out-of-this-world movies
"He don't know talkin' good like me & you. So his vocabulistics is limited to I & am & Groot" is explained in this 2014 film
Guardians of the Galaxy
Born in Wales, he's the first British actor to play Batman on the big screen
Christian Bale
This Lady Gaga song says, "Play the cards with spades to start"--which, come to think of it, sounds more like bridge
Poker face
It's often said that this is "the best medicine"--it's fun to share, adds joy to life & it relieves stress
laughter
Patrick McHenry was in the news, as he filled in in this job for 3 tumultuous weeks in the fall of 2023
speaker of the house
Ed Harris considers using the Moon's gravity to slingshot astronauts safely back to Earth in this film
Apollo 13
He's seen here, the year he got his current show; politics hasn't aged him quite as much as it ages politicians
jon stewart
"I know she'll be the death of me / At least we'll both be numb", sang The Weeknd in this chart-topper
Can't feel my face
Doing this before bed can help you sleep better; try the bridge or legs up the wall poses
yoga
This movement named for a 1773 event arrived in 2010 starting with the election of newbie Dean Murray to the N.Y. State Assembly
The Tea Party movement
Spock suffers this subtitle of "Star Trek II" & (spoiler?) dies, but shakes it off for the IIIrd one
hint: an intense emotion our friend Surtaz would feel
The Wrath of Khan
In 2012 Demi Lovato & this superstar joined "The X Factor" as judges for season 2
Britney Spears
The classic musical "Bye Bye Birdie" gave us the song that says, "Gray skies are gonna clear up", so do this
put on a happy face
You're advised to brush your teeth & floss daily because of a link between heart disease & this 11-letter type of gum disease
peridontal
More governors of New Jersey have resigned than of any other state--mostly for positive reasons like when he quit in 1913 to be president
Wilson
Before repeating whatever the computer said in "Galaxy Quest", she had a very different meeting with "Aliens"
Sigourney Weaver
Before making it big on screen as Jacob Black, he was big into martial arts & was a junior world champion
Taylor Lautner
Adele did this amazing title thing & "watched it pour as I touched your face"
Set fire to the rain
Short on time but want to get in a good workout? Some people enjoy this form of exercise, HIIT for short, but don't overdo it
high intensity interval training
The 1974 Senate race in N.H., with 220,000 votes cast, was won by 355, then after the first of these, by 10, then after another, by 2
recounts
What's in the box?! Why, a clue about this extrasolar moon in "Avatar: The Way of Water"
Pandora
Fresh from "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island", he starred as Peeta in "The Hunger Games"
Josh Hutcherson
The Faces were early '70s stars with future Rolling Stone Ron Wood on guitar & this soon-to-be solo superstar on lead vocals
Rod Stewart
Plain & simple, give someone a hug; it releases these feel-good hormones, named in part for a narcotic
endorphins
With saving salmon fishing as her big issue, in 2022 Mary Peltola beat this woman & became the first Alaska native in Congress
sarah palin