ALLITERATION
THIS SUPERHERO SWINGS THROUGH THE CITY SO MUCH, HIS INITIALS MIGHT AS WELL STICK TO WALLS TOO
PETER PARKER
WHAT BRANCH OF MATH STUDIES SHAPES, ANGLES AND SPACE?
GEOMETRY
I LEFT FOOTPRINTS ALONG A WALL SO LONG IT COULD WRAP YOUR MIND TWICE—NO, NOT MY CRIMINAL RECORD, DETECTIVE. I STOLE A MOMENT IN A LAND WHERE DRAGONS DON’T BREATHE FIRE, THEY DANCE THROUGH FESTIVALS.
CHINA
THE VERBAL DANCE WHERE WORDS TAKE TURNS—SOMETIMES A SMOOTH WALTZ, SOMETIMES TWO LEFT FEET—BUT ALWAYS AN EXCHANGE WHERE SILENCE IS THE ONLY REAL PARTY FOUL.
CONVERSATION
I CAN DO THIS ALL DAY
CAPTAIN AMERICA/STEVE ROGERS
WHEN THE RHYTHM STARTS TALKIN’, THE FEET WON’T STOP WALKIN’, AND THE CULTURE KEEPS BOUNCIN’—YOU’RE IN THIS TWO-WORD GROOVE THAT DOESN’T JUST MOVE… IT MOVES YOU!
HIP HOP
WHAT BRANCH OF BIOLOGY STUDIES HOW TRAITS ARE PASSED DOWN FROM PARENTS?
GENETICS/GENEALOGY
I TOUCHED DOWN WHERE GOLD ONCE FLOWED SO FREELY THEY NAMED THE WHOLE COAST AFTER IT—AND TRUST ME, I HAD TO RESIST ADDING A LITTLE EXTRA TO MY COLLECTION. I WALKED THROUGH DOORS THAT WHISPER STORIES OF THE PAST, THEN TURNED AROUND AND CELEBRATED LIFE WITH DRUMS, DANCE, AND KENTE SO BRIGHT IT OUTSHINES MY CLUES.
GHANA
THE QUIET, UNSEEN FORCE THAT WALKS INTO A ROOM BEFORE YOU DO—IT DOESN’T NEED PROOF, JUST PRESENCE, AND SOMEHOW MAKES DOUBT FEEL LIKE IT’S THE ONE OUT OF PLACE.
CONFIDENCE
SWEAR TO ME!
BATMAN/BRUCE WAYNE
A SHOT SCORED JUST AS THE CLOCK EXPIRES AT THE END OF A PERIOD OF PLAY, ESPECIALLY ONE AT THE END OF A GAME RESULTING IN A WIN FOR THE SHOOTER'S TEAM.
BUZZER BEATER
WHEN ‘TRYING’ IS OUT OF FOCUS AND YOU LEVEL UP YOUR GAME, YOU EITHER BECOME AN EXPERT… OR GRAB THIS LITTLE CAMERA THAT’S ALWAYS READY FOR ACTION!
GO PRO
THIS ISLAND’S GOT FLAVOR, HISTORY, AND A RHYTHM YOU CAN’T STEAL—TRUST ME, I TRIED. I SLIPPED INTO A CITY WHERE CLASSIC CARS CRUISE LIKE THEY’RE STUCK IN A TIME HEIST—LUCKY FOR ME, I LOVE VINTAGE GETAWAYS. I DANCED THROUGH STREETS FILLED WITH SALSA, WHERE THE MUSIC HITS HARDER THAN MY LAST ESCAPE PLAN.
CUBA
TO TURN SOMEONE’S “MAYBE” INTO A “YES” WITHOUT MAGIC—USING WORDS, REASON, OR CHARM AS YOUR SECRET WEAPONS.
CONVINCE
WHOOPTY DOO
YOUNG THUG/JEFFERY WILLIAMS
DIRTY MACK!
WHEN YOUR MOOD GOES FROM ZERO TO ‘HULK SMASH’ FASTER THAN THE BULLETS THAT KILLED QUICKSILVER, YOU’RE THROWING THIS MINI MELTDOWN WITH MAXIMUM DRAMA!
WHEN THE BATTLES ARE BANANAS AND THE FIGHTERS DON’T PLAY FAIR—HIT, HIDE, AND SWING BACK FROM THE SHADOWS—THIS ‘APE-PEALING’ STRATEGY IS SMALL, SCRAPPY, AND SERIOUSLY WILD!
GUERILLA WARFARE
I SLIPPED AWAY TO AN ISLAND WHERE THE DRUMS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS AND HISTORY ROARED ITS WAY INTO FREEDOM—THE FIRST BLACK REPUBLIC, DARLING, PUT SOME RESPECT ON IT. DODGED A FEW VODOU SPIRITS (DON’T WORRY, WE’RE COOL), AND SNAGGED SOME ART BRIGHTER THAN YOUR BEST GUESS.
HAITI
THE STUFF THAT FILLS THE VOID—WHETHER IT’S WHAT YOU POST, WHAT YOU WATCH, OR WHAT YOU CREATE, IT’S THE DIGITAL (OR REAL-WORLD) FUEL THAT KEEPS EYES GLUED AND MINDS ENGAGED.
CONTENT
I WISH I WAS HIGH ON POTENUSE
KEY & PEELE | JORDAN PEELE THAN KEEGAN-MICHAEL KEY
BY DAY HE'S ALL ABOUT UPHOLDING THE LAW, BUT BY NIGHT HE'S HANDLING BUSINESS A LIL LESS ETHICALLY WITHOUT EVEN SEEING THE FULL PICTURE--YET SOMEHOW, JUSTICE IS SERVED!
DARE DEVIL/MATT MURDOCK
THIS COMEDIAN HAS A SPECIAL TALENT FOR MAKING AUDIENCES LAUGH, A LEGENDARY LOVE FOR BLACK WOMEN, AND A STAGE PRESENCE THAT HITS HARDER THAN HIS JOKES!
GARY OWEN
I MADE A CLEAN GETAWAY TO A LAND WHERE FIRE AND ICE SHARE THE SAME ZIP CODE—VOLCANOES BUBBLE WHILE GLACIERS JUST CHILL (UNLIKE YOU UNDER PRESSURE, DETECTIVE). I SOAKED IN HOT SPRINGS THAT FELT LIKE NATURE’S SPA DAY, THEN CHASED LIGHTS IN THE SKY THAT DANCE BETTER THAN ANY CREW YOU’VE GOT.
ICELAND
THE POWER TO STEER THINGS YOUR WAY—TO HOLD THE REINS, SET THE PACE, AND KEEP CHAOS FROM CRASHING THE PARTY.
CONTROL
TONE TONE TONE
RDC MARK PHILLIPS