FROM COLONY TO CATWALK
A LITTLE ALLITERATION
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VIDEOGAMES IRL
SPACEY TALK
200
This Japanese robe, once seen as exotic loungewear in 19th-century Europe, was adapted into Western dressing gowns and influenced modern silhouettes
Kimono
200
A follicly challenged hair cutter
Bald barber
200
It's the adjective used to describe a work only partially based on the writer's life
Semiautobiographical
200
With over 300 million copies sold, this blocky sandbox game has become more than entertainment — it's used to teach coding logic, architectural design, and even molecular chemistry in schools around the world.
Minecraft
200
Involving the folding or warping of both space & time, future space travel could be aided by theoretical shortcuts called Einstein-Rosen bridges, AKA these
Wormholes
400
This tailored, stand-collared jacket became a symbol of post-colonial Indian elegance and later influenced global menswear, especially in the 1960s
Nehru jacket
400
The king of beasts' maze
Lion's labyrinth
400
This "-tion" is the attribution of human qualities to something that is not human
anthropomorphization
400
In 2016, this augmented reality game had millions roaming the streets and parks in search of digital creatures, prompting both community bonding and trespassing reports
Pokémon GO
400
This planet is in the sun's habitable zone, but thick clouds of carbon dioxide trap solar radiation making it the hottest in our solar system, thus not really habitable
Venus
600
This Caribbean and West African headwrap style was adopted into French colonial fashion and symbolized both oppression and resistance
Tignon
600
A waltz for the highest British hereditary noble rank
Duke's dance
600
It's a gathering of protesters to express opposition to the aims of another group of protesters
Counterdemonstration
600
Games like FIFA and Overwatch have drawn scrutiny for this controversial in-game system, where players spend real money for randomized virtual rewards — a mechanic some governments have compared to gambling and outright banned
Loot box system
600
Everyone knows that a planet moving from east to west relative to the stars is in retrograde motion; however, one going west to east is in this kind
Prograde
800
These elaborately embroidered slippers from North Africa became a fashionable European import in the 18th century and inspired the modern house slipper
Babouches
800
A sign that points to the inability to sleep
Insomnia indicator
800
EEG for short, it's a record of some of the brain's activity
Electroencephalogram
800
Like EVE Online, this wildly successful fantasy MMO has had its own massive virtual economy analyzed by academics — including a 2005 in-game plague that eerily mirrored real-world pandemics
World of Warcraft
800
The cloud of gas, ice & dust around the nucleus of a comet is called this, also a term for a serious medical condition
The coma
1000
Adapted from traditional outerwear crafted by Arctic Indigenous communities like the Inuit, this hooded garment designed for survival in extreme cold has since been transformed into a staple of both military uniforms and luxury winter fashion
Parka
1000
A baby-faced angel disobeying the rules of a game
Cheating Cherub
1000
This adverb means in a manner not typical of a particular person
uncharacteristically
1000
This 2015 Polish RPG became such a cultural export that the country’s prime minister gifted a copy to President Obama, and it was later credited with boosting Poland’s GDP
The Witcher 3
1000
From Latin for "almost shadow", it's a partly darkened area at the edge of an eclipse
Penumbra