Black Actors
Before & After
Before & After
A diminutive comedian known for never turning down a role hears a distinctive "whooshing" or "swishing" sound through the stethoscope at his last physical.
Kevin Hart (Heart) Murmur
Rachel Carson
This ingredient turns a Black Russian into a White Russian
Creme
Hackman portrayed this villain, "the greatest criminal mind of our time," on screen 4 times between 1978 and 1987
Lex Luthor
Back in 2000, Jay-Z was "Big" this, "spendin' cheese"
Pimpin'
Gigantic star of The Green Mile, Scorpion King, and Talladega Nights who also makes a pretty tasty box cake mix.
Michael Clarke Duncan Hines
Ben Jonson called him "the sweet swan of" this Stratford river (Shakespeare, $400)
Avon
For a Fuzzy Navel, combine equal amounts of orange juice & this flavor schnapps
Peach
Hackman's roommate at the Pasadena Playhouse was this Midnight Cowboy actor; legend has it the two of them were voted "Least Likely to Succeed" by their classmates.
Dustin Hoffman
Inspired by a particularly delicious sandwich the singer had in the British Virgin Islands, this song led to the creation of a restaurant chain with the same name
Cheeseburger in Paradise
The star of The Help and Hidden Figures opens a shopping mall standard that used to stock risque novelties but now mostly sells branded major studio merch. :(
Octavia Spencer's Gifts
These are "what makes that lil' old ant / think he can move that rubber tree plant" (Oscar Songs, $400)
High Hopes
Green creme de menthe & white creme de cacao are featured in this cocktail named for an insect
Grasshopper
Gene starred in 3 films adapted from this author's novels, including 2003's "Runaway Jury"
John Grisham
Lil Wayne’s “Green and Yellow (Cheese Head)" is a tribute to the Green Bay Packers and is a remix of Wiz Khalifa’s song "Black and Yellow" about this NFL team
Pittsburgh Steelers
A Mt. Rushmore of comedy figure subjected to a form of (unconstitutional) government censorship that prevents speech, publication, or expression before it occurs
Richard Pryor (Prior) Restraint
Levi reinforced jeans with these to keep heavy gold nuggets from tearing the pockets (Fashion, $300)
Rivets
Similar to the classic or dirty martini, a Gibson martini replaces the lemon peel or olive with this
Pickled pearl onion
Gene won 2 Best Actor and 3 Best Supporting Actor Academy Awards (1 in each decade, 1960s to 1990s): Name two of the films for which he won
Unforgiven (1993, Supporting); Mississippi Burning (1989, Leading); French Connection (1972, Leading); I Never Sang for My Father (1971, Supporting); Bonnie and Clyde (1968, Supporting)
Dexter Gordon has a song named for this dessert from 1962, when it was probably still made by hand instead of in a factory
Cheese Cake
Comedian known for Coming to America, and the best talk show host of the 90s, visits a grand Baroque style gallery that is one of the most emblematic rooms in the royal Palace of Versailles near Paris, France.
Arsenio Hall of Mirrors
The first oil well ever drilled in the US was in this state (US Geography, $800)
Pennsylvania (Titusville)
Taylor Swift's favorite cocktail is reportedly the French Blonde, a drink made with gin, Lillet, grapefruit juice, and this French liqueur made with elderflowers.
St-Germain
Gene was born in 1930 in this California city, known for being the social, economic, and cultural hub of the valley by the same name, a Cal State campus, and the location of the 1st McDonald's!
San Bernardino
Fred Mollin and the Blue Sea Band dropped "Cheese Please" in 2007, on an album inspired by this animated film about an animal who makes an unusual alliance with a young kitchen worker at a famous Paris restaurant.
Ratatouille