SOUNDS LIKE A BOYBAND
As Nick Lachey surely knows, it’s sorta kinda around the normal body temperature
98 Degrees
During a stop in Manila on her “Guts” tour, this singer told her fans “Pinoy ako” (I’m Filipino)
Olivia Rodrigo
Many a ‘90s mom thought all these alliterative stuffed animals would increase in value & pay for her kid’s college education
Beanie Babies
Pabst Blue Robot is Bender’s favorite on this TV show
Futurama
Arrrrgh! The manga-based “One Piece” follows Monkey D. Luffy on his quest to become the king of these
Pirates
Is it this abbreviation for filming people filming people, or a K-pop band with Jin & Suga?
BTS
“I’ve Got a Feeling” that the rapper apl.de.ap was a coach on “The Voice of the Philippines” and a founding member of this group
The Black Eyed Peas
This popular hairstyle had young men dyeing the ends of their hair blonde while leaving the roots darker; not “icy caps” but...
Frosted tips
You’ll find Ent-Draughts, served by an old stick, in this trilogy
The Lord of the Rings
You can’t swing a stick without hitting an assassin in “The Continental”, set in the world of this Keanu Reeves guy
John Wick
It’s an idiom for working well together, like Chris Kirkpatrick on a tandem bicycle with Justin Timberlake
*NSYNC
This artist was “pronoun”’-ced as winner of a 2020 Oscar for Best Original Song from the movie “Judas & the Black Messiah”
H.E.R.
Games for this alphanumeric console included ’90s classics like “Goldeneye” & “Banjo-kazooie”
N64 or Nintendo 64
A Blue Ale is named for this warrior race related to vulcans
Romulans
Set in a school for wannabe superheroes, “Gen V” is a spinoff of this hard-hitting Amazon Prime show
The Boys
Donnie Wahlberg & Joey McIntyre are these children who just came to the neighborhood & now we gotta show them the ropes
New Kids On the Block
In 2025 this ex-Pussycat Doll mentioned her Filipino heritage when accepting a Tony Award for “Sunset Blvd.”
Nicole Scherzinger
I never got to have one of these digital pets shaped like eggs from Bandai
Tamagotchi
Harry Potter might get carded trying to drink a pint of this at the Three Broomsticks
Butterbeer
A true miscarriage of justice, “Jury Duty” found this actor playing himself as part of a fake trial
James Marsden
A bar mitzvah marks this transition from childhood to adulthood; I wonder if Nathan Morris & Shawn Stockman had one
Boyz II Men
He gained widespread attention after starring with the Warblers in a viral a cappella cover of Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream” on the hit TV show about a high school show choir
Darren Criss
You may recall this book series by K.A. Applegate with teens shapeshifting into beasts
Animorphs
This sitcom introduced Monkeyshine Beer; Marcel was the mascot
Friends
Rosario Dawson wields dual lightsabers as this title hero, a former Jedi out to help a galaxy far, far away
Ahsoka