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Quasi
''Quasi'' may refer to: *Quasi (band), American indie rock band * ''Quasi'' (film), 2023 American film *Quasi, a musical term meaning "almost" * ''Quasi'' (fly), a genus of insect * ''Quasi'' (sculpture), an artwork in Wellington, New Zealand *"Quasi", by Logic from ''Vinyl Days'' (2022) *Quasi-Sport like to Hobby horsing Hobby horsing is a sport with gymnastic elements which uses hobby horses, also known as stick horses. Movement sequences similar to those in show jumping or dressage are partly simulated in courses, without real horses being used. The particip ...https://web.archive.org/web/20250519061928/https://quasisports.com/ See also * Graman Quassi (1692–1787), Surinamese healer and botanist References {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quasi (film)
''Quasi'' is a 2023 American satirical comedy film directed by Kevin Heffernan and written by Heffernan and Broken Lizard members Steve Lemme, Jay Chandrasekhar, Paul Soter, and Erik Stolhanske. The film takes a satirical take on Victor Hugo's 1831 novel ''The Hunchback of Notre-Dame''. It was released by Searchlight Pictures as a Hulu original film on April 20, 2023. Plot In medieval France, Quasi Modo, a hunchback, works as a torturer along with his co-worker and "hut mate" Duchamp; they torture culinary student Michel. Meanwhile, the sinister King Guy is set to marry Queen Catherine in a planned ceremony to unite their kingdoms during Pope Week, which is to be attended by Pope Cornelius, with whom King Guy has a bitter rivalry. During Pope Week, a papal drawing is held, with the winner getting a chance to meet the pope in person. Out of sympathy, Duchamp gives Quasi a ticket so that he can participate. It happens to be the winning ticket, causing Quasi to suddenly become ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quasi (band)
Quasi is an American indie rock band formed in Portland, Oregon in 1993 by former spouses Sam Coomes (vocals, guitar, rocksichord, various keyboards, bass) and Janet Weiss (vocals and drums). Joanna Bolme performed and recorded with the group as a bassist from 2007 to 2011. History In 1990, Sam Coomes, Janet Weiss, and Brad Pedinov formed the band Motorgoat. The band released two self-released cassettes and one 7" single before dissolving in 1993. Coomes and Weiss then began recording as a duo in 1993 under the name Quasi. They played with various additional musicians in early live appearances, but eventually settled on playing live as a duo as well. They self-recorded and self-released a cassette and a CD in 1993. They recorded '' R&B Transmogrification'' in the Portland band Pond's basement recording studio and released it on Up Records in 1997. They released two more albums with Up: ''Featuring "Birds"'' in 1998 and '' Field Studies'' in 1999; both albums were record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quasi (sculpture)
''Quasi'' is a sculpture by New Zealand artist Ronnie van Hout displayed on the roof of the Christchurch Art Gallery and then on the roof of City Gallery Wellington. It has drawn negative remarks, with responses to its installation on the roof of City Gallery Wellington ranging from "kinda creepy" and "really ugly" to "hideous" and "a H.P. Lovecraft, Lovecraftian nightmare come to life". Description The name ''Quasi'' is a play on the prefix quasi-, meaning 'almost', or 'not really', and also references Quasimodo, protagonist of the novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, who was deformed and misshapen. ''Quasi'' is made from polystyrene, steel and resin and depicts van Hout's unsmiling face on the back of a disembodied, five-metre hand standing on its index and ring fingers. van Hout made the so-called "partial self-portrait" for his hometown of Christchurch after the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, and it was eventually installed on the roof of the Chri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quasi (fly)
''Quasi'' is a genus of small-headed flies in the family Acroceridae. It contains only one species, ''Quasi fisheri'', known only from Veracruz, Mexico. The generic name is from the Latin Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ... word , referring to the likeness of the species to members of '' Terphis'', a closely related genus. The species is named in honor of Eric Fisher, the collector of the only known specimen of the species. References Acroceridae Insects of Mexico Insects described in 2011 Diptera of North America {{Nemestrinoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinyl Days
''Vinyl Days'' is the seventh studio album by American rapper Logic, released on June 17, 2022, by Visionary Music Group and Def Jam Recordings, marking his final album with both labels. It contains 30 songs, making it the album with the most tracks in his discography, and features guest appearances from Action Bronson, Currensy, Russ, Wiz Khalifa, Royce da 5'9, RZA, AZ, DJ Premier, the Game, and more. Production was primarily handled by 6ix, with additional work by Logic himself, T-Minus, and Mario Luciano, among others. ''Vinyl Days'' was released to positive reviews from music critics. Background The project was first announced and teased on his social media on January 11, 2022. "Decades" and "Tetris" were released as the first two singles of the project on April 22. Logic spoke out on social media about mistreatment by his label, Def Jam, detailing that they had messed up his release plans for the singles and subsequent music video. He then announced the project wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glossary Of Music Terminology
A variety of musical terms is encountered in printed scores, music reviews, and program notes. Most of the terms are Italian, in accordance with the Italian origins of many European musical conventions. Sometimes, the special musical meanings of these phrases differ from the original or current Italian meanings. Most of the other terms are taken from French and German, indicated by ''Fr.'' and ''Ger.'', respectively. Unless specified, the terms are Italian or English. The list can never be complete: some terms are common, and others are used only occasionally, and new ones are coined from time to time. Some composers prefer terms from their own language rather than the standard terms listed here. 0–9 ; 1 : "sifflet" or one foot organ stop ; I : usually for orchestral string instruments, used to indicate that the player should play the passage on the highest-pitched, thinnest string ; : Tierce organ stop ; 2 : two feet – pipe organ indication; see ; : pipe organ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hobby Horsing
Hobby horsing is a sport with gymnastic elements which uses hobby horses, also known as stick horses. Movement sequences similar to those in show jumping or dressage are partly simulated in courses, without real horses being used. The participants predominantly use self-made hobby horses. Origin and popularization The sport was introduced to a wider public through Selma Vilhunen's 2017 film ''Keppihevosten vallankumous'' (''Hobbyhorse Revolution''), which won two awards at the 2017 Tampere Film Festival. In Finland, the country of origin of the sport, an annual national championship is held in addition to regional competitions. This sport, which can be classified as a fun, active and trendy hobby, is particularly popular with girls and young women between the ages of 12 and 18 years and is gaining popularity beyond the other Nordic countries in other parts of Europe. The hobby had spread to Australia by 2016, and the first Australian national championship was held in Queen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
