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The appetite for this 2008 dystopian bestseller, the first in a series, has yet to be quenched |
The Hunger Games
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This coif never really goes out of style |
the mullet
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The Golden Globes proved to be magic for Donald Glover, winning in 2017 for acting on this series, which also won for Best Comedy |
Atlanta
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5th century Pelagians thought man was essentially good & denied the doctrine of original this |
sin
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& Here's the pitch! This slow... erratic... maddening... baseball pitch |
a knuckleball
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In the title of a bestseller by Gail Honeyman, this woman "is Completely Fine" |
(Alex: And my apologies to Liane Moriarty. I masculinized her name a little while ago.)
Eleanor Oliphant
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This Vegas term for a really high roller is what Ichikawa is called in "Casino" |
a whale
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Rachel Brosnahan portrays a strong woman in this period comedy on Amazon & won Golden Globes for her work in 2018 & 2019 |
(Alex: Yes, with less than a minute to go.)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
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Theodosius I stamped out Macedonianism, which denied that this 3rd person of the Trinity was a person |
the Holy Spirit
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It supports your motorcycle while you're away |
a kickstand
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"Wolf Hall" is the first in a planned trilogy of books about the rise & fall of this adviser to Henry VIII |
(Thomas) Cromwell
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This U S. Army officer with a summit named for him in the Rockies was killed in action in the War of 1812 |
(Zebulon) Pike
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When she won in 2018, this actress gave a revised version of a quote by Margaret Atwood in her acceptance speech |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
(Elisabeth) Moss
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In the 2nd century Basilides taught that Jesus traded bodies with Simon of Cyrene before this event & watched laughing |
the Crucifixion
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There is some debate over which Johannes this city on the Highveld is named for |
Johannesburg
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Proverbially, it precedes "drag-out fight" |
knockdown
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She wrote the novel "Big Little Lies", the basis for an HBO series |
(Brit: Who is [*]?) (Alex: Yes, Liam [*].)
(Liane) Moriarty
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Calling TV "a vast wasteland" in 1961 was no less an authority than Newton Minow, chairman of this commission |
the FCC
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In 2017 Billy Bob Thornton took home the gold for his role as lawyer Billy McBride taking on the big guys on this drama |
(Brit: What is Kingpins?)
Goliath
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2nd century Montanists believed the "Heavenly" this city was soon to descend on a plain in Asia Minor |
Jerusalem
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Home to its 2 most sacred cities, the Hejaz is a region in this country |
(Kevin: What is India?) (Alex: Oh, no. The two cities are Mecca & Medina.)
Saudi Arabia
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It's the insect-eating bird with a royal-sounding name, seen here |
a kingfisher
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J.D. Vance analyzes the culture of poor white Americans in this 2016 memoir |
Hillbilly Elegy
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Born Emmanuel Radnitsky, this artist, whose work is seen here, was a contributor to the Surrealist & Dada Movement |
Man Ray
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Sarah Paulson nabbed a trophy for playing this prosecutor in "American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson" |
(Marcia) Clark
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Arianism, which argued that God & Jesus weren't one & the same, was condemned by the 4th c. council of this "Creed" city |
Nicaea
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At the heart of a major industrial region, this 2nd-most populous U.K. city lies near the geographic center of England |
(Kevin: What is Liverpool?) (Brit: What is Manchester?)
Birmingham
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A nightmarish bureaucracy may be described by this adjective, from the name of a 20th century author |
Kafkaesque
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