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"DSX... a masterclass of storytelling and... one of the most important games of all time."
"The movies are really these markers of time... they exist beyond the time they were recorded."
"The creation of the cave art...was the single most significant advance in the entire story of human evolution."
"Gaming is a new form of media in such a way that television was, in such a way that film was, in such a way that books are."
"This is the first time a black man has been to that height... it was the blackest thing to happen in 2019."
"While Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom promoted the idea of fantasy and the power of story, Epcot showcased the importance of technological and cultural progress."
"Arthur Dent is right up there with James Bond and Sherlock Holmes as iconic British icons."
"Indigenous communities have been telling us about something that's so important, which is culture, culture as prevention, culture as treatment, and culture as resilience."
"This is called actually the Sun gate, and on this day exactly, the Sun will come out and go directly through that door."
"Their image is an inseparable aspect of our culture."
"It's one of those things in Spanish that are so small and yet so important. It teaches about life because such a small thing can really explain to us a lot of bigger things."
"There were interesting cultural, thematic, political, and socio-political depths within popular cinema that played an important role in why a given work was enduringly popular."
"This was a time where Six Flags had now become a culturally significant brand."
"Buckingham Palace holds a unique place in Britain's heart, its balcony is a focus for national rejoicing."
"For the first time ever, video games are starting to go toe-to-toe with the likes of film and literature in the philosophical arena."
"It really does bend my mind thinking about what this vase represents."
"In the last 10 years, the Migos is the most important rap group to come out."
"The history of film is an essential part of the history of humanity."
"It's one of those movies so significant to pop culture that you know things about it even if you've never actually seen it."
"The human appetite for art seems to be infinite."
"If you're interested in the art of moving images, it's maybe the best time to be alive."
"Father, don’t be silly. The people celebrate the birth of the Universal Heart – I just happen to be born the same day."
"These cultures, discoveries, and monuments of ancient times are key to understanding who we are and how we got here."
"The Exorcist uprightly shared how crucial and meaningful horror was to the world and critical discourse."
"If we look at the story of the birth of Jesus... it is a story of cultural significance, mythological significance, and astronomical significance."
"Boston is by all accounts a pretty small city but is much more famous and influential than its size should allow, basically being America's brain."
"Jamaica is going to be an important part in this kind of re-emergence of psilocybin mushrooms on a global scale."
"Some cultural objects are so huge that they really do transcend their creators."
"Cats were revered in ancient Egypt, often associated with the goddess Bastet, symbolizing home, fertility, and the protector of the Pharaoh."
"Football has always had a special place in the affections of the world's people."
"Paying homage to the OG...I wouldn't touch a new Indiana Jones with a ten-foot pole. It's sacred."
"The story of King Arthur is one of the most important stories in Western literature."
"Football has become for Nigerians a religion."
"Midwinter, known commonly as Yule, has been recognized as a significant turning point in the yearly cycle since the Neolithic or Stone Age."
"You had people in that group that were there to protest the taking down of to them a very, very important statue."
"The promised land is symbolic. Jerusalem is symbolic. The Ark of the Covenant is symbolic."
"In Japanese Cinema, one can find some of the most rule-breaking, mind-bending narratives."
"Can you think of a single game series that has had as much impact on video games themselves as Grand Theft Auto? One might characterize that impact as grand."
"Black folks are the most special people in this country."
"The Aztec flower wars served a far darker purpose than merely the slaying of foes in combat."
"Music was the glue... kept the country together... it creates an authenticity..."
"Even today, the meaning of the Trojan Horse carries huge significance in modern culture."
"The number four most popular name in Europe is Muhammad."
"Taco Bell was more than just a place for cheap tacos and burritos."
"Her cultural impact this Fashion Week is impressive and something that will go down in fashion history."
"The kitchen became the heart and center of the meaning of home."
"Knowing that this World Cup is also taking place in Africa makes it extra special."
"Moby Dick is more than just a novel. It is the ultimate cipher and skeleton key to understanding the history of the United States."
"This is why the bug breaking movie is very important."
"I think Attack on Titan's last couple arcs have made it a modern classic."
"Everything revolves around the stories. This is the human story."
