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Are you a little vintage & a little hippie? You're boho chic, "boho" from this longer word |
bohemian
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It's a hero regarded with blind admiration, though Leviticus warns against a "turn" to them |
an idol
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A 1998 singles event at a California coffee bar with 10-minute tete-a-tetes began the practice known as this |
speed dating
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Mark Twain, who in 1861 briefly joined a pro-secessionist unit of this state's guard |
(Zane: What is... Mississippi?)
Missouri
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Labor unrest at the Gdansk shipyards in 1980 led to the creation of this union |
Solidarity
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David Bowie ch-ch-changed his name from Davy Jones to avoid confusion with Davy Jones of this group |
The Monkees
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Bearing the name of a type of aircraft, it was made famous as part of the uniform of WWII U.S. Army Air Corps pilots |
a bomber jacket
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From the Latin for "battlefield" comes this word for a fighter or dog who has beaten all challengers |
(Dana: I don't know. I'm...) (Alex: Take a guess. (Dana: What is, uh, [*]?) (Alex: That's right.) (Dana: Oh! Ah...) [Applause] (Dana: Oh, wow! I guessed.) (Alex: You see, I've noticed quite often that our players know more than they are ready to admit.)
a champion
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If distance separates ye, use this Mac-to-Mac "video-calling experience" that starts with a body part |
FaceTime
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Wassily Kandinsky, one of the first to work in this non-realist style that's on page 1 of dictionaries of art |
abstract
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Under the provisions of this 1919 treaty, Gdansk became a free city administered by Poland |
the Treaty of Versailles
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David Bowie & his wife, this Somali-born model, made a beautiful couple |
Iman
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David Bowie was a style icon of this look, from the Greek for "male & female in one" |
(Dana: What is hermaphrodite?)
androgynous
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Founded in Manchester in 1821, this newspaper with a heroic name is one of England's most influential |
The Manchester Guardian
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AKA "slow fade", this "spectral" 21st century dating term involves ending a relationship by simply disappearing |
ghosting
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Against slavery & the Mexican War: this "Civil Disobedience" author |
(Hunter: Who is Emerson?)
Thoreau
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During WWII the Gdansk shipyards built several dozen of these, beginning with No. 401, later sunk by a British depth charge |
a U-boat
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In memory of the late, great Bowie, she performed a medley of his hits at the Grammys in 2016 |
Lady Gaga
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It's the literary name of the type of collar seen here |
Peter Pan
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Also the name of an old video game, it precedes "of the faith" in British monarchs' titles |
defender
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If you want a marriage ceremony without a specific religious theme, try one this 17-letter way |
nondenominational
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Against 18th century good taste: this marquis who wrote "Justine" |
de Sade
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In 1308 these German knights seized control of Danzig, aka Gdansk, & held the city until 1466 |
(Dana: What are the Templar?)
the Teutonic Knights
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Bowie had a song & an album named for this alter ego who "played guitar" |
Ziggy Stardust
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Appropriately, a scuba dress is often made from this synthetic rubber created at DuPont & used for wetsuits |
Neoprene
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The name for any one of Charlemagne's 12 knightly heroes |
Paladins
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A "Say I Do" bridal expo was a place in this "ordinal" game where virtual couples could go before virtually tying the knot |
Second Life
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Against tonal music: this Austrian composer in his 1909 Piano Pieces, Opus 11 |
Schoenberg
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Born in Gdansk in 1927, this German author of "The Tin Drum" set many of his novels in the city |
Günter Grass
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David Bowie's first U.S. No. 1 album, it was released on his birthday in 2016, just 2 days before his death |
Blackstar
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