Found in the NATO Phonetic Alphabet
Parker of jazz or Puth of pop
Charlie
A media player, a music manager & later an online store all-in-one, this computer app was released on January 9, 2001
Itunes
The ubiquitous Monk's Cafe served big salads to go on this sitcom
Seinfeld
From Italian for "little house", we use the word to mean a gambling establishment
A casino
According to the Department of Transportation, the first U.S. sign with this simple command appeared in Detroit in 1915
Stop
It purportedly got its name because it resembled the uncle of the Film Academy librarian
Oscar
In 2024 a rebel attack lasting less than 2 weeks ended the 50-year dictatorship of this family in Syria
Assad
The main apartment in "The Big Bang Theory" is at the fictional 2311 North Los Robles in this nonfictional California city
Pasadena
From the French for "spinning top", it's a full turn of the body as in ballet
pirouette
A contest by a container company led Gary Anderson to create the symbol for this, a Möbius loop of 3 arrows chasing each other
Recycling sign
Topaz is the traditional birthstone of this month
November
The first African American to win the Best Actress Oscar, she won in 2002 for her nuanced work in the film "Monster's Ball"
Halle Berry
McGee's Pub in NYC was the inspiration for MacLaren's, the hangout of Lily, Marshall & the rest of the gang on this sitcom
How I Met Your Mother
Afrikaans not meaning "going without underwear" gives us this word for a squad that carries out raids
Commando
In Exodus 32 this symbol of apostasy was fashioned by Aaron & worshiped with sacrifices
The Golden Calf
Male half of a 1597 play title
Romeo
In 2009 this US Airways pilot miraculously landed an Airbus A320 & its 150 passengers in the Hudson River
Sullenburger ( Sully )
The "90210" kids loved their mega burgers & pie at this alliterative diner
The Peach Pit
Need a place to stay out on the Great Plains? Check out one of these, from the Siouan for "dwelling"
A Tipi
From Latin for "apple with many seeds", this fruit is a symbol of fertility in many cultures
Pomegranate
It's from Gaelic words for "water of life"
In 2022, this rover with a determined name put the first sample of Martian rock in a new depot for possible return to Earth
Perseverance
In "Grey's Anatomy" doctors & staff drink & flirt at this gem of a bar, also a nickname for the show's metropolis-- one short day here!
Partly from Russian, it's a person like a witch doctor believed to have access to the spirit world
A shaman
Used in Ancient Egyptian amulets, this ocular symbol contains the name of a falcon god
Eye of Horus