AROUND THE WORLD
Thailand is home to more than 30,000 temples & its 70 million people are predominantly of this religion
Buddhist
In "Her", she voiced the supportive A.I. Samantha, who's in a relationship with Theodore & a few hundred others
Johansson
The song "Brass Monkey" by this trio informed us "I got a castle in Brooklyn, that's where I dwell"
The Beastie Boys
In "The Pilgrim's Regress" by this "Narnia" man, a dragon laments, "Often I wish I hadn't eaten my wife"
C.S. Lewis
She is chairman of her "OWN" network that premiered in 2011, & I do believe you've heard her name at least once or twice
Oprah
Like the wise men who visited the baby Jesus, members of the Persian priestly class were known as these
The Magi
One quirk of a famed filmmaker is calling most of his movies "a Spike Lee" this
Joint
"4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)" by this rocker fittingly mentions a boss in the lyrics
Springsteen
Later immortalized by Audrey Hepburn, she "wore a slim cool black dress, black sandals, a pearl choker"
Holly Golightly
The isolation of this hormone in the 1920s led to the first effective treatment for diabetes
Insulin
3 little French words, this dish is chicken braised in wine, mushrooms & lardons, often with cognac flambé action
Coq au vin
Heard in this film: "You're my older brother, & I love you. But don't ever take sides with anyone against the family again. Ever"
The Godfather
Taylor Swift seems to be taking the odd angle of apologizing to an ex in her hit "Back To" this month
December
The bestselling book "Drawing on the Right Side of" this encourages artists to turn off their analytical sides
The Brain
Jimmy Buffett's signature song, it had him forever searching for his lost shaker of salt
Margarittaville
Beginning in the 1750s, residents of this colony in eastern Canada were forced to relocate, many going to Louisiana
Acadia
As stowaways aboard a transatlantic ship, this foursome gets into no end of trouble in the film "Monkey Business"
The Marx Brothers
Beethoven's "Ode To Joy" is the anthem of this group made up of 27 nations
The EU
A 1957 review of "On the Road" said this generation "was born disillusioned"
The Beat Generation
The first item sold here was a broken laser pointer, for $14.83; unfixable, the pointer was returned & is now in the company lobby
eBay
The Kallawaya people of these mountains, living just north of Lake Titicaca, were among the first to discover the uses of quinine & coca
The Andes
The top-grossing R-rated film of all time features these title Marvel frenemies F-bombing their way straight to the bank
Deadpool and Wolverine
Bunk Johnson was a popular figure in the 1940s revival of this style of jazz associated with New Orleans
Dixieland
In Spanish this series of books asks, "Dónde está Wally?" & in French, "Où est Charlie?"
Where's Waldo?
Latin for sword gives us this 9 letter word for a certain fighter in ancient Rome
Gladiator