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White Nights
White night, White Night, or White Nights may refer to: * White night (astronomy), a night in which it never gets completely dark, at high latitudes outside the Arctic and Antarctic Circles * White Night festivals, all-night arts festivals held in many cities worldwide in the summer * White Nights Festival, an annual arts festival in St. Petersburg, Russia during the season of the midnight sun Literature * ''White Night'' (The Dresden Files), a 2007 book by Jim Butcher * ''White Night'', a 2004 novel by Keigo Higashino * ''White Nights'' (book), an autobiographical memoir by Menachem Begin, the sixth Prime Minister of Israel * "White Nights" (short story) by Dostoevsky Film and TV * ''White Night'' (1968 film), a 1968 South Korean film * ''White Night'' (2009 film), a South Korean mystery thriller * ''White Night'' (2012 film), a South Korean romantic drama * ''White Night'' (2017 film), a Canadian comedy-drama anthology * ''White Nights'' (1916 film), directed by Ale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Night (astronomy)
The midnight sun is a natural phenomenon that occurs in the summer months in places north of the Arctic Circle or south of the Antarctic Circle, when the Sun remains visible at the local midnight. When the midnight sun is seen in the Arctic, the Sun appears to move from left to right, but in Antarctica the equivalent apparent motion is from right to left. This occurs at latitudes from 65°44' to 90° north or south, and does not stop exactly at the Arctic Circle or the Antarctic Circle, due to refraction. The opposite phenomenon, polar night, occurs in winter, when the Sun stays below the horizon throughout the day. Details Around the summer solstice (approximately 21 June in the Northern Hemisphere and 21 December in the Southern Hemisphere), in certain areas the Sun does not set below the horizon within a 24-hour period. Geography Because there are no permanent human settlements south of the Antarctic Circle, apart from research stations, the countries and territories ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Nights (1985 Film)
''White Nights'' is a 1985 American musical drama film directed by Taylor Hackford and starring Mikhail Baryshnikov, Gregory Hines, Jerzy Skolimowski, Helen Mirren and Isabella Rossellini. It was choreographed by Twyla Tharp. The title refers to the sunlit summer nights of Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg), the setting for the majority of the film, situated just a few degrees below the Arctic Circle. The film is notable both for the dancing of Hines and Baryshnikov and for the Academy Award-winning song "Say You, Say Me" by Lionel Richie in 1986, as well as "Separate Lives" performed by Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin and written by Stephen Bishop (also nominated). The film was the international film debut of Isabella Rossellini and Taylor Hackford met his future wife, Helen Mirren, during filming. Plot Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko (Baryshnikov) is a Soviet ballet dancer who had previously defected from the Soviet Union. When the plane carrying him to his next performance in Toky ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Night (video Game)
''White Night'' is a 2015 survival horror puzzle video game developed by French indie studio OSome Studio, and published by Activision. On 3 March 2015, it was released on Linux, OS X and Windows, and was later released on Xbox One on 6 March 2015. Development ''White Night'' started in 2010, when its lead developer was working on a remake of '' Alone in the Dark''. During this time, he became interested with the idea of putting black and white into a survival horror game. The team built the engine from scratch and found it gratifying to see it play out on various consoles. They enjoyed working with Activision, and appreciated the resources that partnership came with, for instance them showing the game off to the media. They had free rein in their creative decision, and while Activision offered tips on where to improve; money was no issue. Design and gameplay The game has a monochromatic graphical style. Its slow jazz piano soundscape is reminiscent of classic noir thrillers. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Night Riots
The White Night riots were a series of violent events sparked by an announcement of a lenient sentencing of Dan White for the assassinations of George Moscone, the mayor of San Francisco, and of Harvey Milk, a member of the city's Board of Supervisors who was one of the first openly gay elected officials in the United States. The events took place on the night of May 21, 1979 (the next night would have been Milk's 49th birthday) in San Francisco. Earlier that day, White had been convicted of voluntary manslaughter, the lightest possible conviction for his actions. That White was not convicted of first-degree murder (with which he was originally charged) had so outraged the city's gay community that it set off the most violent reaction by gay Americans since the 1969 Stonewall riots in New York City (which is credited as the beginning of the modern gay rights movement in the United States). The gay community of San Francisco had a longstanding conflict with the San Francisco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Nights (badminton)
The White Nights (also known as ''St. Petersburg White Nights'', russian: Белые ночи) is an open international badminton tournament in Russia. This tournament is a BWF International Challenge level and part of Badminton Europe Badminton Europe (BE) is the governing body of badminton in Europe. It is one of the five continental bodies under the flag of the Badminton World Federation (BWF). It has 53 member associations and 1 associate member. It was founded on 27 Sept ... circuit. Previous winners Performances by nation References External links White Nights 2011 Badminton tournaments in Russia Sport in Leningrad Oblast {{badminton-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonestown
The Peoples Temple Agricultural Project, better known by its informal name "Jonestown", was a remote settlement in Guyana established by the Peoples Temple, a U.S.–based cult under the leadership of Jim Jones. Jonestown became internationally infamous when, on November 18, 1978, a total of 909 people died at the settlement, at the nearby airstrip in Port Kaituma, and at a Temple-run building in Georgetown, Guyana's capital city. The name of the settlement became synonymous with the incidents at those locations. In total, 918 individuals died in Jonestown, all but two from apparent cyanide poisoning, a significant number of whom were injected against their will, in an event termed "revolutionary suicide" by Jones and some Peoples Temple members on an audio tape of the event, and in prior recorded discussions. The poisonings in Jonestown followed the murder of five others by Temple members at Port Kaituma, including Congressman Leo Ryan, an act that Jones ordered. Four other T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Night World Tour
The White Night World Tour is the second world tour by South Korean singer Taeyang. The tour began in Japan with four stadium shows and is set to visit 19 cities around the world. Background In Asia, it was announced through YGEX that Taeyang will go on a stadium tour in Japan on March 31, with two shows set to be in Chiba Marine Stadium. On April 21, two new shows were announced on Kobe Sports Park Baseball Stadium, with 140,000 fans are expected to come from 4 shows. His labelmates Winner performed as the opening act for the shows in Chiba on July 8 and 9, while Blackpink opened for him for Kobe shows. On July 6, Taeyang announced via his Instagram two shows in Seoul, on August 26 and 27. The rest of Asia leg was announced on August 10, and to visit 8 countries including Philippines, Hong Kong, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Macau, Singapore, and Taiwan. On July 4, it was confirmed that the tour will be a full-scale world tour, and would visit 19 cities around the world. The Nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Nights (radio)
''White Nights'' is a British radio documentary series, broadcast on BBC Radio 4 between 31 July and 4 August 2006. The show is described as a "series of reflections on what happens on a summer night between wakefulness and sleep." Description of the first episode starring . On each show, a famous person describes what happens to them during a summer night. Also, the show includes poetry, music and discussions on religious and other matters. People appearing include: * , |
White Nights (song)
"White Nights" is a song by Danish recording artist Oh Land from her self-titled second studio album, ''Oh Land'' (2011). It was released on 22 May 2011, peaking at number thirteen on the Danish Singles Chart, which made it her first top 20 single there. Music video The music video for "White Nights" was directed by the film collective Canada and was filmed over a five-day shoot in Barcelona. It premiered on 9 August 2011. Media usage It was featured in a 2011 ''Beavis and Butt-head'' episode "The Rat" earning the usual blasé response from the duo. It also featured in an episode of ''Teen Wolf'' named "The Tell" and an episode of ''Girls'' named "Welcome to Bushwick a.k.a. The Crackcident". In 2012, after featuring on Sky Atlantic's '' Adam Buxton's BUG'', "White Nights" was used in the Autumn season Littlewoods television advertisement. A part of the song was also featured in "Dreams Up" by the rapper Hoodie Allen in 2011. It was also featured in a Gossip Girl episode named “P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Under The Red Cloud
''Under the Red Cloud'' is the twelfth studio album by Finnish heavy metal band Amorphis, released worldwide on 4 September 2015 through Nuclear Blast. The album was produced by Jens Bogren, who was described as "just the right person" by keyboardist Santeri Kallio. This would be the band's last album with longtime bassist Niklas Etelävuori who left in 2017. Track listing Reception Upon release, the album received critical acclaim. Cryptic Rock reviewed the album, finding that it had more of a focus on melody than the previous album, and it had a wider variety of instruments, which was more in line with the band's pre-2012 work. "The Four Wise Ones" was described as an "instant classic" song, "pure melodic death metal at its finest." Cryptic Rock also saw songs that were heavy metal, folk metal and rock ballads. Under the Red Cloud debuted at #144 on the Billboard 200 charts, selling 1,600 units in the US in its first week. Charts Personnel Amorphis * Tomi Jou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Night (album)
''White Night'' (stylized in all caps) is the third studio album by South Korean singer Taeyang. It was released on August 16, 2017 and is his first album in three years since ''Rise'' (2014). Background and release In January 2017, YG Entertainment announced that Taeyang is working on his new album, alongside solo concerts. In July, Taeyang began filming the music videos in Los Angeles and Alaska in the United States, and a spoiler of the music video was posted online by Yang Hyun-suk on July 22. On August 7, the name and release date of the album was officially announced. On August 9, the music video for the "Intro" of the album was released, which was shot in Los Angeles and Alaska. The music video portrays the meaning behind the album title, that of "white night which is a natural phenomenon of the sun not going down even in the night," according to the label's representative. The lead single " Darling", was announced on August 10, with lyrics written by long-time collaborator ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Nights (soundtrack)
''White Nights'' is a 1985 American musical drama film directed by Taylor Hackford and starring Mikhail Baryshnikov, Gregory Hines, Jerzy Skolimowski, Helen Mirren and Isabella Rossellini. It was choreographed by Twyla Tharp. The title refers to the sunlit summer nights of Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg), the setting for the majority of the film, situated just a few degrees below the Arctic Circle. The film is notable both for the dancing of Hines and Baryshnikov and for the Academy Award-winning song "Say You, Say Me" by Lionel Richie in 1986, as well as "Separate Lives" performed by Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin and written by Stephen Bishop (also nominated). The film was the international film debut of Isabella Rossellini and Taylor Hackford met his future wife, Helen Mirren, during filming. Plot Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko (Baryshnikov) is a Soviet ballet dancer who had previously defected from the Soviet Union. When the plane carrying him to his next performance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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