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The Widening Gyre
The Widening Gyre may refer to the first line of the poem by Irish poet W. B. Yeats " The Second Coming". The Widening Gyre may also refer to: Games * "The Widening Gyre", a a steampunk setting for the Hero System Literature and publications * '' Batman: The Widening Gyre'', a 2009 Batman limited series from Kevin Smith * ''The Widening Gyre'' (novel), a 1983 novel by Robert B. Parker Music * ''The Widening Gyre'', a 1999 symphony by composer Anthony Ritchie * "The Widening Gyre", a piece on Idiot Flesh's 1990 album ''Tales of Instant Knowledge and Sure Death'' * ''The Widening Gyre'' (album), a 2015 studio album by Irish folk music band Altan Television * "The Widening Gyre", the 40th episode of the animated series '' Ben 10: Ultimate Alien'' * "The Widening Gyre", an episode of the TV show '' Andromeda'' * "The Widening Gyre", an episode of the TV show ''Sons of Anarchy ''Sons of Anarchy'' is an American action crime drama television series created by Kurt Sutter for FX ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Second Coming (poem)
"The Second Coming" is a poem written by Irish poet W. B. Yeats in 1919, first printed in ''The Dial'' in November 1920, and afterwards included in his 1921 collection of verses '' Michael Robartes and the Dancer''. The poem uses Christian imagery regarding the Apocalypse and Second Coming to allegorically describe the atmosphere of post-war Europe. It is considered a major work of modernist poetry and has been reprinted in several collections, including ''The Norton Anthology of Modern Poetry''. Historical context The poem was written in 1919 in the aftermath of the First World War and the beginning of the Irish War of Independence in January 1919, that followed the Easter Rising in April 1916, at a time before the British Government decided to send in the Black and Tans to Ireland. Yeats used the phrase "the second birth" instead of "the Second Coming" in his first drafts. The poem is also connected to the 1918–1919 flu pandemic: In the weeks preceding Yeats's writin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Hero System Products
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union club Other uses * Angle of list, the leaning to either port or starboard of a ship * List (information), an ordered collection of pieces of information ** List (abstract data type), a method to organize data in computer science * List on Sylt, previously called List, the northernmost village in Germany, on the island of Sylt * ''List'', an alternative term for ''roll'' in flight dynamics * To ''list'' a building, etc., in the UK it means to designate it a listed building that may not be altered without permission * Lists (jousting), the barriers used to designate the tournament area where medieval knights jousted * '' The Book of Lists'', an American series of books with unusual lists See also * The List (other) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Widening Gyre
The Widening Gyre may refer to the first line of the poem by Irish poet W. B. Yeats "The Second Coming". The Widening Gyre may also refer to: In games * "The Widening Gyre", a steampunk setting for the '' Hero System'', 6th Edition by Bill Keyes, published in 2011, and Savage Worlds, published in 2014 by Blackwyrm Publishing In literature and publications * '' Batman: The Widening Gyre'', a 2009 Batman limited series from Kevin Smith * ''The Widening Gyre'' (novel), a 1983 novel by Robert B. Parker * ''The Widening Gyre'', a 2019 Science Fiction novel by Michael R. Johnston In music * ''The Widening Gyre'', the second symphony by composer Anthony Ritchie * "The Widening Gyre", a piece on Idiot Flesh's 1990 album '' Tales of Instant Knowledge and Sure Death'' * '' The Widening Gyre'', a 2015 studio album by Irish folk music band Altan In television * "The Widening Gyre", the 40th episode of the animated series '' Ben 10: Ultimate Alien''. * "The Widening Gyre", an episode ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Smith
Kevin Patrick Smith (born August 2, 1970) is an American filmmaker, actor, comedian, comic book writer, author, YouTuber, and podcaster. He came to prominence with the low-budget comedy buddy film ''Clerks'' (1994), which he wrote, directed, co-produced, and acted in as the character Silent Bob of stoner duo Jay and Silent Bob, characters who also appeared in Smith's later films ''Mallrats'' (1995), ''Chasing Amy'' (1997), ''Dogma'' (1999), ''Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back'' (2001), ''Clerks II'' (2006), ''Jay and Silent Bob Reboot'' (2019), and ''Clerks III'' (2022) which are set primarily in his home state of New Jersey. While not strictly sequential, the films have crossover plot elements, character references, and a shared canon known as the "View Askewniverse", named after Smith's production company View Askew Productions, which he co-founded with Scott Mosier. Since 2011, Smith has mostly made horror films, including ''Red State'' (2011) and the "comedy horror films" ''Tus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Widening Gyre (novel)
''The Widening Gyre'' is a 1983 novel by Robert B. Parker, featuring his private detective character Spenser. The title comes from the first line of W.B. Yeats poem " The Second Coming". Story Spenser is hired to head up the security detail for Congressman Meade Alexander as he runs for the Senate. The congressman confides to Spenser that he is being blackmailed by someone who wants him to drop out of the senate race. The congressman's wife Ronni drinks too much and there is an explicit sex tape of her and a much younger man. Spenser's assignment is to get the original tape and stop the blackmail before Ronni finds out. His investigation leads to Joe Broz's son Gerry and dealing with the Broz organization is always potentially lethal. Characters *Spenser *Susan Silverman *Hawk *Martin Quirk *Congressman Meade Alexander *Ronni Alexander *Congressman Robert Browne *Gerry Broz *Joe Broz *Vinnie Morris References 1983 American novels Spenser (novel series) Blackmai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert B
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Ritchie
