MILD TV SPOILERS
On this show Logan Roy gives control over to... cussin'! According to The Ringer, he drops the F-bomb 402 times
What is Succession?
As heard in "The Shawshank Redemption", new inmates are called these, since they are "out of water" & in a new environment
What are fish(es)?
A dark or melancholy feeling can be evoked by using this type of chord that flattens the third note of the major scale
What is a minor?
If you're brave enough, there's an Interactive Medieval Torture Museum not far from the Field Museum in this city
Where is Chicago?
In geometry it's half the diameter of a circle
What is a radius?
On the last episode of this show, the title family meet at a New Jersey diner & the unthinkable happens--Meadow jaywalks!
What are The Sopranos?
"Flying" one of these isn't a hobby glamorized in "Mary Poppins" but a secret message passed between prisoners
What is a kite?
Many classic pop songs go verse, chorus, verse, chorus, this section with a connective name, then back to the chorus again
What is bridge?
You can bet Vidalia, Georgia has a museum devoted to this product & how it grows
What are onions?
Without an accent aigu, it means "to continue"; with one, it helps you get a job
What is a resume (résumé)?
In the 3rd episode of "Mad Men", we learn the true identity of this character--he's a dog lover! He gives his daughter a pooch
Who is Don Draper ?
"Orange Is the New Black" mentions this 3-letter acronym for solitary confinement that sounds like an apparel item
What is the SHU?
"We Don't Talk About Bruno" employs this propulsive rhythmic technique of emphasizing unexpected beats; the name comes from a Latin word meaning "to swoon or faint"
What is syncopation?
A museum in Fairmount, Indiana honors two local legends--James Dean & this creator of Garfield the cat
Who is Jim Davis?
It's the name of a thick-shelled clam, or Peter Griffin's hometown
What is a quahog?
Not to give too much away, but the first name of the title novelist played by Nathan Fillion on this show is Richard
What is Castle?
A LAPL exhibit on prisoners' inventions included a DIY tool used to boil water called this, like a barbed insect organ
What is a stinger?
A rapid tempo to a musician, it's an exclamation used by a magician
What is presto?
Trenton's Old Barracks Museum has preserved the quarters built in 1758 for British soldiers in this war
What is the French & Indian Wars?
"B" + a Musketeer's name gets this word for a ludicrous anticlimax
What is bathos?
In Season 1, Episode 1 of "Bridgerton", this actor, as Lord Anthony, rides a horse
Who is Jonathan Bailey?
Some inmates have used this Aztecan language for coded conversations in prison (macuahuitl could mean shiv for instance)
What is Nahuatl?
The person with this title is also called the first chair or first violinist & gets to play solos & might tune the orchestra
What is a concertmaster?
In 2025 the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix featured an exhibition on this greatest violinmaker "& the golden age of violins & guitars"
Who is Stradivari?
Oddly, this word for a metrical foot is derived from the Greek word for "finger"
What is dactyl?