& CARRIE
"Star Wars" fans were crushed by her 2016 passing, followed a day later by her mother's
Carrie Fisher
This cereal has used the slogan "Breakfast of Champions" since the 1930s
Wheaties
A futuristic society revolves around science & efficiency in this 1932 novel by Aldous Huxley
Brave New World
1951: "Hey, Stella. Hey, Stella"
A Streetcar Named Desire
A toast of grog to Sir Francis Drake, who completed this type of round-the-world voyage on Sept. 26, 1580
circumnavigation
In 2005 she became the first country singer to win "American Idol"
Carrie Underwood
Some translate the Spanish name of this breakfast dish as "country-style eggs"
huevos rancheros
A line from this novel: "Name's Joad, Tom Joad"
The Grapes of Wrath
2006: "This is Sparta"
300
Type of coordinated activity designed to prevent or thwart groups like ISIS that use violence for political aims
counterterrorism
Fred Armisen and this Carrie were costars and co-creators of "Portlandia"
Carrie Brownstein
This roll flavored with onion, a sort of bagel without the hole, was named for a Polish city
(Alex: [*]. Bialystok.)
bialy
Nadsat, the fictional language in this book, is from the Russian suffix that means "teen"
A Clockwork Orange
1973: "The power of Christ compels you. The power of Christ compels you"
The Exorcist
This method of cooling your home is pretty simple: open windows on opposite walls
crossventilation
Andie MacDowell played Carrie, the American girl who captures Hugh Grant's heart, in this 1994 film
Four Weddings and a Funeral
A special maker with larger, deeper grids produces the Belgian type of these
waffles
"A House Divided" completed Pearl Buck's trilogy that began 4 years earlier with this Pulitzer Prize-winning novel
The Good Earth
1996: "Show me the money. Show me the money"
Jerry Maguire
Made popular in a 1982 Spielberg film, this word means "originating outside of the Earth"
extraterrestrial
In a 1976 film, she played Carrie White, whose prom night was quite memorable
Sissy Spacek
For a classic eggs Benedict, use a dollop of this creamy sauce
Hollandaise
This novel by Garcia Marquez tells of the Buendia family in the mythic town of Macondo from the 1820s to the 1920s
One Hundred Years of Solitude
1995: "What was in the box?... What's in the box?"
Se7en
Regarding a new business, it means having insufficient funds for effective operation
undercapitalized