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Julia Child
Julia Child (1912–2004), American cooking teacher and author of Mastering the Art of French Cooking (1961) and the TV series The French Chef, who brought French home cooking to mainstream America.
Julia Lemigova (Юлия Андреевна Лемигова)
Julia Lemigova (Юлия Андреевна Лемигова), born 1972 in Moscow, is a Russian model and Miss USSR 1990 figure, second runner-up at Miss Universe 1991, founder of the Russie Blanche skincare line, wife of Martina Navratilova, and Real Housewives of Miami cast member.
Julie McCullough
Julie McCullough (Julie Michelle McCullough), born 1965 in Honolulu, is an American model, actress, and stand-up comedian: Playboy's February 1986 Playmate, fired from Growing Pains in 1989-90 after Kirk Cameron objected to her Playboy past.
Julie Powell
Julie Powell (Julie Anne Powell, born Julia Anne Foster; 1973-2022), American food writer and blogger whose Salon blog the Julie/Julia Project cooking all 524 Julia Child recipes in a year produced the memoir Julie & Julia and the 2009 Nora Ephron film.
Jumping the broom
Jumping the broom is a wedding ritual in which a couple jumps over a broom, used by enslaved African Americans denied legal marriage, with documented British Isles origins, revived after Roots (1976) and Harriette Cole's 1993 planner.
Jumpman (logo)
Jumpman is Nike's trademarked silhouette of Michael Jordan mid-leap, drawn by Peter Moore from a 1984 Life photo by Jacobus Rentmeester; first on the Air Jordan III (1987), upheld against Rentmeester's copyright suit by the Ninth Circuit in 2018.
Juneteenth
Juneteenth (Juneteenth National Independence Day; also Jubilee Day, Freedom Day, Emancipation Day, Black Independence Day) is the U.S. June 19 holiday marking the 1865 emancipation announcement in Galveston, Texas; federal holiday since 2021.
Jungle Bird
Jungle Bird: tiki cocktail of dark rum, Campari, pineapple juice, lime, and syrup, created by Jeffrey Ong at the Kuala Lumpur Hilton's Aviary Bar (1973 or 1978) as a welcome drink, revived by Beachbum Berry and Giuseppe González.
Jungle juice
Jungle juice is an improvised large-batch party punch of hard liquor, fruit juices, and soda in a big container. Originated as WWII G.I. moonshine in the Southwest Pacific; also a poppers brand and canned drink name.
Junior Bake Off
Junior Bake Off is the British children's spin-off of The Great British Bake Off, made by Love Productions. Began on CBBC in 2011 with Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry judging; revived on Channel 4 in 2019 with Harry Hill hosting and Ravneet Gill and Liam Charles judging bakers aged 9-15.
Junk food
Junk food: informal term for high-calorie, low-nutrient foods high in sugar, salt, or fat; term coined by Michael Jacobson (CSPI) in 1972; no accepted legal definition; regulators use HFSS or ultra-processed food categories instead.
Junk journal
Junk journal, also called junk journaling or formerly smashbooking, is a handmade book craft using recycled and found materials like packaging, tickets, and magazine cutouts, collaged with stickers and ephemera; distinct from photo-centered scrapbooking, it surged in popularity around 2025.
Just Do It
Just Do It is Nike's signature slogan, coined in 1988 by Dan Wieden of Wieden+Kennedy from Gary Gilmore's last words, debuted with runner Walt Stack, trademarked in 1989, and renewed by campaigns such as 2018's Dream Crazy and 2025's Why Do It?
Just Eat
Just Eat is the European food-ordering brand of Just Eat Takeaway.com, formed when Takeaway.com (founded 2000, Netherlands) merged with Just Eat (Denmark, 2001) in 2020; sold Grubhub for $650m after a $7.3bn purchase, and was taken private by Prosus for €4.1bn in 2025.
