Star Wars
This is the weapon of a Jedi Knight. Not as clumsy or random as a blaster; an elegant weapon for a more civilized age.
Lightsaber
Kendrick Lamar, 2024
Not Like Us
A teenage girl leads a fiery revolution in this series from Suzanne Collins.
The Hunger Games
The cerebrum is divided into two of these distinct halves, commonly referred to as the left and the right.
Hemispheres
This is the iconic last name of the famous cinematic family at the center of the nine main "Star Wars" films.
Skywalker
Lil Nas X, 2019
Old Town Road
Abnegation, Amity, Candor, Dauntless, and Erudite are factions in this series.
Divergent
Meaning "little brain" in Latin, this structure situated at the back of the skull coordinates voluntary movements, posture, and balance.
Cerebellum
This Sith lord is a fallen Jedi that was at one point the apprentice of Jedi Master Yoda himself.
Count Dooku (Darth Tyranus)
Justin Timberlake, 2016
CAN’T STOP THE FEELING!
The film adaptation of this John Green novel features “Boom Clap” by Charli xcx.
The Fault in Our Stars
This thick bundle of more than 200 million nerve fibers acts as the main communication highway between the left and right cerebral hemispheres.
Corpus Callosum
This spacestation, not a moon, is called the Death Star and is the super weapon the Empire constructed to keep the galaxy in line. What is its codename?
Project Stardust
Glass Animals, 2022
Heat Waves
Camp Half-Blood is the titular main character’s home in this Rick Riordan series.
Percy Jackson & the Olympians
Taking its name from the Greek word for "almond," this cluster of nuclei deep within the temporal lobe is the brain's primary processing center for fear and threat detection.
Amygdala
This is a foundational Sith philosophy in Star Wars, stating that there can only be one Master to hold the power, and one Apprentice to crave it at any given time. Established by Darth Bane roughly 1,000 years before the Battle of Yavin (Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope).
The Rule of Two
Calvin Harris, 2014
Summer
“Fifty Shades of Grey” originated as fanfiction of this romance saga.
Twilight
Damage to this specific bundle of nerve fibers, which connects Wernicke's area to Broca's area, results in a rare language disorder known as conduction aphasia.
Arcuate Fasciculus