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Taboo (other)
A taboo is a social prohibition or ban. Taboo may also refer to: Film, television, and plays * ''Taboo'' (1922 play), by Mary Hoyt Wiborg * ''Taboo'' (film series), a 1980s series of pornographic movies * ''Taboo'' (1980 film), the first of the above series * ''Taboo'' (1999 film), a Japanese film * ''Taboo'' (2002 film), an American film * ''Taboo'' (2015 film), an Iranian film * ''Taboo'' (musical), a 2002 play about the life of Boy George * ''Taboo'' (2002 TV series), a documentary series on National Geographic Channel * ''Taboo'' (2017 TV series), a period drama on BBC One * ''Taboo'' (Australian TV series), a comedic series on Network 10 Literature * ''Taboo'' (book), a book containing a series of lectures on the subject by Franz Baermann Steiner * ''Taboo'' (comics), an anthology published by Stephen R. Bissette Music * Taboo (band), a German Eurodance group * ''Taboo'' (Boy George albums), 2002 * ''Taboo'' (Buck-Tick album), 1989 * "Taboo" (Christabelle Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taboo
A taboo or tabu is a social group's ban, prohibition, or avoidance of something (usually an utterance or behavior) based on the group's sense that it is excessively repulsive, sacred, or allowed only for certain persons.''Encyclopædia Britannica Online''.Taboo. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2012. Retrieved 21 Mar. 2012 Such prohibitions are present in virtually all societies. Taboos may be prohibited explicitly, for example within a legal system or religion, or implicitly, for example by social norms or conventions followed by a particular culture or organization. Taboos are often meant to protect the individual, but there are other reasons for their development. An ecological or medical background is apparent in many, including some that are seen as religious or spiritual in origin. Taboos can help use a resource more efficiently, but when applied to only a subsection of the community they can also serve to suppress said subsection of the community. A taboo acknowledged by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taboo (Don Omar Song)
"Taboo" is the second single from Don Omar's collaborative album ''Meet the Orphans'' released on January 24, 2011 through Universal Latino. The song is re-adapted version from Los Kjarkas's song "Llorando se fue" most commonly known for its use in Kaoma's 1989 hit single "Lambada" fused with Latin beats. The song peaked at number one on the ''Billboard'' Latin Songs, becoming his third number one single on the chart. Background A low-quality preview of the song was posted on October 19, 2009 planned to be included on the now-unreleased album ''iDon 2.0'', the re-release of his 2009 album ''iDon''. The album was never released, and in 2010 the song was mastered and included on ''Meet the Orphans''. And Another Version Sounds In Danza Kuduro Critical reception Brian Voerding from Aol Radio Blog said that the song "It's a down-and-dirty dance number that melds traditional island rhythms with a techno-friendly undercurrent and bright synthesizer melodies. .. Omar, along with Daddy Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tabou (other)
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Tabou may refer to: * Tabou Department :*Tabou, Ivory Coast, town and sub-prefecture, seat of the Tabou Department in the Bas-Sassandra District * Tabou Airport * Le Tabou, a jazz club in Paris (France) See also * Taboo * Taboo (other) * Tabu Tabu may refer to: Cultural and legal concepts *Taboo (spelled ''tabu'' in earlier historical records), something that is unacceptable in society *Tapu (Polynesian culture) (also spelled ''tabu''), a Polynesian cultural concept from which the wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tabo (other)
Tabo may refer to: Places * Tabo (Nubia) Tabo is an archaeological mound site in Nubia, Sudan, in what was at one time the Kingdom of Kush. It is located at the southern end of the Argo Island in the Nile, just south of Kerma, approximately north of Dongola. It draws its name from a s ..., an archaeological mound site in Nubia, Sudan * Tabo, Himachal Pradesh, a small town in Himachal Pradesh, India ** Tabo Monastery * Tabo, Mueang Phetchabun a sub-district of Mueang Phetchabun District in Phetchabun Province, Central Thailand * Tabo Creek, Lafayette County, Missouri * El Tabo, a commune in Valparaíso Region, Chile Other uses * Tabo (hygiene), traditional Filipino hygiene tool * Tabo language or Waia, language of Papua New Guinea * ''Willughbeia sarawacensis'', a tropical fruit called ''tabo'' in the Philippines * Christian Tabó (born 1993), Uruguayan footballer See also * * Thabo, given name * Taboo (other) {{dab, geo, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sixth Sense
''The Sixth Sense'' is a 1999 American supernatural psychological thriller film written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. It stars Bruce Willis as a child psychologist whose patient ( Haley Joel Osment) can talk to the dead. The film established Shyamalan and introduced the cinema public to his traits, most notably his affinity for surprise endings. Released by Buena Vista Pictures (through its Hollywood Pictures label) on August 6, 1999, critics praised its performances (particularly those of Willis, Osment, and Toni Collette), atmosphere and plot twist. It was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for Shyamalan, Best Supporting Actor for Osment, and Best Supporting Actress for Collette. It was the second-highest-grossing film of 1999, taking about $293 million in the US and $379 million in other markets. Plot Malcolm Crowe, a child psychologist in Philadelphia, returns home with his wife, Anna, after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taboo (game)