Just Tattoo of Us
Just Tattoo of Us is a British MTV reality series (2017–2020, 5 seasons, 53 episodes) where pairs of friends, couples, and family design permanent tattoos for each other, revealed only after being inked. Hosted by Charlotte Crosby and Stephen Bear; spawned a US version with Nico Tortorella and Snooki.
Justin Warner
Justin Warner (born 1984) is a self-taught American chef, Brooklyn Do or Dine co-owner, Food Network Star season 8 winner (2012), author of The Laws of Cooking (2015), and Tournament of Champions play-by-play announcer.
Justin Wilson (chef)
Justin Wilson (1914–2001), the "Cookin' Cajun" chef and humorist of Roseland, Louisiana, hosted PBS cooking shows like Louisiana Cookin', recorded 27 comedy albums, wrote Cajun cookbooks, and popularized Cajun cuisine with "I garontee!"
Justus Kelley
Justus Kelley is an American titleholder who won Miss USA 2026 as Miss Virginia USA, crowned August 27, 2026 in Miami. She is the pageant's first mother, first married woman, and first winner in her thirties, and founded the nonprofit Foster Footprints.
Jute
Jute, from Corchorus capsularis and C. olitorius, is the second-most-produced natural fiber after cotton, called the Golden Fibre; India leads production, centered historically in Bengal's delta.
K. D. Aubert
K.D. Aubert (Karen Denise Aubert, born 1978, Shreveport, Louisiana) is an American actress and model, the Fanta Strawberry Fantana, known for Friday After Next, Soul Plane, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Kabsa (كبسة)
Kabsa (كبسة), also called Makbous or Machboos in GCC states, is Saudi Arabia's spiced one-pot rice-and-meat dish, named from kabs (pressure), served communally with loomi, raisins, and nuts.
Kabuto
Kabuto (兜, 冑) is the traditional Japanese warrior helmet, with a bowl (hachi) and neck guard (shikoro), worn from the Kofun period to 1868; it evolved from battlefield protection into an Edo status symbol and Golden Week talisman.
Kaftan
Kaftan (also caftan, from Persian khaftān): a long, loose, wide-sleeved robe of Turkic, Persian, or Central Asian origin. Ottoman court robe of honour, Moroccan women's formal dress, UNESCO-inscribed 2025, and modern resort wear.
Kaia Gerber
Kaia Jordan Gerber, American model and actress, daughter of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber. Signed with IMG at 13, debuted at Calvin Klein Spring 2018 at 16, won British Fashion Awards Model of the Year 2018, and stars in The Shards.
Kaiseki
Kaiseki (懐石料理/会席料理) is Japan's traditional multi-course haute cuisine, originating in tea-ceremony meals perfected by Sen no Rikyu and codified in the Edo period; served at ryotei and ryokan with seasonal courses, it differs from omakase service.
Kaiser roll
Kaiser roll (Kaisersemmel, Vienna roll, hard roll, kajzerka): a crusty round Austrian white bread roll with a five-part star top, minimum 46 g baked weight, codex-defined, most-eaten in Austria; in the US the default NY/NJ breakfast-sandwich roll.
Kaiserschmarrn
Kaiserschmarrn (Kaiserschmarren, császármorzsa) is Austria's torn, caramelized shredded pancake dusted with powdered sugar and served with plum compote; a 16th-century rural dish later tied to Emperor Franz Joseph I by legend.
Kalamkari (కలంకారి)
Kalamkari (కలంకారి), pen-work, is Andhra Pradesh's natural-dye textile art in two GI styles: freehand Srikalahasti temple painting and block-printed Machilipatnam chintz, using mordants like alum and kasim.
Kalevala Day
Kalevala Day (Kalevalan päivä), also called the Day of Finnish Culture, is an official flag day of Finland held on 28 February to honor the Kalevala.
Kamie Crawford
Kamie Crawford (Kameran Crawford, born 1992) is an American TV and podcast host, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model, and Miss Teen USA 2010 from Potomac, Maryland; co-host of MTV's Catfish 2018–2024 and host of the Relationsh*t podcast.