"There are no two ways about it, no real room for debate. Hulk Hogan is one of the most culturally significant pro wrestlers to ever lace up with boots."
"Symbols are nothing without the women and men that give them meaning."
"Atlanta's spirit rose from the ashes of the Civil War and became a beacon for black liberation and culture in America." - Narrator
"Culture wars are really important because a war for the culture matters."
"Weddings are a huge, huge, huge thing in just in general right and Valentine's Day is coming up, it's perfectly topical."
"There's nothing like HBCUs, it's a cultural reset."
"The bridge was originally called Nala se 2 as we have seen later the people out of their admiration and veneration for Rama started calling it Rama Saito."
"Atlanta has a lot of those same qualities. In my mind, the city of Atlanta for Black people is what Mecca is to Muslims."
"Language embodies and instills a powerful multi-layered cultural orientation and impetus, and even to some degree an ideology."
"If it wasn't for Dragon Ball Z and the Toonami block, there would not have been an anime boom in the late 90s."
"Thanks for going on this adventure with us tonight to talk about something that's more important than politics, something from which all politics actually eventually stems, and that's culture."
"Believe it or not despicable me minion mayhem is actually one of the most important attractions to open in the last decade at universal parks."
"Big exciting great news tonight as Nancy Pelosi caves in and gives money for the cows... Literally, she agreed with the CR tonight."
"Caravaggio was forgotten until he was rediscovered in this amazing moment in the post-war era."
"The most terrifying creature in Filipino folklore is the Aswang."
"Ndamukong Suh means House of Spears, that's badass."
"A long way to me, it's a lot more important than taking the side that's like picking his son in terms of ghost ghost face is pretty [ __ ] special."
"We were very important for a collective of people that were growing up in the culture."
"The Message was the first time hip-hop actually grew up."
"I think if they're trying to honor and go back to the roots the DC roots of all these characters that Constantine has to loom large over anybody that's taking over the Swamp Thing franchise."
"They're one of the biggest German bands of all times."
"Weapons are very often culturally specific to certain groups of people."
"Rurouni Kenshin is without a doubt one of the all-time greats."
"It's an instant classic that we're still going to be talking about 50 years from now."
"Many believe the Third Temple is a prerequisite for the Messiah."
"Why were early fast food structures so iconic and distinctive?"
"The power of food has a primal place in our homes that binds us to the best bits of life."
"It's been contextualized as more than a movie so now we got to be critical."
"New York: in some ways, the center of the world - culturally, business, diversity."
"Black Panther went from being, like, a much anticipated Marvel movie... to actually being a culturally significant film!"
"Black Panther is the one that a lot of people including myself have been waiting for."
"I'm here to make history and become the first Muslim fighter to become a world champion in Saudi."
"Sometimes, this golden age of Athens is also called the 'Age of Pericles.'"
"I mean, I had an experience in which I was with a friend who was showing me the tattoos that she had designed, and I started to think about the magic of tattoos and how people always believed in them."
"Black love was more than just men and women marrying."
"Football is the one thing, and I know people support man, take that seriously. That's like a religion, fam."
"People love potatoes and they've worked their way so deeply into culinary traditions all over the world that their absence is almost unimaginable."
"John Altschuler, a frequent collaborator with Mike Judge over the years, said '(Office Space) spoke to a generation in a way that few movies have.'"
"They're all Tatooine. Tatooine is like the Jerusalem or the Nazareth, right? It's where the messiah came from, yeah. So it's just the center of the Star Wars universe, yeah."
"Now we get to the big boy, the crown jewel of the banned book club."
"Songs from his home studio... that's the story of Dollar Mendy and Tunak to Noktun, a song that has an important place not just in music history but in internet history."
"Humanity is all about food. It sustains us and brings us together."
"The utilization of black media is also crucially important."
"The Splendor of the bronze chariots is not merely Skin Deep; they offer a gateway to understanding the technological prowess, cultural beliefs, and societal values of the chin era."
"HBCUs are and always have been the soul of the nation."
"Series 3 is really when the Russell T Davies era of Doctor Who hit its stride and became an incredible piece of television that dominated Saturday nights."
