Sunday Styles
This section of Sunday Style in the New York Times often contains the sentence: “The bride is keeping her name.”
What is "Vows"?
A modern Christmas tradition, this wide-eyed little figurine is supposed to be a special scout from the North Pole, who only moves while children are asleep, and is found in a different location in their house each morning.
What is Elf on the Shelf?
Stephen King’s first novel tells the story of an unpopular teenage girl discovering her telekinetic powers, who ends up getting revenge on those who torment her.
What is Carrie?
The ruins of Pompeii sit in the shadow of this, still active, volcano which is overdue for its next eruption.
What is Vesuvius?
On July 23, the summer Olympics, which were supposed to be held in 2020, will kick off in this city.
What is Tokyo?
This section of Sunday Style contains essays with recent titles such as “The Pandemic Arrived. His Text Back Did Not;” and “He Seduced Me With Bread;” older essays from this section were recently made into an Amazon Original series with the same name.
What is "Modern Love"?
Many different cultures have believed in elves over the centuries, but they did not become a large part of pop culture until this 1937 book by J. R. R. Tolkien.
What is The Hobbit?
This book, published in 2018, was quickly adapted into an HBO miniseries starring Cynthia Erivo and Jason Bateman.
What is The Outsider?
Beneath this U.S. national park isn’t just a volcano, but a supervolcano that has had 3 super eruptions and could blow again.
What is Yellowstone?
The 134th edition of this tennis championship – the oldest in the world – will begin on June 28.
What is Wimbledon?
DAILY DOUBLE!
On December 21, 2018, the cover story of the Sunday Style section was about aluminum metalized polyethylene terephthalate – a sparkly, twinkly substance which is more commonly known by this name.
In the movie Elf, Buddy the Elf crawled into Santa’s present pack and was unwittingly taken back to the North Pole, where he was raised by this character, played by the magnificent Bob Newhart.
Who is Papa Elf?
This pivotal series includes 8 books and 2 short stories, written over 30 years, follows Roland, the last gunslinger, and is the crux of the Stephen King multiverse.
What is The Dark Tower series?
In December 2019, a tourist excursion turned deadly when a volcano erupted on this country’s White Island, killing 21 people.
What is New Zealand?
Normally held in January or February, this prestigious Hollywood award ceremy has been pushed back to April 25.
What are the Oscars/Academy Awards?
The January 20, 2013 edition of the Sunday Style referred to this former creative director and president of J.Crew as the “Woman Who Dresses America."
Who is Jenna Lyons?
This grumpy house elf lived at 12 Grimmauld Place, where he served the House of Black for many years.
Who is Kreacher?
DAILY DOUBLE!
This is the name of the ageless, creepy clown in IT.
The region of the Pacific Ocean with the largest number of active volcanoes in the world is known by this lyrical nickname.
What is the Ring of Fire?
On May 26, there will be a total lunar eclipse, which is when the _______ gets between the _______ and the _______.
What is the EARTH gets between the MOON and the SUN?
The Style section of the NYT website contain the following quote: “For the future is like heaven — everyone exalts it but no one wants to go there now.” The quote is attributed to this author who wrote Notes of a Native Son, among many other great works.
In 2013, an elf advocate group called Friends of Lava fought against a highway project that they said would disturb an elf habitat, and the project was actually halted until the case was heard by this island nation’s Supreme Court.
What is Iceland?
In the short story The Body, a group of boys hear that their missing classmate has been found dead, so they set out on a quest to locate his body. It was adapted into this 1986 critically acclaimed film.
What is Stand by Me?
In 1883, this volcanic island in Indonesia erupted with a force greater than an atomic bomb, and was heard nearly 3,000 miles away.
What is Krakatoa?
The month of May will be filled with performances from the 65th edition of this international song competition. Over 20 countries are already signed up to participate.
What is Eurovision?