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In a short story set in this city, Philemon humiliates his adulterous wife Matilda by forcing her to treat the suit that her lover left behind like a real person. A baboon terrorizes this city in the story “Something Out There.” (15[1])Langston Hughes was a pen pal of many writers for this city’s (-5[1])Drum magazine, (-5[1])such as an actor nicknamed (15[1])“Bloke,” a journalist who composed a jazz opera about the boxer King Kong, and the novelist of Mating Birds. In a story set in this city, (-5[1])a golfer watches an old man collapse while carrying what he thought was his son’s (*) coffin. An author from a suburb of this city outlined “How [her country’s] Censorship Works” in an essay (10[1])whose title asks, (-5[1])“What Happened to” (10[1])one of her novels. That author, (10[1])who was part of this (10[1])city’s Sophiatown (10[1])Renaissance, wrote the short story “Six Feet of the Country.” For 10 points, name this city home to the author of Burger’s Daughter, (10[1])Nadine (10[1])Gordimer. ■END■ (10[5]0[2])

ANSWER: Johannesburg [or Joburg; accept Sophiatown until read, but prompt afterwards; prompt on Springs] (The short story in the first line is “The Suit” by Can Themba. The Drum writers are Bloke Modisane, Lewis Nkosi, and Todd Matshikiza.)
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2024 Chicago Open07/28/2024Y1593%13%27%134.21

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Matt JacksonLMM's LLM MLMPunished "Venom" BHSU4015
Taylor Harveysticking out your guyot for the ridge push; you're so seafloor spread, you're so fracture zoneI’ll take a quiet 10 / A handshake of CO (Chicago Open)52-5
Milan FernandezThe Empire Bikes BackBHSU B54-5
William GoldenThe Dyatlov Passement incidentWe Need New Names5915
Amogh KulkarniAMOGH QUIZ HACK? 英雄联盟 400 PPG 24 TUHRead slowly: A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A Read quickly: A85-5
Henry GoffA Nervy Liberal Nanny Henceit's the great pumpkinification objection, charlie brown11810
Rahul KeyalLying on a Mattress at Lou’s Apartment in Pilsen, ChicagoCharlotte's Moderately Successful Team121-5
Rohan Khervar merchantsMindgoblin of Little Hobbes12410
Naveed ChowdhuryLisan al-QuibThe Oldest Men in the World13010
Ned TagtmeierBerkeley Mafia and the Chicago BoyLes Missourables13510
Daniel MaThere are buzzable clues everywhere for those with eyes to seeAre You There, Chat? It's Me, Margaret13710
Conor ThompsonGalvanized Square Steen and Eco-Friendly Wood VermeerNJTRANSit (and bobby, i guess)16010
Nikhil DesaiFirst Cause, First Cause, make me young!when you look this good, you don’t have to know anything16110
Walter ZhaoRead slowly: A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A Read quickly: AAMOGH QUIZ HACK? 英雄联盟 400 PPG 24 TUH16310
Arya KarthikCharlotte's Moderately Successful TeamLying on a Mattress at Lou’s Apartment in Pilsen, Chicago16310
Kenji ShimizuI’ll take a quiet 10 / A handshake of CO (Chicago Open)sticking out your guyot for the ridge push; you're so seafloor spread, you're so fracture zone16310
Michael HundingSAYYID QUTB, DRIVING THE LONGEST CAR YOU’VE EVER SEEN THROUGH TAHRIR SQUARENJTRANSit (and anwen, I guess)16310
Tejas RajeBHSU BThe Empire Bikes Back1630
Richard YugenAI this, genAI that, have you found your 真爱 yetThe Jeam Team16310
Jorrest WeintraubThe Jeam TeamgenAI this, genAI that, have you found your 真爱 yet1630