola's best like you do lost in translation because it's not about like a sad older guy

and I think like what she's so good at is like really capturing the experience of being a young woman and I think that that that movie like Maybe it's because it was about hollywood too or about this like reality star adjacent group of people but people sleep on bling ring

I saw your face no, I just fucking love that movie.

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Ryan Freerksen

Somewhere

It was briefly described as a tone poem and a slice-of-life film that focused on Steven Dorf's life, featuring a young Elle Fanning.

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Somewhere's like a tone poem.

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It was briefly described as a tone poem and a slice-of-life film that focused on Steven Dorf's life, featuring a young Elle Fanning.

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Somewhere's like a tone poem.

It's really a sit and it's very it's very much like an actual it's very much like a slice of life Actual of steven dorf's life Like do you know that steven dorf like really lives at the chateau marmont and like he still does so he he really lives there and like um, so it's really like about this Guy that's very close to him and it's got l fanning and she's really young in it and um L fanning kind of going through a pool.

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True Kelley

Where Is Mount Rushmore? (Where Is?)

It was mentioned as a film that was very important to Kate Berlant during her younger years, and she described an awkward encounter with Owen Wilson at a Borders bookstore where she was a fan.

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Rushmore was huge for me.

— Episode: "Who's At Village?!" (w/ Kate Berlant)

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Episode: "Who's At Village?!" (w/ Kate Berlant)

It was mentioned as a film that was very important to Kate Berlant during her younger years, and she described an awkward encounter with Owen Wilson at a Borders bookstore where she was a fan.

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Rushmore was huge for me.

And I went up to him and I was like, 'I'm so sorry to bother you, but Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, I'm just a huge fan.'

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Ben Kissel

The Last Book On The Left

Stories of Murder and Mayhem from History's Most Notorious Serial Killers

The book's final chapter was discussed in the context of the feeling of indebtedness often experienced by Asian Americans in the entertainment industry.

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This is a whole chapter in kathy park. It's the last chapter in uh essay in kathy park hong's book Which is like this feeling of indebtedness that it's like well, i'm I should be grateful to be here

— Episode: "Control King" (w/ BD Wong)

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Episode: "Control King" (w/ BD Wong)

The book's final chapter was discussed in the context of the feeling of indebtedness often experienced by Asian Americans in the entertainment industry.

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This is a whole chapter in kathy park. It's the last chapter in uh essay in kathy park hong's book Which is like this feeling of indebtedness that it's like well, i'm I should be grateful to be here

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Practical Magic

Deluxe Edition

Rose mentioned that she loved the movie and the soundtrack, which introduced her to Stevie Nicks and Joni Mitchell, also expressing appreciation for the book's author and its 90s witch aesthetic.

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That could have also been my the culture that made culture was for me because which movie which movie like and it was all Sandra Nicole Sandra and also like not just the movie itself But like the whol...

— Episode: "The Ol' Bait And Suck" (w/ Rose Dommu)

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Episode: "The Ol' Bait And Suck" (w/ Rose Dommu)

Rose mentioned that she loved the movie and the soundtrack, which introduced her to Stevie Nicks and Joni Mitchell, also expressing appreciation for the book's author and its 90s witch aesthetic.

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That could have also been my the culture that made culture was for me because which movie which movie like and it was all Sandra Nicole Sandra and also like not just the movie itself But like the whole the soundtrack I think that's probably What introduced me to Stevie Nicks?

What introduced me to Joni Mitchell that scene where I came she's singing along to a case of you when she's driving and I love The Alice Hoffman who wrote the book that it's based on has written Two prequel books and they're both really great

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Anne Rice

Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, Book 1)

Rose shared that her first exposure to vampires was through Anne Rice's 'Interview with a Vampire,' which she read at a young age.

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I mean as a kid I loved Anne Rice, I think that was probably my first exposure. I read like Andrea with a vampire like saw it way too young and I was a huge Buffy girl.

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Rose shared that her first exposure to vampires was through Anne Rice's 'Interview with a Vampire,' which she read at a young age.