"Tron uprising is a Hidden Gem underrated forgotten when it holds the weight of the name Tron on it."
"You just look around and you see all the things that are attached to you that hold such a place in the zeitgeist and in cultural history."
"Storytelling matters because it humanizes people."
"Goldfinger fans often point to Goldfinger as the first Bond film to truly present the traditions of the franchise in a cohesive manner. It's a film that would permanently affix itself to pop culture and how we generally view the spy genre."
"Music is one of the most crucial aspects of culture."
"Juneteenth is an opportunity... to raise his issues in a more powerful way."
"The Art of Peer Pressure" - "That is the sleeper hit on to pimp a butterfly, you got the Snoop Dogg verse that Kendrick wrote, stashed it in the Mosi Rosi like, oh it's so good."
"Buenos Aires was named after the good winds that had brought the sailors safely to the land."
"The colossal jaguar sculpture currently sitting at the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City was once used as a vessel for hearts that were torn straight out of the chest of sacrificial victims." - Unknown
"The Avengers are the modern myth that is what people go to today that is what people fountain droves to support."
"What makes a culture great is our success in terms of technological development and advancement, but also the writer and the artist help advance philosophical understandings."
"In many ancient traditions, a person's hair is closely tied with spirituality."
"Tea means something absolutely different to every individual in the Kingdom and The Commonwealth and abroad."
"Haile Selassie's arrival in Jamaica was effectively his second coming."
"Deer played a vastly important role in ancient Japan."
"The existence of the Fire Temple hints at a lot of lore regarding the Gorons."
"People often overlook just how important and influential the Texas Chainsaw Massacre was."
"Tattoos are a kingly accoutrement. Yes, it was King George the Fifth that is known for having a tattoo."
"The movie is so iconic and it's been such a staple in the community about how black love means so much to us."
"In conclusion, you cannot understand the Arab world without understanding Egypt, Egypt is the central hub responsible for the development of an entire world of Eastern culture, and even after millennia, the story still lives on brightly as ever."
"But you know, I think we were aware of the weight that the movie had. I mean, the original Top Gun is so interwoven in the fabric of American life. I mean, it's like up there with baseball and apple pie."
"The college dropout shook the world when it dropped in 2004."
"New Orleans is the birth of all American music in my opinion."
"Wishing somebody Merry Christmas is not just the acknowledgment of the Christian belief."
"It's like they have staying power and they resonate."
"Outkast, for what reason? Their musical impact far surpasses what anyone else does."
"Certainly well beyond the ceremonial or religious label attached by mainstream archaeology to everything that comes from this period."
"This is historical in my opinion because it's a huge win for Binibini Filipinas."
"Either way, I believe that these stories are important."
"She was robbed of her life, and even worse in Egyptian eyes, robbed of her passage into the next world."
"Video games also occupied a huge space in the culture of the 90s."
"Representation matters - Captain Marvel simply means more to me."
"The famine is the reason why we have such a large Irish population and why St. Patrick’s Day is such a big deal here in America."
"To fully understand this boot you have to look at its over 100 Year history."
"The slasher's sub-genre has been a staple of horror films for decades."
"Pearl Jam is one of the most important bands of the last two decades in American music."
"His portrayal of T'Challa, the Black Panther, is iconic and transcends any iteration of the character in any other medium."
"Food holds a powerful place in our cultures and traditions."
"Black Panther is the movie, as if people didn't know."
"The Parthenon is arguably the most influential building in world history."
"This moment is an extremely important landmark in Final Fantasy history."
"The Golden Spruce even featured in Hyder mythology."
"To really understand it, you need to know the history and the context."
"It's not just the food you put into your mouth, but the culture, the moment, the providence."
"For many people across the world, they will never forget the joy that Saturday morning cartoons brought to them and how important it was to their childhood."
"I think it is exactly where it belongs on Lindsay's finger. She now carries around a piece of Egypt wherever she goes, and it is such an honor and a reminder of a beautiful woman that was lost too soon."
"The first civilizations didn't grow up in Europe, but in Africa."
"America's farmers are not just the keepers of a cherished legacy you are the guardians of a way of life a great beautiful way of life."
