Against Nature

	Against Nature Against Nature may refer to: * ''Against Nature'' (album) (1989), a rock album by The Fatima Mansions * ''Against Nature'', a 2015 album by Marc Almond * Against Nature?, a museum exhibition on homosexuality in animals * Against Nature (band), a doom metal band from Baltimore, MD * ''Against Nature'' (Obverse Books), a science fiction novel by Lawrence Burton * ''Against Nature'' (documentary), a television documentary by Martin Durkin * ''À rebours'', a 1883 French novel by Joris-Karl Huysmans See also * Crime against nature The crime against nature or unnatural act has historically been a legal term in English-speaking states identifying forms of sexual behavior not considered natural or decent and are legally punishable offenses. Sexual practices that have histo ... {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Against Nature (album) ''Against Nature'' was the debut album from Fatima Mansions. It was released in September 1989, receiving almost universal critical acclaim, described by ''NME'' as "staggering in its weight of ideas...never loses its capacity to suddenly stun you",Larkin, Colin (1998) ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Indie & New Wave'', Virgin Books, , p.162 and also described as "a startlingly well-rounded debut".Buckley, Peter (2003) ''The Rough Guide to Rock'', Rough Guides, , p.363 A review from ''Allmusic'' stated "Coughlan's lyrics are similarly aggressive throughout, with actions of overt and implicit violence in nearly every song and a grouchily misanthropic, almost nihilistic lyrical world-view throughout".Mason, Stewart " ''Against Nature'' Review, ''Allmusic'', Macrovision Corporation ''Against Nature'' reached #12 in the UK Indie Chart.Lazell, Barry (1997) ''Indie Hits 1980-1989'', Cherry Red Books, , p.85 This album would later be compiled with other pre-''Viva Dead Ponies'' work of T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Marc Almond Peter Mark Sinclair "Marc" Almond, (born 9 July 1957) is an English singer. Almond first began performing and recording in the synthpop/ new wave duo Soft Cell where he became known for his distinctive soulful voice and androgynous image. He has also had a diverse career as a solo artist. His collaborations include a duet with Gene Pitney on the 1989 UK number one single "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart". Almond's career spanning over four decades has enjoyed critical and commercial acclaim, and he has sold over 30 million records worldwide. He spent a month in a coma after a near-fatal motorcycle accident in 2004 and later became a patron of the brain trauma charity Headway. He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2018 New Year Honours for services to arts and culture. Early life Almond was born in Southport, Lancashire, the son of Sandra Mary Diesen and Peter John Sinclair Almond, a Second Lieutenant in the King's Liverpool Regiment. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Against Nature? Against Nature? was an exhibition on homosexuality in animals made by the Natural History Museum at the University of Oslo, Norway. The exhibition focused on the occurrence and function of homosexuality in animals. It ran from September 2006 to August 2007. History The exhibit contained pictures, animals and models of species known to engage in homosexuality, showing among other things southern right whales and giraffes engaged in same-sex pairing. The museum said one of its aims was to "help to de-mystify homosexuality among people... we hope to reject the all too well known argument that homosexual behaviour is a crime against nature." Most of the exhibition was based on the works of Bruce Bagemihl and Joan Roughgarden. The exhibition was initiated by the Norwegian Archive, Library and Museum Authority (ABM) as part of their "Break" program, encouraging museums, libraries and archives to do research and exhibitions of controversial and taboo subjects. The exhibition was a direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Against Nature (band) Against Nature is an American metal A metal (from Greek μέταλλον ''métallon'', "mine, quarry, metal") is a material that, when freshly prepared, polished, or fractured, shows a lustrous appearance, and conducts electricity and heat relatively well. Metals are typicall ... band from Baltimore, Maryland. Biography Against Nature was formed in July 2004 when, after a 13-year hiatus, members of the band Revelation (band), Revelation's original line-up from their debut album, ''Salvation's Answer'' (1991), began rehearsing and writing new music. They took their name from a Revelation song from their second album, ''Never Comes Silence'' (1993). The band is releasing their albums via a Do it yourself, DIY label Bland Hand Records as limited-edition CDs, but all of their albums are available for free download on the band's official site. Against Nature has played the Templars of Doom II festival in Indianapolis, the Doom Shall Rise IV festival in Germany, the Stoner Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Against Nature (Obverse Books) Obverse Books is a British publisher initially known for publishing books relating to the character Iris Wildthyme, and currently for the '' Black Archive'' series of critical books on ''Doctor Who,'' and two sister series - the Gold Archive, focusing on Star Trek, and the Silver Archive, featuring other genre shows. The company also owns publishing rights for stories based on Faction Paradox, and previously held the license to Sexton Blake. Obverse Books had an e-book only imprint named ''Manleigh Books'' between 2012 and 2016. History The company was founded in 2008 in Edinburgh by Stuart Douglas. Obverse's first book was a 2009 collection of short stories featuring the character Iris Wildthyme, first seen in the ''Doctor Who'' universe. Further volumes of Iris Wildthyme short stories have followed regularly. In 2010 the company expanded their line to include story collections from single authors and collections that did not focus primarily on science fiction. That same year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Against Nature (documentary) Martin Richard Durkin is an English television producer and director who has been commissioned by Britain's Channel 4. He has produced, directed and executive-produced programmes covering the arts, science, history, entertainment, features and social documentaries. He is a libertarian, but was formerly connected to the now defunct Revolutionary Communist Party, and a number of his documentaries have caused controversies, including those critical of state spending and environmentalism. He has been described as "the scourge of the greens" and "one of the environmentalists' favourite hate figures". Documentaries ''Against Nature'' In 1997, Channel 4 broadcast Durkin's documentary series ''Against Nature'', which attacked the environmental movement as being a threat to personal freedom and for crippling economic development. The UK's then broadcasting regulator the Independent Television Commission received 151 complaints from viewers and interviewees featured in the programme wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	À Rebours ''À rebours'' (; translated ''Against Nature'' or ''Against the Grain'') is an 1884 novel by the French writer Joris-Karl Huysmans. The narrative centers on a single character: Jean des Esseintes, an eccentric, reclusive, ailing aesthete. The last scion of an aristocratic family, Des Esseintes loathes nineteenth-century bourgeois society and tries to retreat into an ideal artistic world of his own creation. The narrative is almost entirely a catalogue of the neurotic Des Esseintes's aesthetic tastes, musings on literature, painting, and religion, and hyperaesthesic sensory experiences. ''À rebours'' contains many themes that became associated with the Symbolist aesthetic. In doing so, it broke from Naturalism and became the ultimate example of "Decadent" literature, inspiring works such as Oscar Wilde's ''The Picture of Dorian Gray'' (1890). In his preface for the 1903 publication of the novel, Huysmans wrote that he had the idea to portray a man "soaring upwards into dream ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]