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I mean as a kid I loved Anne Rice, I think that was probably my first exposure. I read like Andrea with a vampire like saw it way too young and I was a huge Buffy girl.

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Kelsey Klaas

Mayo Clinic Guide to Your Baby's First Years, 3rd Edition

Clear Answers and Expert Advice for Every Phase With Your Infant and Toddler (Mayo Clinic Parenting Guides)

Matt Rogers mentioned picking it up at a bookstore and was excited to continue reading it, implying he was enjoying it.

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Picked up a few books. I picked up D Transition, baby, which I'm really excited to keep reading. I'm really enjoying it so far.

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Episode: "Sister Support!" (w/ Matt & Bowen)

Matt Rogers mentioned picking it up at a bookstore and was excited to continue reading it, implying he was enjoying it.

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Picked up a few books. I picked up D Transition, baby, which I'm really excited to keep reading. I'm really enjoying it so far.

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Henry Oliver

Second Act

What Late Bloomers Can Tell You About Success and Reinventing Your Life

The movie "Second Act", starring Jennifer Lopez, was mentioned and it was stated that the movie was "a book that JLo wrote".

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Finally watching for the first time ever She watched the movie Second Act with JLo and we were like a live texting because she knows that I'm me And of course, I'm enough I'm gonna be...

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Episode: "You Can't Tell Me Anything" (w/ Trixie Mattel)

The movie "Second Act", starring Jennifer Lopez, was mentioned and it was stated that the movie was "a book that JLo wrote".

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Finally watching for the first time ever She watched the movie Second Act with JLo and we were like a live texting because she knows that I'm me And of course, I'm enough I'm gonna be an authority on Second Act by JLo

But uh, which is I'm saying it like it's a book that JLo wrote. It was a film. She was in but she's the best

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Elizabeth Teets

Isn't She Great

Writers on Women Led Comedies from 9 to 5 to Booksmart

The movie "Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion" was mentioned and it was said that Lisa Kudrow wrote the movie ten years before and got it bought after becoming famous from "Friends".

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Like I love Romy Michelle one of my favorite movies Lisa Kudrow wrote that ten years before and then after doing friends and getting famous She took it to the market again and it got bought like yeah

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The movie "Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion" was mentioned and it was said that Lisa Kudrow wrote the movie ten years before and got it bought after becoming famous from "Friends".

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Like I love Romy Michelle one of my favorite movies Lisa Kudrow wrote that ten years before and then after doing friends and getting famous She took it to the market again and it got bought like yeah

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Andrzej Sapkowski

The Witcher Boxed Set

Blood of Elves, The Time of Contempt, Baptism of Fire, The Tower of Swallows, The Lady of the Lake

The Witcher tv show was mentioned, which was based on the books, though it was not discussed in detail, and the show was described as being based on a hit video game.

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Oh yes. Well, Witcher is Witcher was books.

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The Witcher tv show was mentioned, which was based on the books, though it was not discussed in detail, and the show was described as being based on a hit video game.

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Oh yes. Well, Witcher is Witcher was books.

Oh, the Witcher. Oh yes. That's what Hans is saying. But Cyberpunk was this tabletop RPG that was in the big in the eighties.

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Piggyback

Cyberpunk 2077

The Complete Official Guide-Collector's Edition

The podcast hosts discussed this game in depth, mentioning that it was based on a tabletop RPG from the 1980s, and that it was a big open world game, allowing character customization, including genitals. The hosts found it funny and overwhelming.

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It's this open world video game that has been in the development for like eight years. It's made by the same people who made this game called the Witcher three, which is, which some people regard as l...

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The podcast hosts discussed this game in depth, mentioning that it was based on a tabletop RPG from the 1980s, and that it was a big open world game, allowing character customization, including genitals. The hosts found it funny and overwhelming.

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It's this open world video game that has been in the development for like eight years. It's made by the same people who made this game called the Witcher three, which is, which some people regard as like one of the best games ever made.

So they developed a game out of it. It's big open world game. You can customize your genitals. There's no, there's no assigned like gender. It's very like cool.

It's very like you just kind of do whatever you want and then you can go just have sex with anybody and that's wonderful. Customizable sizing is sizing.

