CLEVER LOGOS
A gorilla & a lioness face each other on either side of the tree in the logo for the zoo in this Steel City
Pittsburgh
1968's "Bookends", the fourth album by this duo, included "Bookends Theme" & "Mrs. Robinson"
Simon & Garfunkel
1795:
The first state university in the U.S. opens in this North Carolina town
Chapel Hill
Take some R&R, these 2 things part of a regular vacation period from military duty
rest & recreation (rest & relaxation accepted)
The Walter Payton Man of the Year Award goes to a player in this league who excels off the field
the NFL
An imprint of Penguin, Gotham Books has a logo of 3 stacked books that form this type of building seen in New York City
a skyscraper
This Beatles song says, "Dear sir or madam, will you read my book"
"Paperback Writer"
1595:
Commanding an Armada of English ships, he sails from Plymouth on his last voyage
Sir Francis Drake
In Middle English it was a beggar; today it's one who plays hooky or the officer who pursues him
truant
The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award is part of these awards
the Oscars
Called "the Widget", Delta Airlines' corporate logo is designed to resemble both the swept wings of a jet flying overheard & the fourth letter of this alphabet
the Greek alphabet
"I Could Write A Book" from "Pal Joey" has words by Lorenz Hart & music by this man
Richard Rodgers
1695:
This captain is commissioned to hunt pirates; he later becomes one
Captain Kidd
In 2015 Microsoft said it would require its vendors to provide workers with 15 total days a year for vacation & this
sick leave
The award named for this hotelier gives $2 million, the largest humanitarian prize in the world
Hilton
In this logo seen on trucks & planes, the white space between the "E" & the "X" forms a right-facing arrow
FedEx
This bespectacled singer made his Top 40 debut with "Everyday I Write The Book"
Elvis Costello
1395:
Tamerlane invades the Caucasus & takes the glitter off this horde
the Golden Horde
It's a peaceful & happy interlude &, perhaps fittingly, a homophone of a word for "lazy"
idyll
In 2015 Maggie Doyne, who helped girls in Nepal, was the top honoree at this news network's annual tribute "Heroes"
CNN
2 of the "T"s in the name of this brand of chips are actually sharing a chip; a bowl of salsa rests on the "I" between them
Tostitos
This song alludes to "Lolita" when Sting sings, "just like the old man in that book by Nabokov"
"Don't Stand So Close To Me"
1895:
J'accuse the French army of stripping this man of his rank in a public ceremony
Alfred Dreyfus
Considering that Dartmouth job? Remember, full-time faculty get this type of leave for 1 term after 9 terms of teaching
a sabbatical
The legacy of this Canadian, who died in 1981, lives on in scholarships in his name, for youngsters who help others
Terry Fox