BOOKS & AUTHORS
BOOKS & AUTHORS
ATLAS OBSCURA
IN THE DICTIONARY
CHILD'S POSE
MEDSPEAK
MOVIE TITLE CHANGE A LETTER
400
Released in 2025, "Book of Lives" is "A Memoir of Sorts" by this author of "The Handmaid's Tale"
Atwood
400
A temple called Ta Prohm has a carving that seems to show a Stegosaurus, so were there dinosaurs in this country in the 12th century?
Cambodia
400
This area that golfers aim for can also mean the navigable part of a river, which ships aim for.
Fairway
400
The boy seen here was long thought to be this artist's son, Titus, but recent scholarship rejects that idea.
Rembrandt
400
We hope you never need it, but you should know that CPR stands for this
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
400
While at school in the land of Oz, 2 witches form an unlikely bond rooted in a mutual love of woven furniture
Wicker
800
Mark Watney in this Andy Weir novel has been described as sort of a MacGyver in space
The Martian
800
In the middle of the Turkmenistan desert, a giant fiery gas crater has been burning for decades; locals call it this infernal entrance.
The Gates of Hell
800
Also a type of backup "plan", it's the opposite of necessity & refers to a truth that could have not turned out that way
Contingency
800
This American captured the spirit of 6-year-old Ruby Bridges walking to school while guarded by marshals.
Norman Rockwell
800
A thrombus is one of these & it can lead to serious consequences
Blood Clot
800
In this animated Disney classic from 1991, an attractive maiden is imprisoned in a castle with a sourdough starter
Beauty and the Yeast
1200
Olivia Joules is a beauty journalist turned master spy in a novel by this author better known for Bridget Jones
Helen Fielding
1200
Latin for "place for bones of the dead" gives us this word for a place like the chapel in Sedlec, Czechia, decorated with thousands of bones.
Ossuary
1200
A verb for a way to cook a steak, it's also a noun for a fight or scuffle; Shakespeare wrote of "furious raging" ones
Broil
1200
This impressionist didn't pose his son, future filmmaker Jean, but captured him at play with the family servant, Gabrielle.
Renoir
1200
It's just a fancy name for earwax
Cerumen
1200
The star-crossed tale of 2 cowboys who fall in love while visiting a world-famous landmark in Rome's Trevi District
Brokeback Fountain
1600
"Portrait of a Novel" by Michael Gorra is a biography of this author & the backstory of his "Portrait of a Lady"
Henry James
1600
Atlas Obscura goes to the ends of the earth--like the lighthouses of this NW region of Spain once considered the end of the Earth
Galacia
1600
Spanish for "little oven", it's a volcanic but not volcano-sized structure emitting hot gas. It is also a brand of Tequila!
Hornito
1600
Famous for her paintings of waifs with big eyes, she was portrayed in a 2014 film by Amy Adams
Margaret Keane
1600
More intense & lasting longer than the "baby blues", this type of depression can affect new dads as well as moms
Post-Partum
1600
Questlove's Oscar-winning & staunchly pro-gazpacho documentary about a festival celebrating liquid food
Summer of Soup (Soul)
2000
Published posthumously, "The Bulwark" & "The Stoic" were the last novels by this "An American Tragedy" author
Theodore Dreiser
2000
This founder of utilitarianism has had his preserved body & (fake) head on display in London for much of the last 170 years
Bentham
2000
Meaning to withdraw official state status from a church, this 12-letter verb is found within a 28-letter word
Disestablish. (Found in antidisestablishmentarianism)
2000
5-year-old Princess Margarita posed for this Spaniard & is the central figure of his "Las Meninas"
Diego Velázquez
2000
Mainly affecting the face, the name of this inflammatory skin disorder refers to the redness & flushing that it causes
Rosacea
2000
In an Oscar-winning role, Sandra Bullock adopts the Nigerian-born singer of "Smooth Operator", who has tragically lost her sight
The Blind Sade