The National Parks
A southern California hot spot or a U2 studio album
Joshua Tree
Combine your choice of fish, rice, seaweed, and vegetables to create this Japanese dish (it's best with a little "Japanese horseradish" too)
sushi
This heartbreaking debut from this 17-year-old pop artist tells the story of young girl driving through the suburbs, thinking about a recent breakup. This song crushes me.
Drivers License
He wrote "The Sun Also Rises" and "The Old Man and the Sea" before taking his own life in 1961
Hemingway
It's nicknamed "The Magnolia State"
Mississippi
Who wrote the article "I Don't Want to be the Strong Female Lead?"
Brit Marling
Find manatees, panthers, and turtles in this park tucked between Miami and Naples
Everglades
Combine red, tomatoes, onions, vegetables, meat, curry powder, and thyme to create this West African dish
Jollof
His first posthumous album "Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon" is the top-selling rap album of 2021, spurred by the song "What You Know Bout Love"
Pop Smoke
Steinbeck
Inflammation of the gums accompanied by tenderness & slight bleeding
gingivitis
Drew Dudley, the "Everyday Leader," asked a nervous incoming college student to hand what to a girl in line?
lollipop
Take a good trip to this rugged national park in South Dakota
Badlands
This pasta feature a two to three inch wide noodle with straight or ripped edges
Lasagna
The titular song of her sophomore album "Happier than Ever" shifts from a carefully strummed ballad to cathartic pop-punk song about leaving an abusive relationship
Billie Eillish
This Howard University alum wrote accomplished works "The Bluest Eye," "Sula," and "Beloved"
Toni Morrison
the state of being able to see or be seen
visibility
Name one of the dances moves we did last Friday
flamingos, outlaws, lions, runaways, New York, LA, trail, driveway...
Add a d to the end of a London landmark to get this national park on the southern border
Big Bend
A Italian dessert made with butterfat whole milk and sugar, it tastes very similar to ice cream.
Gelato
This artist still hasn't dropped his album DONDA, despite several social media teases and a few live performances in Atlanta.
Kayne
This American poet wrote "Be curious, not judgemental" (I literally said his name on Wednesday)
Walt Whitman
From the Latin for "nothing", it's an adjective for someone who's totally down for anarchy
nihilistic
Name one of the Class Rules I struck out in your Class Contract
No Homework, No Talking Over Each Other, Respect Each Other, Drink Water, Wear Shoes and Shirt...
The Brooks Range captivates the mere 10,000 annual visitors to this northernmost national park
Gates of the Arctic
This Polish soup combines a beet-based broth with chicken, garlic, and sugar
Borscht
Lil Nas X and this Louisville native team up in "Industry Baby," a song about their sudden rise to international fame.
Jack Harlow
This American poet writes, "Because I could not stop for Death – / He kindly stopped for me – / The Carriage held but just Ourselves – / And Immortality."
Emily Dickinson
the ability to assess and initiate things independently; to take charge before others do
initiative
On Thursday, I gave you a big list of ways to destress. Name one thing from that list.
a whole bunch, I'd be shocked if none of you knew an answer