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| JANE AUSTEN IN POP CULTURE |
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| About 2 feet is the maximum depth for this type of pool |
a wading pool
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| This Philadelphia paper is nicknamed "Inky" |
the Philadelphia Inquirer
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| In 1978 Bill Gates & Paul Allen were in their 20s when this company they founded exceeded $1 million in sales |
Microsoft
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| Related to the ancient scarab, it's also called the May beetle, but we think that's a bit premature |
a June bug
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| Opened in 1849, the Chain Bridge over this river was the first to link Buda & Pest |
the Danube
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| Helen Fielding reworked "Pride & Prejudice" & used the name Mr. Darcy for this novel & its 2001 film |
Bridget Jones's Diary
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| If you hitch one of these "to a star", you've got ambition |
a wagon
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| The slogan of this Baltimore paper is "Light for All" |
the Baltimore Sun
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| Picasso & Braque were in their 20s when they began developing this art style together |
cubism
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| Thanks to the old style calendar of this country, its "February Revolution" began on March 8, 1917 (to us) |
Russia
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| This Australian city's Harbour Bridge is nicknamed the "Coat Hanger" |
Sydney
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| 2 sisters go broke & move to East L.A. in the rhymingly titled fiim "From Prada to" this, based on "Sense & Sensibility" |
Nada
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| To whip to a froth, or the tool used to do so |
a whisk
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| The "ticker" was announced in the Feb. 26, 1897 issue of this publication |
(J: What is The Wall Street Times? [*]?) (Alex: [Speaking over J's self-correction] Oooh, no, sorry.)
The Wall Street Journal
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| T.S. Eliot was 26 when this "Love Song" of his was published in Poetry magazine |
The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
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| Term for an unexpected voter-swaying event just before a presidential election |
an October surprise
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| A bridge in Cambridge that crosses the river Cam is named for Venice's bridge of these |
Sighs
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| As if! This movie starring Alicia Silverstone was based on "Emma" |
Clueless
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| Habeas corpus or certiorari |
a writ
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| The late Roger Ebert was the chief film critic of this Midwest paper for more than 40 years |
the Chicago Sun-Times
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| Lawyer to both Claus von Bulow & O.J. Simpson, he was appointed to the faculty of the Harvard law school at age 25 |
Alan Dershowitz
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| The most infamous event of 44 B.C. occurred on this day |
the Ides of March
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| The oldest existing bridge built over the river Seine in Paris, it opened in 1607 & means "new bridge" |
the Pont Neuf
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| Giant lobsters & rampaging octopi threaten the Dashwood sisters in the book "Sense and Sensibility and" these |
Sea Monsters
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| You know, you've got a point--this one formed in your hairline |
a widow's peak
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| Call 303-893-TIPS to reach an investigative reporter at this Post |
The Denver Post
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| In 1778, at age 22, he was made a Major & commanded 3 troops of cavalry, earning his nickname |
Light-Horse Harry Lee
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| In 1987 this African-American playwright swung for the "Fences" & won a Pulitzer |
August Wilson
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| The triple bridge gives visitors a choice of how to enter Old Town in Ljubljana in this former Yugoslav republic |
Slovenia
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| She played a pre-fame Jane Austen in the 2007 film "Becoming Jane" |
Anne Hathaway
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