''Taboo'' is a word, guessing, and party game published by Parker Brothers in 1989 (subsequently purchased by Hasbro). The objective of the game is for a player to have their partners guess the word on the player's card without using the word itself or five additional words listed on the card. The game is similar to Catch Phrase, also from Hasbro, in which a player tries to get their teammates to guess words using verbal clues. From 2003, a TV game show adaptation ran on TNN, hosted by Chris Wylde. Equipment * A large number of cards with a word to guess and five taboo words that may not be spoken by the clue-giver * Tray for holding cards * Timer (in the form of a one-minute hourglass) * Buzzer or squeaker * Pencil and paper for scorekeeping Some early editions included a board to track progress (as shown in the photo on this page). In 1990, Hasbro sold packs of additional words, but they are no longer in production. The second edition of the game, produced in 1994, has a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taboo (drink)
Taboo is a fruit-flavoured spirit made in the UK. Its main ingredients are vodka Vodka ( pl, wódka , russian: водка , sv, vodka ) is a clear distilled alcoholic beverage. Different varieties originated in Poland, Russia, and Sweden. Vodka is composed mainly of water and ethanol but sometimes with traces of impuritie ..., white wine and peach and tropical fruit juices. Its alcohol content is 14.9% (29.8 proof). Taboo was first put out on the market in 1988 by drinks company First Drink. However after a honeymoon period for the product up until the early 1990s the company spent very little money on promoting it in later years; in 2005 only £8,000 was spent. In 2006 First Drink hired 23red to boost Taboo's profile. Originally the drink was marketed with a companion spirit called Mirage, with advertising showing both products. References {{mixed-drink-stub Alcopops Premixed alcoholic drinks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Koffler
Max Koffler (born 1978) is a German musician. He has written music for some German movies and released his debut album ''taboo'' in May 2008. Life and career Koffler was born in August 1978 in Berlin, Germany. He is a great-grandson of the filmmaker Leo Koffler and a descendant of the composer Domenico Mazzocchi. Already in his early childhood Max did music and also played main parts in musicals. After the Fall of the Wall his family moved from Berlin to Stendal in Saxony-Anhalt where he founded his first band ''Kerosin'' together with his brother Hanno Koffler in 1994. In 1997, he moved back to Berlin. Kerosin won second prize in the World's biggest Band Live contest ''Emergenza'' in 2001 and recorded songs for several German cinema movies. Max Koffler also wrote and performed the German title song for the movie "ganz und gar" (2003). After taking part in a singing competition for Korean traditional songs in 2004, Koffler was invited to Korea and there he had concerts at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Focus (Diaura Album)
''Focus'' is the second studio album by Japanese visual kei band Diaura, released on 4 December 2013, by blowgrow. It debuted on Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in Nov ...'s weekly chart at the 49th place. This is the band's first full album with Tatsuya on the drums. The DVD included with the album contained the music video for the song "Trigger". The song titled "Sirius" was previously released as a single on July 10, 2013. Track listing References {{Authority control 2013 albums Diaura albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dancing Shoes
''Dancing Shoes'' is the third studio album by Swedish singer September. It was released on 26 September 2007 on Catchy Tunes. The album was September's highest-peaking album in Sweden at the time, peaking at #12 on the Swedish Album Chart. In Poland, the album peaked at #19. ''Dancing Shoes'' spawned two singles; " Can't Get Over" and "Until I Die", which both reached the top ten in Sweden. The album track " Because I Love You" was released as a promotional single for her compilation album ''Gold Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au (from la, aurum) and atomic number 79. This makes it one of the higher atomic number elements that occur naturally. It is a bright, slightly orange-yellow, dense, soft, malleable, and ductile me ...'', and the single edit of " Cry for You was included as a bonus track on this album; it was previously released as single from her previous album '' In Orbit.'' ''Dancing Shoes'' was nominated for a Swedish Grammis Award in the category ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claudia Christian
Claudia Christian (born Claudia Ann Coghlan August 10, 1965) is an American actress, singer and author, known for her roles as Commander Susan Ivanova on '' Babylon 5'', as Captain Maynard on Fox's ''9-1-1'', and as the voice of Hera on the Netflix series '' Blood of Zeus''. She is also the voice of Helga Sinclair in ''Atlantis: The Lost Empire.'' She is the founder and CEO of the C Three Foundation, a proponent of the medication based Sinclair Method for treating alcohol dependence. Early life Christian was born in Glendale, California, the only daughter of Hildegard (''née'' Christian), who worked as the director of Giorgio Beverly Hills, and James Michael Coghlan. Her mother is from Germany and her father has Irish ancestry. Christian and her three elder brothers were raised in Connecticut. Her eldest brother was killed by a drunk driver while the family lived in Houston, Texas, and the family moved to California when she was 14. She changed her name by deed poll from Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margarita Lecuona
Margarita Lecuona (1910–1981) was a Cuban singer and composer who is remembered for composing Afro songs such as "Babalú" and "Tabú". Biography Born in Havana on 18 April 1910, Lecuona was the daughter of Eugenio Lecuona, the Cuban consul in New York. She attended the Colegio Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes and the Colegio Sepúlveda in Havana before embarking on her secondary education at the Instituto de La Habana which she left after her first two years. She studied singing under Julia Lucignani and the piano under Eulalia Santana before attending the Escuela de Guitarra de Pro-Arte Musical to study the guitar under Clara Romero de Nicola. She studied dance at the Escuela de Ballet under the ballet master Nikolai Yavorsky, performing in a number of his works. In 1930, while still studying, she wrote "Soñadora" which she sang playing the guitar. After performing in a number of stage productions, in 1942, she first created a duo with Olga Luque and then a group called the L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