Anthony Damian Ritchie (born 18 September 1960) is a New Zealand composer and academic. He has been a freelance composer accepting commissions for works and in 2018 he became professor of composition at The University of Otago after 18 years of teaching composition. Since 2020 he has been head of Otago's School of Performing Arts, a three-year position. His works number over two hundred, and include symphonies, operas, concertos, choral works, chamber music and solo works. Early life Ritchie was born in Christchurch in 1960. He is the son of John Ritchie, who was a professor teaching composition and orchestration at the University of Canterbury. His mother was a soprano soloist and he began learning the piano at the age of nine, showing early aptitude for improvisation. Education Ritchie began composing when still at school, attending St Bede's College in Christchurch. He completed his BMus with honours in 1981 at the University of Canterbury. He studied the influence of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tales Of Instant Knowledge And Sure Death
''Tales of Instant Knowledge and Sure Death'' is the 1990 debut studio album by avant-garde rock band Idiot Flesh. Track listing Personnel *E. Horace (Gene) Jun – guitar, vocals * Nils James Larson Frykdahl – flute, vocals, guitar, saxophone, percussion *Daniel Wilkins Rathbun – bass, engineer, vocals, cello *Daniel Aaron Roth – drums, metal percussion, saxophone, piano *Charles "Chuck" LaBarge Stevenson Squier – drums, cover art Guest musicians *Danny Tunick – chimes, glockenspiel *William Winant – glockenspiel, marimba *Peter Josheff – clarinet The clarinet is a musical instrument in the woodwind family. The instrument has a nearly cylindrical bore and a flared bell, and uses a single reed to produce sound. Clarinets comprise a family of instruments of differing sizes and pitches ... Production *Per Frykdahl – cover art *Mark Stichman – production, engineer *Rance Mannion – engineer References {{Authority control 1990 debut albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Widening Gyre (album)
''The Widening Gyre'' is the twelfth studio album by Irish folk music group Altan and their eleventh studio album of original material, released in February 2015 on the Compass Records label. It was released to critical acclaim. Overview Presentation This is the first studio album of original material to be released by Altan in almost 3 years since the release of '' Gleann Nimhe – The Poison Glen'' in 2012. This is also the first Altan album to feature new band member Martin Tourish on accordion. In January 2015, Altan revealed that ''The Widening Gyre'' would be the name of their new album to be released in Ireland on 20 February 2015, in the UK on 23 February 2015 and in the US on 24 February 2015. And as they borrowed the title from "The Second Coming", one of W. B. Yeats poems, the first Irishman to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1923. Altan's official website published a presentation of their new studio album ''The Widening Gyre'' giving many details abo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ultimate Alien
Ultimate or Ultimates may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Music Albums * ''Ultimate'' (Jolin Tsai album) * ''Ultimate'' (Pet Shop Boys album) *'' Ultimate!'', an album by The Yardbirds *'' The Ultimate (Bryan Adams Album)'', a compilation album by Bryan Adams *'' Ultimate Prince'' or just Ultimate, an album by Prince Songs * "Ultimate" (Denzel Curry song), a song by Denzel Curry from the double EP 32 Zel/Planet Shrooms *"Ultimate", a song by Lindsay Lohan from the ''Freaky Friday'' soundtrack Video games *'' Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', often referred to as simply ''Ultimate''. *'' Ultimate General'', a series of computer games recreating the American Civil War * Ultimate Play the Game or just Ultimate, a video game developer, now known as Rare Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media * Ultimate (roller coaster), at Lightwater Valley amusement park near Ripon, North Yorkshire, England * Ultimates, a fictional superhero group in the Marvel Comics universe Philos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andromeda (TV Series)
''Andromeda'' (formally titled ''Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda'') is a space opera television series, based on unused material by Gene Roddenberry, developed by Robert Hewitt Wolfe, and produced by Roddenberry's widow, Majel Barrett. It starred Kevin Sorbo as High Guard Captain Dylan Hunt. The series premiered on October 2, 2000, and ended on May 13, 2005. ''Andromeda'' was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and produced by Andromeda Productions, Tribune Entertainment, Fireworks Entertainment and MBR Productions. In Canada, the show aired on Global Television Network (Fireworks' parent company) and ran in first-run broadcast syndication in the United States. ''Andromeda'' is one of two television series (alongside '' Earth: Final Conflict'') produced after Roddenberry's death based on concepts he had created as early as the 1960s and 1970s; Roddenberry died in 1991, nine years prior to the series premiere. The name Dylan Hunt had previously been used for the hero of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sons Of Anarchy
''Sons of Anarchy'' is an American action crime drama television series created by Kurt Sutter for FX. Originally aired from September 3, 2008 to December 9, 2014, ''Sons of Anarchy'' follows the lives of a close-knit outlaw motorcycle club operating in Charming, a fictional town in California's Central Valley. Charlie Hunnam stars as Jackson "Jax" Teller, who is initially the vice president and subsequently the president of the club. After discovering a manifesto written by his late father, John, who previously led the club, he begins to question himself, his relationships, and the club. Themes throughout the show include love, brotherhood, loyalty, betrayal and redemption. It explored vigilantism, government corruption and racism. The show's plot depicted an outlaw motorcycle club as an analogy for human transformation. David Labrava, a real-life member of the Oakland chapter of Hells Angels, served as a technical adviser, and also played the recurring character Happy Lowma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