Han says show end game both based on the books to penis options with customizable sizing cut or uncut or you can have a vagina or you can have no genitals at all. You can have, you can customize your pube shaving.

It's really dark. It's really overwhelming.

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Richard Rodgers

The Sound of Music

Vocal Selections - Revised Edition

The hosts debated if it was weirder that one of them had not seen Jaws or if it was weirder that the other hadn't seen this movie. It was used as a comparison to establish the importance of Jaws to one of the hosts.

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You not seeing JAWS or me not seeing sound of music.

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The hosts debated if it was weirder that one of them had not seen Jaws or if it was weirder that the other hadn't seen this movie. It was used as a comparison to establish the importance of Jaws to one of the hosts.

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You not seeing JAWS or me not seeing sound of music.

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Carl Wilson

Let's Talk About Love

Why Other People Have Such Bad Taste

It was the album that Doug, the podcast's engineer, worked on in the 1990s as an assistant engineer. It includes songs like "My Heart Will Go On" and "Tell Him".

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Douglas Boehm was an assistant engineer on the 1997 album, Let's Talk About Love.

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It was the album that Doug, the podcast's engineer, worked on in the 1990s as an assistant engineer. It includes songs like "My Heart Will Go On" and "Tell Him".

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Douglas Boehm was an assistant engineer on the 1997 album, Let's Talk About Love.

Hart wrote and produced Miles To Go Before I Sleep and Where Is The Love for Celine Dion's multi-platinum album Let's Talk About Love.

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Dr. Joanna Wuest

Born This Way

Science, Citizenship, and Inequality in the American LGBTQ+ Movement

It was mentioned as an amazing album with a song called Government Hooker, which is an ode to sex workers. It was described as a period of chaos where Gaga did what she wanted.

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It's called Government Hooker by Lady Gaga... the third track off her amazing album Born This Way... She has such an amazing bridge where she says, put your hands on me, John F. Kenne...

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It was mentioned as an amazing album with a song called Government Hooker, which is an ode to sex workers. It was described as a period of chaos where Gaga did what she wanted.

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It's called Government Hooker by Lady Gaga... the third track off her amazing album Born This Way... She has such an amazing bridge where she says, put your hands on me, John F. Kennedy. Such stupid, stupid, stupid lyrics. But actually kind of like amazing and iconic.

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Charlene Carruthers

Unapologetic

A Black, Queer, and Feminist Mandate for Radical Movements

It was mentioned as an album where Rihanna began to innovate outside of ballad spaces.

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I think the last Rihanna ballad was Stay, right? Stay, yeah. Would we consider, I mean like maybe now, is that a ballad? Things off of Anti, I feel like are a little murkier.

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It was mentioned as an album where Rihanna began to innovate outside of ballad spaces.

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I think the last Rihanna ballad was Stay, right? Stay, yeah. Would we consider, I mean like maybe now, is that a ballad? Things off of Anti, I feel like are a little murkier.

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Dorothy Calimeris

The Complete Anti-Inflammatory Diet for Beginners

A No-Stress Meal Plan with Easy Recipes to Heal the Immune System

It was mentioned as an album containing the song Close to You, which was discussed in the context of ballad spaces.

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Things off of Anti, I feel like are a little murkier... I do love Close to You.

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It was mentioned as an album containing the song Close to You, which was discussed in the context of ballad spaces.

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Things off of Anti, I feel like are a little murkier... I do love Close to You.

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Marguerite Duras

THE LOVER

It was mentioned as an album containing the song Cruel Summer, which was discussed as a song that deserved to be a single but wasn't.

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It should have been a single off of Lover, but it's not one of the sort of better tracks off of Lover... I would say it's definitely the one that says, I'm a single the most that didn't get that treat...

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It was mentioned as an album containing the song Cruel Summer, which was discussed as a song that deserved to be a single but wasn't.

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It should have been a single off of Lover, but it's not one of the sort of better tracks off of Lover... I would say it's definitely the one that says, I'm a single the most that didn't get that treatment in a weird way.

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