"It's just such a powerful... it's about all of us being together around a metaphorical campfire telling a story and we need that and we can't forget it."
"Sindoor: decreasing stress, enhancing drive, and bringing calm."
"They love her so much they released a full-length animated video for her rerun."
"National monuments draw crowds from all over the world, but many people don't realize the kinds of secrets hidden within."
"There's no place like the United States that has taken this to heart in such a serious way."
"Our history is important enough to merit a lively debate."
"Photography in general is incredibly important."
"Coffee made the age possible in the first place."
"I think when we dismiss ancient mythologies, we're dismissing a narrative that is centuries-old to describe a phenomenon that is centuries old."
"More importantly though is what Magna Carta stands for in both the history of England and in America."
"Storytelling is what makes us human as part of our DNA."
"Religion is an interesting thing that has held people together for thousands of years."
"However, the folk legend of Jesus in Britain lives on; it remains a significant belief for many English Christians today."
"Vol'jin, you are a warchief. 'The heart is my people.'"
"People value the object, the real thing, the authenticity of it, the aura of the object."
"These songs were destined to become iconic and always remembered."
"Nowhere on earth can you find as many pyramids as in Africa."
"Ephesus is the most famous so if you're into history this is the place to be."
"Wakanda forever, it's gonna enter the pop culture in a big bad way."
"Bogs were sacred places where ritual practices took place."
"The Living Dead series truly is a revolutionary series and one that sheer importance in the genre will be impossible to ever replicate."
"Beyond the fact that like his cultural ties, he's saving the Universe on a yearly basis."
"Art is one of the backbones of our humanity."
"Beethoven is the biggest name in what's called the Western Classical Canon."
"The torch is probably the most iconic symbol of the modern-day Olympics."
"It Taj has debated whether it's the wonder of the world but I think it does. I think it should be one but I think that this is our first wonder of the world."
"He needs to become more consistent... but we've seen the levels he's capable of reaching."
"The original Star Wars film was probably the most important film ever made."
"NFTs are a meaningful culturally significant thing... the sources of future demand are stacking up every day."
"To every other country outside of America there's no bigger sporting event than the World Cup."
"The versatility of this recipe is what gave way to the many different styles of bone mold armor found throughout Morrowind."
"Why did the Renaissance start in Florence? Well, if it started anywhere else, it wouldn’t have been the Renaissance."
"This isn't about efficiency or convenience, it's about connection, it's about meaning and tradition."
"Charles Martell's dramatic and unlikely victory at Tour dashed all hopes the Umayyads had of moving beyond Iberia."
"One Piece is a classic that you should at least know, if not love."
"Its impact on the world itself was unyielding."
"Cultural issues are the only issues that matter."
"Whales contributed to over 70 percent of the food in our diet, especially in our early spring."
"The killing of a whale went beyond just a source of food; it represented a spiritual, emotional, and psychological connection for our people."
"This is the most second most important day of a Chinese person's entire year."
"The greatest cultural battle of our lives doesn't end now, it begins."
"We know the power and the importance of the black voice."
"The march or vernal equinox marks a time of new beginnings since at least 4,000 years ago in ancient Mesopotamia."
"This culture is a Divine thing... greater than man."
"That's amazing and the place now that H2O has in kind of culture Aussie culture especially which you know I wouldn't have known back then that this would all happen it's even more amazing."
"Names matter. The symbolism in a name is profound."
"Sharing the husband's name is among other things a meaningful tradition dating back centuries."
"It's iconic, I think for many people especially people who were around the first time."
"If Star Trek didn't have anything left to say, we shouldn't have any more Star Trek."
"Madison Square Garden is the mecca of basketball."
"This 50-year anniversary is something that is a testament to how Divine the culture is."
"This calendar counting must have had a specific function because it was still been there and they associate it with the cycles of the sun and the moon."
"There's a human story to all of these things, and I think that's what's important and that's what keeps the interest alive."
"The cultural importance for me was not just that it was probably the best speech she's ever made, but the fact that so many people watched it."
"Ferris Bueller's Day Off: An iconic film that has left an indelible mark on pop culture, inspiring countless references, tributes, and even theories."